Leave Requests

This screen is the manager's approval desk: staff submit, whoever has the permission opens and decides. An approved request flows straight into the work schedule and the attendance sheet, so nobody writes it down twice.

Illustration of the Leave requests screen

Area	What it does
1. Search employee	Show one person's requests.
2. Leave type filter	Show one type of leave.
3. Status	Pending, approved, rejected…

Reading the table

Column	Meaning
Staff	Who is asking.
Leave type	Annual, unpaid, statutory…
From date – To date	The period off.
Days	Days deducted from the leave balance.
Reason	Written by the employee on submission.
Status	Where the request stands.
Approved by	Who handled it.

Handling a request

The buttons at the end of each row give four ways out:

Action	When to use it
Approve	Agreed. Days come off the balance; schedule and attendance update.
Reject	Not agreed — the request closes.
Return	The request needs fixing: wrong dates, missing reason. A reason is required so the employee knows what to change before resubmitting.
Cancel	Cancels a submitted request.

Returning beats rejecting

Reject a request with a wrong date and the employee starts over, with a record that looks like a refusal. Return with one line of explanation keeps the request and lets them fix it.

Related

• Leave balance — days left per person.
• Work schedule — approved leave on the roster.
• Attendance sheet — how leave affects the month.