Employees can easily submit leave requests through their Direct Access web-portal.

From the left-hand menu, click on My Leave.

The employee's leave calendar will display with any pending, approved or withdrawn leave to also appear on the calendar.

To submit a new leave request refer to the right-hand section under New Leave

Select the Leave Type from the drop-down menu
Select the From (Start) date and To (End) date for the leave request
The Hours Taken will automatically calculate according to the employee's work pattern. However this field can be modified if the employee is only taking leave for part of a day(s).
Comments can be added in the free text field, if required
Documents such as Medical Certificates can be added to the leave request as an attachment, if required
Once the details are entered in click Save Leave Request

A notification will be sent to the employee's manager for approval and the leave will display on the employee's calendar and will be in a pending status until it is approved or declined.

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