How to Apply for Leave – OrangeHRM

Applying for leave is common throughout all organizations around the Globe. Employees apply for leave due to many reasons, such as:

Sick leave
Casual leave
Annual leave
Maternity/Paternity leave, etc

Applying for leave is not an issue, the issue arises when employees fail to notify their supervisor properly, OrangeHRM has addressed all these issues through the ‘Apply Leave’ feature. All users can apply for leave via this feature.

Step 01

To apply for a leave, go to Leave->Apply and the ‘Apply Leave’ screen appears.

Step 02

Complete the following fields in the given order.

Field	Description
Leave Type	Select from the list. It will only show the leave types the employee is eligible to apply for. Once the user selects the leave type, he/she will be able to see the leave balance available for the selected leave type in the leave balance field.
From Date	Select the leave commencement date
To Date	Select the leave end date. From date and To date should be the same date if the user is applying for a single day's leave.
Duration	User can specify whether he/she will be on leave for half-day (morning/evening) or even for a specified time.
Comment	Add an optional comment stating the reasons for leave

Partial Days

In the duration field, the user can choose a half-day at which point the system will ask the user to select the morning or the evening.

If the user is trying to apply for multiple days, then he/she can apply for all days to be partial days as per their needs. The user can select the leave to be in the morning or evening. The user can apply for half days on the starting day, end day or both days.

If the user selects the Specify time option, then the system will prompt you to select the start and end time as displayed below.

Step 03

Click Apply. The Supervisor and other subscribers will receive an email notification.

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