Request leave as a manager

Guide

Submit your own leave request from the Leave page on the web or from the Leave screen in the mobile app, and choose the person who approves it.

Submit your own leave request and choose the person who approves it.

On the web

  1. Click Leave at the top of the page. The Requests page opens.
  2. Click New leave.
  3. Check that Member shows your name. If the field is a list, pick yourself.
  4. Set the From and To dates. A row appears for each day in the range.
The Leave Request window with the Member, From, To and Approver fields filled in, and a row for each day below them
  1. Under Approver, click Select an approver and choose a name from the Available Approvers list. If the right person isn't there, ask your admin.
Note: If your business has set you up to approve your own leave, there is no Approver field. The request is saved as approved when you click Save.
  1. Each day starts as Not working days. Click the type at the end of a day's row to change it, or tick the days and click Assign leave type to set them all at once.
  2. For a paid or unpaid type, enter the Hrs for the day. To enter start and finish times instead, turn off All day.
  1. Add a note if you want, then click Save. Your request appears in the list as Pending, and the approver you chose is emailed.
Note: The approver can't be changed once the request is submitted. To send it to someone else, delete the request and submit a new one.

On your phone

  1. Tap Account, then tap Leave.
Note: If you can't see Leave on the Account screen, your business hasn't turned on leave requests in the mobile app. Use the web app instead.
  1. Tap the plus icon in the top right.
  2. Tap Leave type, choose a type, then tap Done.
  1. Tap Approver. On the Choose approver screen, pick a name under Send to, then tap Done. If the right person isn't there, ask your admin.
  1. Leave All day on and set Starts and Ends. A row appears for each day so you can adjust the hours. For part of a day, turn All day off and set the Date and Time instead.
  2. Add a note if you want, then tap Submit. Your request appears on the Leave screen as Pending, and the approver you chose is emailed.
Note: The approver can't be changed once the request is submitted. To send it to someone else, delete the request and submit a new one.