leave request

Absence approval form

A leave request is a formal appeal to take time off from work or school.

Employees submit leave requests to supervisors or HR systems for vacation, sick days, or personal time.

The term emphasizes that approval is required rather than assumed: I put in a leave request for the week of Thanksgiving.

Also called time-off request.

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employment action direction

leave requestwork assignment

Delegated duty or task

job offer · recall notice · mandatory overtime · callback · work order

voluntary vs. mandated status

leave requestadministrative leave

Mandated time away from work

suspension · layoff notice

approval outcome

leave requestleave approval

Permission to take off

Family

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