Leave Requests

Submit a leave request for an employee, then approve or reject it. Once approved, Glory Desk automatically marks every day of that leave as OnLeave on Attendance — no double entry.

Before you start

• The employee already has a Staff record
• Your license tier is Medium or above

Leave types

Glory Desk starts with five leave types — Annual, Sick, Maternity/Paternity, Unpaid, and Other — each with a starting day-count entitlement. These are a starting point, not a legal guarantee: confirm real entitlements with your accountant or local labor rules before relying on the numbers shown.

Steps

1. Submit a request

1. In the sidebar, click Attendance & Leave (open the Leave Requests tab).
2. Click + Request Leave.
3. Choose the Employee and Leave Type.
4. Set Start Date and End Date.
5. Add a Reason.
6. Click Submit. The request appears under Pending Approval.

2. Approve or reject

1. Under Pending Approval, review the request.
2. Optionally type a note in Review notes.
3. Click Approve or Reject.

Approving fills in OnLeave on the attendance register for every day of the request. Rejecting does not touch attendance.

3. Check a balance before deciding

1. Select the employee in the Request Leave form (or from their history).
2. Leave Balance (this year) shows entitlement minus approved days used, per leave type.
3. Only Approved requests count against the balance — pending and rejected ones don't.

What success looks like

• Every leave request is either Approved or Rejected, not left pending indefinitely
• Attendance for approved leave shows OnLeave without separate manual entry
• Balances reflect only approved time off

If something goes wrong

Related

• Staff records
• Attendance