Workwisely Leave Management: Apply, Edit & Cancel Leave

Leave Management

Employee Self Service · Time Off

Leave Management

A complete walkthrough of how employees, managers, and admins efficiently handle leave requests, approvals, and balances in Workwisely.


Employee Self Service → Time Off → Leaves → Leave Request
Before You Begin
Prerequisites
  • Access to Workwisely HRIS with the role of Employee, Manager, or Admin
  • Leave policies and workflows configured by the Admin
  • Understanding of your organization's leave types and eligibility
What You'll Achieve
Outcome
  • Apply, view, edit, or cancel leave requests with confidence
  • Understand approval workflows and validation rules
  • Manage balances, policies, and leave data across the team
E
Employee Self-Service
Apply for leave, view balance, track history, and withdraw requests.
M
Manager Access
Review, approve, or reject team requests and check team balances.
A
Admin Access
Configure policies, define types, manage balances, override approvals.
Section 1

Complete Walkthrough

Employee Self Service → Time Off → Leaves → Leave Request

My Team → Time Off → Leaves → Leave Request

It allows employees, managers, and admins to efficiently handle leave requests, approvals, and balances.

  • Employee Self-Service (ESS): Employees can apply for leave, view their leave balance, track leave history, and withdraw requests (if permitted).

  • Manager Access: Managers can review, approve, or reject leave requests from their team members. They can also check team members' leave balance and leave history.

  • Admin Access: Admins can configure leave policies, define leave types (e.g., annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave), and manage leave balances. They also have the ability to override approvals and adjust leave records when required.

  • Leave Eligibility & Validation: The system ensures that employees can only apply for leave based on their available balance and eligibility. If an employee exceeds their entitlement, a validation message is displayed.

  • Approval Workflow: Leave requests follow a predefined approval hierarchy based on the organization’s workflow configuration.

  • Leave Reports & Insights: Admins and managers can generate leave reports.

To apply for a leave request, click the +Apply Leave button on the right-hand side. A pop-up window will open, where employees must fill in all the mandatory fields and submit the request.

  • When selecting the Leave Type, employees can view their eligibility for the chosen leave type on the right-hand side.

  • After completing all required fields, click Submit to trigger the approval process, which will be sent to the designated approver based on the configured workflow.

  • To view leave data: Select the record, and a pop-up window will open displaying the applied leave request.

  • To edit a leave request: Click the Three Dots in the Actions column and select Edit.

  • To cancel a leave request: Click the Three Dots in the Actions column and select Cancel.

  • To download the leave register report click the Three Dots in the right hand side above the Actions button and click the Export.

  • You can cancel both applied and approved leave records only if the payslip has not been generated for that month.

  • If you cancel an applied leave request, the status will change to "Cancelled" immediately.

  • If you cancel an approved leave request, the status will change to "Cancel Applied", and an approval request will be sent to the approver. Once approved, the status will change to "Cancelled" and the deducted balance will get credited to that particular leave type.

Fig: Add Leave Request

Fig: Edit & Cancel Leave Request

Fields Description

Title

Description

Leave Type


The category of leave the employee is applying for (e.g., Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Maternity Leave).

Reason


The purpose for taking leave (e.g., Personal, Medical, Emergency).

Duration


The length of the leave (Full Day, Half Day, Quarter Day)

Period

Specifies whether the leave applies to the first half, second half, or first,second, third or fourth quarter.

Alternate Person

The employee who will handle tasks in the applicant's absence (if required).

Leave Start and End Date

The start and end dates of the leave period.

Leave Taken

  • Refers  to the number of leave days an employee has already used within a specific period.

  • It included both approved and availed leaves deducted from the leave balance,

Leave Balance(Period Based)

  • Represent the remaining leave days available for an employee to use.

  • This balance is calculated based on the total leave eligibility minus the leaves already taken.

Current Leave Eligibility

  • Indicates the leave entitlement allocated to an employee for the current period(monthly,quarterly,half yearly or yearly)

  • This value may be prorated based on the employee’s joining date or policy rules.

Total Leave Eligibility

  • Shows the overall entitlement per annum for an employee as per the organization’s leave policy.

Continue Your Journey
Configure
Leave Policy Configuration
Define leave types, entitlements, and eligibility rules for your organization.
Workflow
Leave Workflow Configuration
Set up the approval hierarchy that governs how leave requests are routed.
Approve
Leave Approval
Learn how managers and admins review and act on pending leave requests.
Adjust
Leave Override
Manually adjust leave balances for specific employees when needed.
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