Request Leave of Absence Form

Manager Guide

Version
R2026.1.1
ft:lastEdition
2026-06-15
Request Leave of Absence Form

The Request Leave of Absence form is used when an employee requests a leave of absence. It’s used to save information on when the leave starts, the reason for the leave, and the estimated return date.

Note: If you set the Prevent Employee Termination if Future Timesheet Entries Exist client property in the Employee section of System Admin > Client Properties to All entries or Worked time only, Dayforce might restrict you from submitting this form if the employee has future timesheet entries. Go to Employee in the Dayforce Implementation Guide and find “Prevent Employee Termination if Future Timesheet Entries Exist.”

Employees can submit two requests if the leave of absence periods occur with no gaps between the end date of the first request and the start date of the second request. Dayforce restricts form submission if the periods have a one-day (or greater) gap between the end date of the first request and the start date of the second request.

The fields shown in the Request Leave of Absence form vary depending on which country the employee resides in and which reason is selected.

Submitted and processed forms update the value of the Employment Status field in the employee’s records in the Employment > Employment Settings screen of People, effective on the specified start date.

See the following topics in the HR Administration Guide: