New Request - 1 or more full days

In the Length of leave combo list, select 1 or more full days.

In the Leave reason combo list, select the type of leave that you want to apply for, such as "Annual Leave" or "Sick Leave".

The following fields are updated:

Available balance shows your balance for the selected leave reason.
Type of units displays the units assigned to your leave table (whether your leave accumulates and is paid in hours, days or weeks).

On the calendar, click the date or dates that you want to apply for leave.

If you cannot see the month that you require, then select the month in the combo list or click the blue arrow buttons to move through the calendar.
Click the first and last day of your leave, and ESS automatically fills the days in between.
If you select an incorrect date, then click the cell again to deselect it, or click the Clear days link to clear all selected dates.
Your company sets whether you can submit a leave request when your leave balance is less than the number of units that you are requesting. If the Units requested value is greater than your current available leave balance, then a message may appear at the top of the form. The message may be a warning only (so you can still submit your leave request) or may stop you from submitting your request (so you need to reduce the number of units for the leave request, or cancel the leave request).
In the example below, if you click 13 September when the two weeks are highlighted, 14 to 16 September are deselected (automatic fill adjusts from the end of the leave request that is closer).
Depending on how ESS was set up, you may be able to select days that you are not expected to work. You can use this functionality to show days that you are still on leave and do not want to be called in to work. When you click the View roster link, the days you selected that you were not expected to work will be displayed with no hours against them.
If you use My Time to enter timesheets, then your timesheet will affect when you can apply for leave (see Leave and My Time).

The dates are highlighted in the calendar.

The green strips show the days that you are expected to work.

If you need to key your units, then every day may show the green strip (public holidays are controlled by PayGlobal settings). Only the units that you enter on the View roster page will be subtracted from your entitlement.

When you click the first and last day of your leave, ESS automatically fills the days in between.

When you select days in the calendar, the Start date, End date and Units required fields are updated.

Units required displays "0" if you need to key your hours.

For more information about the symbols that may be displayed, see
Calendar symbols.


Symbol	Details
	Dates that are outside your leave application date range set by your company, or after your Planned termination date. You cannot select these dates.
	You have already submitted a leave request for this date, and waiting for your manager's approval.
	You have already submitted a leave request for this date and your manager has approved. Waiting for another level of approval.
	Days that you have submitted a leave request for less than 1 full day are highlighted with a yellow triangle.
	Days that you have submitted multiple leave requests for less than 1 full day are highlighted with two yellow triangles.
	Days that you have submitted a leave request for 1 or more full days are highlighted yellow.
	Public holiday. You may be able to apply for leave in ESS depending on how leave is set up for you in PayGlobal.
Note: Hold your cursor over a date that contains one of these symbols to view the details of the symbol in hover text.

In the Additional info text box, type any additional information or comments that may assist your manager with your leave request.

If you are a rostered or profiled employee, then you can click View roster to view your work schedule for the selected date range.

Click Submit.

If you are a rostered or profiled employee, then a success message appears and your leave request is submitted to your manager.

If you are a keyed employee, then you are taken to the View roster page so you can enter your hours.

Note: At this point Payroll does not contain any record of your annual leave request. Your manager must approve your leave request before it can be processed by Payroll.