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Request and review time off

A time-off request tells your workplace when you are unavailable or would prefer not to work.

Mobile and webEveryoneUpdated: 2026-09-08

A time-off request tells your workplace when you are unavailable or would prefer not to work.

How to use it

  1. Open Time off in your workplace.
  2. Enter the start and end dates, the type of unavailability and a reason if needed.
  3. Submit the request and follow its status.
  4. As a manager, check the schedule before approving or rejecting incoming requests.

Things to know

A pending request is not approved time off. You cannot review your own request. Conflicts with published shifts must be resolved first. Workplaces can disable new requests.

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