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Cancel a leave request

Cancel a request while it waits, or an approved one until the leave starts. The days come back.

  • For:Everyone
  • Takes:1 minute
  • On:phone or computer

Before you start

  • The request is Waiting for approval, or Approved and its first day has not come yet.

Cancel a request

  1. On Home, press Leave. Scroll down to Your requests.
  2. Find the request by its leave type and dates.
  3. Press Cancel on that request. It is cancelled straight away.
The numbers match the steps.
  1. You see Leave cancelled. The days have been added back to your balance. The request now says Cancelled. For Loss of Pay you see Leave cancelled.

Watch out

There is no second question: Cancel cancels at once, and a cancelled request cannot be brought back. To take the leave after all, ask for it again.

If something goes wrong

What you seeWhat to do
Leave that has already started cannot be cancelled here. Ask HR.Your approved leave has already started. Ask HR to change it.
This request was already decided or cancelled. Reload to see where it stands.Reload the page to see where the request stands now.
This record changed since you opened it. Reload, then make your change again.Reload the page and press Cancel again.
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