# Staff Leaves

Staff leave requests support sick leave, casual leave, personal leave, and other reasons.

## Apply or create leave

1. Go to **Users & Staff > Staff Leaves**.
2. Select the option to apply for leave.
3. Choose staff user and branch.
4. Choose leave type: half-day, full-day, or multiple days.
5. Choose reason type.
6. Enter leave date and end date where required.
7. For half-day leave, choose first half or second half.
8. Submit the leave.

## Review leave

1. Open a pending leave request.
2. Review date, leave type, and reason.
3. Add review comments.
4. Select **Approve** or **Reject**.

## What SmartAcademy does in the background

The backend saves leave as pending, validates required date and half-day fields, and updates review status. When a staff leave is approved, SmartAcademy creates or updates the staff attendance record as leave or half-day for the approved dates.

## Tips

- Use review comments so payroll and attendance teams understand changes.
- Approved leaves affect attendance totals used in payroll.

## Related pages

- [Staff attendance](/smartacademy-v2-platform/staff/staff-attendance)
- [Payroll](/smartacademy-v2-platform/staff/payroll)