How to add a half day leave request in Xero
I don't know about you, but doing payroll can be pretty stressful. We're talking people's livelihoods and their earnings, so it's really important that you get it right.
- asks if they can take half a day off, or
- they leave work early due to illness, or
- they are a part time employee who doesn't work a full day shift,

2. Click on the Employees you need to add a leave amount to.
3. Click on the “Leave” Tab
4. Click “Leave Request”

5. Select the Type of Leave Request i.e “Annual Leave”
6. Enter a Description for what the Leave was for
7. Enter the “Start Date and End Date” - this will usually be the same day.
8. Enter in the hours of Leave taken i.e for a half day this will be 7.6/2 = 3.8

9. Click Approve.
Useful Tip!
Note, you can use this same procedure if for example, the employee is part time and is taking a week off - you'd add the number of hours taken in annual leave for the relevant pay period.
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