Applying for leave from the employee portal

Checking your leave balance

Before applying for leave, check your remaining balance:

1. Log in to employee.dapplon.com
2. Go to Leave in the left sidebar
3. Click Leave Balance — you see a card for each leave type showing:

- Total entitlement for the year

- Used days so far

- Remaining days available

- Carried-forward days from last year (if applicable)

Applying for leave

1. Go to Leave > Apply for Leave
2. Select the Leave Type: Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Casual Leave, etc.
3. Select the Start Date and End Date on the calendar
4. If the leave is less than a full day, toggle Half Day and choose Morning or Afternoon
5. Enter a Reason — be clear but brief (e.g., "Family function", "Medical appointment")
6. Click Submit Request

Your manager receives an email notification immediately.

Tracking your request

1. Go to Leave > My Requests
2. You can see all your submitted requests with status: Pending, Approved, or Rejected
3. If a request is rejected, you can see your manager's rejection reason and resubmit with updated dates or a revised reason

Cancelling an approved leave

If your plans change:

1. Go to Leave > My Requests
2. Find the approved leave
3. Click Cancel Leave
4. Enter a reason for the cancellation
5. Click Confirm — your manager is notified and your balance is restored

Public holidays

Your company's public holidays are pre-loaded in the leave calendar. Leaves requested on public holidays are automatically reduced to exclude the holiday. The calendar is visible at Leave > Holiday Calendar.