---
title: Leave
description: Confirm or decline leave your employees request, record leave yourself, and set the company vacation policy and per-worker overrides.
product: Lexpoint — Workforce
audience: Employers managing foreign and domestic workers
doc_type: guide
canonical_url: https://docs.lexpoint.io/workforce/leave/leave-requests/
app_routes: https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/leaves, https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/workforce/[linkId], https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/workforce
requires: Owner or HR role, A confirmed employment period for the worker
last_verified: 2026-09-24
keywords: employee leave requests, record vacation, parental leave employer, vacation entitlement policy, break in employment letter
license: Documentation © Lexpoint. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.
---
# Leave

Leave has two sources: employees **request** it from their own account, and you **record** it
yourself. Both live on [**Leave**](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/leaves), and each person's leave
also appears on the **Leave** tab of their [worker page](/workforce/people/worker-page/).

The page states the rule that matters most: *Regular benefits stay off the immigration letter;
other-than-regular leave prints as a break.*

```media
id: workforce-leave
type: screenshot
caption: Leave — Requests waiting with the Confirm as selector, recorded leave below, and the calendar and policy cards on the right.
shot: /employer/leaves on a demo employer workspace with one pending request (Paid vacation, 5 days), two confirmed upcoming leaves, company vacation policy set to 10 d/yr. Light mode, 1440×900 cropped to 1383×776. Redact employee names and initials and the organization name.
```

## Classes and kinds

Every leave has a class and a kind.

| Class | Kinds | On an immigration-purpose letter |
|---|---|---|
| **Regular benefit** | **Statutory holiday**, **Paid vacation**, **Paid sick leave**, **Regular paid benefit** | Not shown |
| **Other than regular** | **Parental leave**, **Unpaid leave**, **Medical leave**, **Layoff**, **Other interruption** | Prints as a break |

## Decide a request

Requests appear under **Requests waiting**, and on the dashboard and **Inbox**. Each shows the
person, the kind, the dates and number of days, paid or unpaid, and any note they added.

1. Check the class in the selector: **Confirm as · regular benefit** or
   **Confirm as · other than regular**. Change it if the request is classed wrongly.
2. Check the kind in the second selector.
3. Select **Confirm**, or **Decline**.

Beside each regular-benefit request, Lexpoint shows the entitlement, the days used, and the days
left after this one. Beside other-than-regular leave it shows *Prints as a break on immigration
letters*.

Decide requests on the Leave page. The worker page lists their leave but does not offer the
decision controls.

## Record leave yourself

1. Select **Record leave** on the Leave page, or on the worker's **Leave** tab.
2. Choose the **Employee** (on the Leave page) and the **Employment period**. Only confirmed periods
   are offered. If there are none, confirm a period first.
3. Choose the **Class** and **Kind**.
4. Enter **From** and **To**. The dates must fall inside the period shown under *Allowed dates*.
5. Set **Paid**. For unpaid leave that is other than regular, **Subtract from scheduled hours on the
   letter** is also offered, and is on by default.
6. Select **Record leave**.

Recorded leave is saved as **Confirmed** straight away.

## Recorded leave

Below the requests, **Upcoming & current** lists confirmed leave that has not finished, and **Past**
keeps finished leave for the record. The month calendar on the right marks confirmed and requested
leave; its dots show how many people are away, not who. People on leave today carry an
**On leave now** tag here and **On leave** on the roster.

## Vacation policy

The **Company vacation policy** card shows the default days per year for every worker.

- Set it under
  [**Settings → Workforce policies**](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/workforce): enter
  **Vacation days per calendar year** and select **Save policy**. It is not a cap.
- To give one person a different number, open their worker page → **Leave** → **Different for this
  worker**, enter the days, and select **Save override**. Leave it blank to use the company policy.

When regular leave would take someone past the entitlement on file, a warning appears when you record
it. You can still continue.

The employee's side is described in [Leaves and interruptions](/individuals/employment/leaves/).

## Related

- [Letter requests](/workforce/letters/letter-requests/) — where breaks print
- [Employment periods](/workforce/people/employment-periods/) — leave sits inside a confirmed period
- [Settings reference](/workforce/settings/settings-reference/) — Workforce policies

## Frequently asked questions

### Which leave shows on an immigration-purpose letter?

Leave you confirm as other than regular prints as a break on immigration letters. Regular benefits — statutory holidays, paid vacation, paid sick leave, and other regular paid benefits — stay off the letter.

### Can I record leave outside an employment period?

No. Leave is recorded inside a confirmed employment period, and the dates must fall within it.

### Does the vacation policy stop someone taking more days?

No. It is not a cap. When regular leave would go past the entitlement on file, Lexpoint shows a warning and you can still continue.