Holiday Request Form by Business Gateway
The Business Gateway Holiday Request Form is used to formally record and approve employee annual leave requests before holidays are taken. It ensures proper scheduling, accurate record-keeping, and fair management of time off across the organisation, helping to maintain smooth business operations and compliance with employment policies.
HOLIDAY REQUEST FORM
A Holiday Request Form must be completed and authorised prior to taking holiday leave (and not in retrospect) and therefore holidays should not be booked until this form has been authorised and processed for recording to personnel files.
Name: [employee name]
Date: [request date]
Please detail below the dates and number of days being requested on this form:
First Day and Date of Holiday | Last Day and Date of Holiday | No of Working Days |
For Example:
First Day of Holiday | Last Day of Holiday | No of Working Days |
Monday 6 April 2015 | Friday 10 April 2015 | 5 |
Annual Leave allocation for the year: | [annual leave allocation] |
Annual leave previously taken and/or requested | [annual leave previously taken] |
No. of days requested on this form: | [days requested] |
Balance remaining for this year: | [balance remaining] |
Employee’s Signature: ............................................. Date [employee signature date]
Employer’s Signature .............................................. Date [employer signature date]
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