If you have another commitment or otherwise won't be able to work your regular shifts, you can let your manager know by applying for leave or unavailability.
This help guide will explain how to request leave and unavailability in Tanda from an employee's perspective.
For details on leave and unavailability from a manager's perspective, see our Managing Leave Requests help guide.
What Does This Help Guide Cover?
Requesting Leave
Depending on your organisation's settings, you can request leave when you're unable to work. Generally, paid leave is reserved for part-time, full-time, or salaried employees and accrues as they work.
On Mobile
To create a new leave request via the Tanda Mobile App, navigate to the Leave tab on the navigation bar and select the blue + Add icon.
You will be prompted to enter the following details when creating your leave request:
Leave Details
Dates: The date(s) for which you're requesting leave.
Duration: Select between a full day, part day, or multiple leave days.
Leave Type: Shows all available leave types based on your company's leave settings.
Review & Submit
Assign a Single Team: Allocates the leave costs to a specific team.
Requested Hours (optional): Total number of hours you want to take.
Reason for Leave (optional): Employees can provide more details of their leave request.
Attachment (optional): Useful for attaching documents like medical certificates
Once you've submitted your leave request, your manager will be responsible for approving it.
On Desktop
To submit a new leave request on a Desktop device, navigate to Time & Attendance > Leave > + New Leave Request and fill out your leave request. You will be prompted to enter the same details as outlined above.
To learn more, please see our How to Submit Leave and Unavailability Requests help guide.
Requesting Unavailability
Depending on your account settings, you can apply for unavailability to let your managers know the days and times you can't work each week. Unlike leave, unavailability is unpaid and is simply a way of indicating when you can't work (often for rostering purposes).
On Mobile
To create a new unavailability request on the Tanda Mobile App, navigate to the Leave tab of the navigation bar, click the Unavailability tab at the top of the page, then click + Add Unavailability Request.
You will be prompted to enter the following details when creating your unavailability request:
Repeat: Does the request repeat weekly, or is it a one-off (no repeat)?
Duration: Is the unavailability request all day or for a part day?
If it's a part-day request, select the start and finish time.
Enter the start and finish dates for your unavailability request.
Enter a reason (required).
Once you've submitted your unavailability request, your manager will be responsible for approving it.
On Desktop
To submit a new unavailability request on a Desktop device, navigate to Time & Attendance > Unavailability> + New Unavailability Request and fill out your unavailability request. You will be prompted to enter the same details as outlined above.
To learn more, please see our How to Submit Leave and Unavailability Requests help guide.
Managing Your Requests
To check whether your request has been approved and track the status of past requests, navigate to the Leave tab on Mobile or to Time & Attendance > Leave on Desktop.
Pending leave requests are awaiting approval or refusal from your manager and are highlighted in orange.
Approved leave requests have been accepted by your manager and are highlighted in green. You will be paid according to the hours shown on the request (unless you've applied for unpaid leave).
Rejected leave requests have been refused by your manager. They may choose to include a reason for declining your request, though this is not mandatory. These requests are highlighted in red.
The same classifications (pending, approved, and rejected) and colour coding also apply to unavailability requests.
To learn more, see our Managing Leave Requests help guide.