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title: How to Request Time Off
description: Easily request time off by selecting the desired day, start and end dates, and time off type. Add a note if needed, then send the request for manager approval.
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# How to Request Time Off

To request time off, select the day that you would like to request off. 

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.01.28 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.28%20PM.png?width=2134&height=1424&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.28%20PM.png)

Click **Create Request. 

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.01.45 PM (1)](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.45%20PM%20(1).png?width=304&height=364&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.45%20PM%20(1).png)**

You can select a start date as well as an end date if you are requesting more than one day off. Select a time off type. You are not able to request time off on days where you have a scheduled shift. If necessary, write a note or reason for your time off request in the **Note **box. Click **Send Request **when complete.

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.03.39 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.39%20PM.png?width=304&height=378&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.39%20PM.png)

Your request will appear as pending, letting you know that this request must be approved by your manager before being added to your schedule.

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.03.57 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.57%20PM.png?width=312&height=330&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.57%20PM.png)

Approved time off requests will appear as a grey box on your schedule.

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.13.57 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.13.57%20PM.png?width=159&height=184&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.13.57%20PM.png)

**Requesting Hourly Time Off**

If your company has enabled partial time off, you are able to request hourly time off, instead of just full days.  

To request hourly time off, select the day that you would like to request off.

![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.01.28 PM (1)](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.28%20PM%20(1).png?width=2134&height=1424&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.28%20PM%20(1).png)

Click **Create Request. **

**![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.01.45 PM (1)](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.45%20PM%20(1).png?width=229&height=275&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.01.45%20PM%20(1).png)**

For hourly time off, you will have to select a start and end time for the request. Select a time off type. If you have a scheduled shift for a day, you can still submit an hourly time off request as long as the request does not conflict with your shift times. If necessary, write a note or reason for your time off request in the **Note **box. Click **Send Request **when complete.

**![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.08.22 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.08.22%20PM.png?width=266&height=334&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.08.22%20PM.png)**

Your request will appear as pending, letting you know that this request must be approved by your manager before being added to your schedule.

  
**![Screen Shot 2019-02-19 at 10.03.57 PM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.57%20PM.png?width=433&height=458&name=Screen%20Shot%202019-02-19%20at%2010.03.57%20PM.png)**

Approved time off requests will appear as a grey box on your schedule.  
![Screen Shot 2017-07-11 at 11.49.53 AM](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Screen%20Shot%202017-07-11%20at%2011.49.53%20AM.png?width=106&height=121&name=Screen%20Shot%202017-07-11%20at%2011.49.53%20AM.png)

 

 

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