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Recording an Employee's Annual Leave

To record annual leave taken by an employee:

click 'Employees' and select the required employee from the listing.

Select 'Calendar' on the menu toolbar to display the employee's calendar on screen

Select the required date or range of days
Select Annual Leave from the listing of leave types offered on the right side of the calendar
The selected day/date range will be flagged in yellow which is associated with this leave type

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