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Administration - Leave Action - Leave Cancellation (Leave Administrator)

As a Leave Administrator, you can cancel an approved or pending leave on behalf of any staff member directly from the Leave Actions panel. Follow the steps below.

Note: Cancelling a leave will reverse any leave balance deduction associated with that record. Ensure you have the necessary approval authority before proceeding.

Steps to Cancel Staff Leave

  1. Navigate to the Leave module by clicking leave.png.

  2. Click on admin.png to enter the Administration section.

  3. Click on leave_actions.png. The Leave Actions page will load as shown below.

    Leave Actions page

  4. By default, the leave_cancellation.png tab is already selected. If it is not, click it to switch to the Leave Cancellation view.

  5. Locate the staff member whose leave you wish to cancel. Tick the checkbox in the row next to their name to select the leave record.

    Select staff leave record

    Tip: You can select multiple staff records at once to perform a bulk cancellation in a single action.

  6. Click the cancel_leave_2.png button at the bottom of the list. A confirmation prompt will appear.

    Cancellation confirmation dialog

  7. Click confirm_action_blue.png to confirm and complete the leave cancellation.

What Happens Next?

Once confirmed, the selected leave record(s) will be cancelled and the staff member's leave balance will be reinstated accordingly. The staff member may receive a system notification depending on your company's leave notification settings.

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