How do I use the Leave function as an employee via Swag?

Swag's Leave feature allows you to view and manage your current Leave Balance, submit Leave Requests, and view the status of any previously submitted Leave Requests. You can also change or delete a request if it is no longer relevant.

Doing all these things is simple – just click the below questions and you'll be taken straight to the answers further down this page:

Helpful Hint

If you use the Leave Management feature regularly enough, it will automatically appear on the Swag home screen as a shortcut for easy access.

How do I view and manage my Leave Allowance?

How do I view my Leave Allowance?
  1. Open the Swag app.
  2. Tap the Work icon.

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  3. Scroll down until you see the heading My Leave, below which you'll see your current Leave Allowance.

How do I request leave?
  1. Log in to the Swag app. 
  2. Tap the Work icon.

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  3. Tap Leave on the horizontal, scrollable menu at the top of the screen.
    • You will now see your Leave screen which shows your Leave Balances and Leave Requests.

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  4. Tap Leave Request.

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  5. Tap Leave category on the Leave Request form which will now have appeared.

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  6. You will now see a Leave category dialog, which includes the following eight buttons to choose from. Tap whichever one of the following applies:
    • Annual Leave
    • Long Service Leave
    • New leave cat
    • RDO
    • test leave balance
    • Test Standard Day
    • Unpaid Pandemic Leave
    • Weeks New

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Helpful Hint

For details on what each leave category is, remember that your employer is there to provide you with more information upon request. You can also ask your system administrator if you need further direction.

    • The Leave category dialog will now disappear, leading you back to a full view of the Leave Request form.
  1. Tap First day. Once the First day calendar dialog appears, use it to input your desired start date then tap Confirm.

    Now tap Last day, input your desired end date using the Last day calendar dialog, then tap Confirm.

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    • The app will now calculate how many hours or days your leave request(s) will take from your Leave Balance.

  2. (Optional) Tap Notes and add any relevant notes (if you think they're needed to support your leave request).

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  3. (Optional) Tap Add Attachment and add an attachment (if you think one's needed to support your leave request).

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    • If you've decided to tap Add Attachment, you'll now be offered the following choice of three buttons to tap. Tap whichever one of these three actions are required:
      • Take photo... (If you choose this option to take a photo, you'll need to grant the app permission to use your camera.)
      • Select photo...
      • Select file...

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  4. Tap Submit.

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Important

Your Leave Request will now go to your manager to be approved or denied. You will be notified through the app and by email once your manager has responded.
How do I view my leave balance?
  1. Log in to the Swag app.
  2. Tap the Work icon.

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  3. Tap Leave on the horizontal, scrollable menu at the top of the screen.
    • You will now see your Leave screen, which shows your Leave Balances and the hours or days (depending on your employer's policy) that apply to them.
  4. Tap View all.

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  5. Read the info in the My Leave Balances dialog which will now have appeared.

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How do I edit and cancel my Leave Requests?

How do I edit my leave requests?
  1. Log in to the Swag app.
  2. Tap the Work icon.

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  3. Tap Leave on the horizontal, scrollable menu at the top of the screen.
    • You’ll now see a history of all your previous Leave Requests, each one with either the Pending, Approved, or Denied status.
  4. Tap whichever Leave Request you wish to edit. So, for example, if you wish to edit a Leave Request that's in the Annual Leave category, tap where it says Annual Leave.

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    • A form entitled Leave Request will now appear with six entries that you can interact with.
  5. Tap whichever one (or more) of the following six items you wish to change or update:
    • Leave category
    • First day
    • Last day
    • Leave required
    • Notes
    • Add attachment
  6. Edit your chosen item(s) then tap Submit.

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How do I cancel my leave request?
  1. Log in to the Swag app.
  2. Tap the Work icon.

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  3. Tap Leave on the scrollable, horizontal menu bar at the top of the screen.
  4. Tap the Leave Request you wish to delete.
  5. Address the bottom of the Leave Request dialog then tap Cancel leave request.
  6. Tap Cancel leave request.

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  7. Tap Confirm.
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