No matter how much you love your work, having some time off is necessary for a healthy work-life balance. If your company uses Rippling HR as its platform of choice, requesting time off properly is important to ensure your requests are submitted and approved without any issues.
In this guide, we’ll explain how you can submit time off requests from Rippling’s mobile app and web browser and will also share some useful tips.
Requesting Time Off Through Rippling’s Mobile App
Follow these steps to request time off using Rippling’s Mobile App:
- Log in to your Rippling account
- Tap ‘Time Off’ on the main page
- Switch to ‘Personal’ if not selected by default
- Select ‘Request Time Off’
- Press ‘Choose Value’ from the drop-down menu to open a list of options
- Select the ‘Leave Type’ you want to apply for, and press ‘Confirm’
- Leave comments for your managers in the comments box
- Click ‘Save’ to submit the request
Requesting Partial Day Offs Via Rippling’s Mobile App
To request a partial day off (or half day off) in Rippling’s mobile app:
- Follow the above steps until you reach the ‘Request Time Off’ page
- Choose ‘Custom Hours’ or ‘Half Day’ options
- Add in the desired number of hours
- Fill in the rest of the details
- Click ‘Save’ to submit the request
Requesting Time Off Through Web Browser
Here’s how you can submit a time off request in Rippling using the web browser:
- Log in to Rippling’s portal using your credentials
- Click the ‘Time Off’ tab on the main dashboard
- The ‘Time Off Overview’ page shows available time offs
- Select ‘Schedule Time Off’ in the upper right corner of the screen
- Click the ‘Time Off Policy’ drop-down menu and select the type you want to apply for
- Add start and end date
- Leave comments for your manager
- Click ‘Add Time Off’ to submit the request
Requesting Partial Day Offs Through The Web Browser
You can also request partial days off using a browser by following the given steps:
- Follow the above steps until you reach the ‘Schedule Time Off’ panel
- Click the ‘Time Off Policy’ to select the type of time off you want
- Add the start and end date
- Toggle the ‘Custom Hours’ button. You’ll then have to enter the number of desired hours you want to take off
- Add comments for your manager
- Click ‘Add Time Off’ to submit the request
How Long In Advance Should You Request Time Off?
It depends on the number of leaves you are applying for. Generally, if you want a couple of days off, you should get your time off approved a week before.
If you want to take a long leave, let's say for a week or two, you should submit the request at least two months in advance.
How Long Does It Take For A Request To Be Approved?
Most employers set the system to auto-approve for shorter time off requests. In that case, it’ll be approved almost instantly.
Longer time off requests might take some time and depend on managers as they have to review it and make workload adjustments accordingly.
