⚠︎ Be careful, in Merinio, a time off is a planned request, unlike absence requests which are spontaneous.
The employee must log on to the platform and create a leave request
Merinio saves the information for you and alerts you to potential schedule conflicts
You will receive an instant email notification when the employee's application is created.
Then go to Merinio or click on the shortcut button at the bottom of the email
1. Click on Time off
2. Find the request(s) you are interested in using the filters
You can filter by employee name or type, date or type of time off. To see all available filters, click on the ? to the right of the filter field next to the diskette.
3. Approve or Refuse applications
To approve, click on the white Approve button to the right of the application, it will turn green. Approving the request will email the employee if the employee has activated his email notifications.
There are several request statuses to help you keep accurate information in the employee file. Meaning of statuses :
Approved: The employee's time off request is granted
Refused: Application was not accepted
Cancelled: The employee has informed you that they actually do not wish to take any time off work
Display schedule conflicts: Allows you to see if the requested leave does not disrupt the schedule. If there is indeed a conflict, this message will be displayed below the request :
If the time off is refused, you can always approve it later by clicking on the right arrow and selecting Approved, the button will change from red to green.
4. It is also possible to create a time off for your employee by clicking on Time off in the top menu and then on Create a time off
Select the employee in the Employee field
Choose the status of the leave request
Select the type of time off request
Select the date(s) of the time off
It is possible to add a comment and/or one or several files to the query
Click Submit to save the information.
Edit a time off
From the Time off menu, click on Actions for the user for whom you wish to modify the time off.
A window will appear in which you can choose to Edit.
This action takes you back to the same window as for creating a time off.
Delete a time off
From the Time off menu, click on Actions for the user for whom you wish to delete the time off.
A window will appear in which you can choose to Delete.
PS: If you don't have the Delete option, it may be because it's blocked. Ask your Administrator if you want to unblock it.
A new window will open. Click on Delete the request to confirm deletion.
! BE CAREFUL ! : This action is definitive, you won't be able to go back once the request has been deleted.
