Cancelling annual leave on ESR

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Do you know how to cancel your annual leave on ESR?

If not, here’s what you need to do. You can view the Cancel annual leave ESR flowchart or follow one of the three steps below.

1. Annual leave not yet approved

Ask your manager to reject the date(s) no longer required

2. Annual leave approved for a future date

• View your absence calendar
• Click on the date(s) no longer required to bring up your absence record
• Locate the row with the date you want to remove and click ‘Delete’
• Your manager will receive a notification to accept the cancellation request

3. Annual leave approved for a date that has passed

Your line manager should contact Selina Jassal or Lucy Mumford in HR if you didn’t take the leave. They will need to confirm:

• your full name
• the date(s) of approved annual leave which need deleting

The ESR Annual Leave Guide includes screenshots to help you. If you need further advice and support, please contact Selina or Lucy.