Overview
This article provides step-by-step guidance on how employees can request an absence in CHRS. It will cover the process of entering absence requests, selecting the appropriate absence type and ensuring accurate submission.
IMPORTANT: Compensatory time off is handled on the Enter Time page. For more information, see Employee Enter CTO.
Military and catastrophic absences must be entered by an administrator.
Open CSU Time
CSU Time is a central location for managing your time reporting, leave, and absences.
Step 1: If you have multiple Homepages, select the Employee Self Service Homepage.

Step 2: Select the CSU Time tile.

Request absences
Use the same procedure to request future absences or to report past absences.
Step 1: In CSU Time, select Request Absence from the navigation area.

Optional: If you have multiple jobs, you must first select the job for which you are requesting the absence.

Step 2: From the *Absence Name menu, select the absence type.

Step 3: Complete the request fields:
- Absence Name
- Begin Date.
- End Date.
- Verify the Duration.
- Optional: Enter Comments if needed.
Step 4: If the Forecast button is visible, click it. Otherwise, skip this step. The Forecast button is displayed only if you must accrue the absence type.

If you do not have enough accrued time, you can reduce your requested absence, then re-forecast.
- Your accrued hours are displayed in the Balance Information section.
- Click View Balances to view your sick leave, personal holiday, and vacation balances.
- Click View Requests to see your current absence requests.

Step 5: Click Submit. If you are eligible you can submit. If you are not eligible, you cannot submit.

Step 6: Select Yes to submit the request.
- Your request is submitted for approval.

- The status shows that the absence was submitted.

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