You should discuss your department's specific process for requesting time off with your 1-up leader.  If your leader indicates to use the on-line paid leave request form, you will need to go through the following steps:

1. Log in to Lawson Self-Service.

2. Go to Employee Self Service.

3. Go to "My Benefits" under the "My Employee Self-Service Links" section (first column, first section) to view your Paid leave balance. You will need to take down your Paid Leave to provide on the "Time Off Request Form". You can also view balances using the "My Paid Leave and Sick Bank Balances" under the "Quick Links" Section (second column, first section).

On the "My Benefits" screen go to the Time Off section (right column, second section down). There you will find the "My Paid Leave and Sick Bank Balances" link. When you click the link a window will appear showing your available balances as of the end of the previous pay period (this balance updates every payroll cycle).

4. Once you've written your balance down close the balance showing your balances and go to the "Time Off Request Form" link located in the same section.

The link will open another window showing the following:

The Time Off Request Form starts with information regarding requesting time off. Below that information are fields you will need to fill out to complete your request. The first four fields will ask for the following items:

• Desired Begin Date: The first day you want to take off.
• Return to Work Date: The first day you would be back at work.
• Hours Available: The Paid Leave hours you wrote down from the "My Paid Leave and Sick Bank Balances" screen.
• Hours Requesting: The number of hours you will need to take days off. This will be a calculation of the number of days you want off multiplied by the number hours you work in a normal shift. You do not need to included days you are not normally scheduled (i.e. if someone who is normally scheduled Monday - Friday wants to be off from Friday to Monday of the next week they would not included Saturday and Sunday when calculating hours).

Next there will be fields for your name, employee email, job title, department, badge number, comments, and your supervisor's email. All fields except for the comments bow should be filled in automatically but if they are not you can use the search feature above these fields to have your information entered on the form. The comments section will always start out as a blank box and is a great way to communicate to your supervisor what you time off is for.

Lastly, at the bottom there is a check box to agree to the statement that your network log in will serve in place of a signature for your time off request and a button to click to send your request. You must check the box for the request to be sent to your supervisor, otherwise the "Send Request" button won't work.

5. Once you've click the "Send Request" button the window will close and you will receive an automated confirmation email for your submission. You will receive another email when your supervisor responds to your request.

Please follow up with your supervisor with any questions regarding which days you can take off or the number of hours you would need to request should you have a variable schedule.