---
title: "Sick Leaves"
slug: "sick-leaves"
description: "Learn how to register a sick leave in the HR role and employee role, and how managers can check their subordinates' sick leaves."
tags: ["Local HR", "Employee", "HR"]
updated: 2023-08-08T13:29:17Z
published: 2023-08-08T13:29:17Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/sick-leaves"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.lanteria.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Register Sick Leave

The sick leaves are registered and managed by the HR person or employees depending on the system configuration.

Follow these steps to register a sick leave as HR:

1. Go to **Time & Attendance** > **Absence Lists** > **Sick Leave** and click the **new item** button  
![img024(2)](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img024(2).png)or use the **Register Sick Leave** quick action in the **Time and Attendance** menu.  
![img023(2)](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img023(2).png)The following form will appear:![img026(3)](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img026(3).png)
2. Select the employee the sick leave is being recorded for in the **Employee** field.
3. Select the sick leave subtype from the drop-down list in the **Sickness Type** field, if relevant.
4. Enter the date when the employee has left the office due to this sickness into the **Start Date**. Use the **Start Time** field to specify whether the employee left in the first part of the day or in the second.
5. Enter the return to work date and time into the **End Date** and **End Time** fields accordingly.
6. Select the approval status for this sick leave record from the drop-down list in the **Approval Status** field.
7. The number of days and hours will be calculated automatically based on the start and end date and time. However, you can override these values by entering them into the **Number of Days** and **Number of Hours** fields accordingly.
8. Enter any additional notes into the **Notes** field.
9. Select the **Employee Has Returned** check box if the employee has already returned from the sickness leave.
10. Select the **RTWI Conducted** check box if the return meeting was conducted upon the employee's return. A meeting like this can be a part of the procedure for a long sickness leave, for example.
11. Select the **Medical Note Received** check box if the medical note on the sickness has been provided.
12. Enter the name of the document or medical note that has been received into the **Confirmation Document** field.
13. Set the date for sending a reminder about this sick leave in the **Reminder Date** field, if necessary.
14. Select the **Was your absence due to a work-related accident?** check box, if applicable.
15. Select the **Self-Certification Submitted** check box if the employee has submitted a self-certification document.
16. Select the person to perform the absentee's duties for the duration of the sick leave from the drop-down list in the **Acting Person** field, if necessary.
17. Select the people responsible for approving this absence in the **Current Approvers** field.
18. Select the **Is Not Paid** check box if this sickness leave is not paid.
19. Click **Save**.

For the employee, the sick leaves are available from the **Employee** menu under **My Time and attendance** > **My Absences**. Select **Sick Leave** in the **Type** field and click **View**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/TA1.png)

The manager can see his or her team pending absence requests by clicking **My Team** > **My Team Attendance** > **Absences**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/004.png)

## Related

- [Annual Paid Sickness Leave](/annual-paid-sickness-leave.md)