Retroactive (past-dated) requests

A retroactive request is one whose start date is in the past: you are recording leave that has already happened. Whether you can do this yourself depends on your country profile.

When you can backdate

If your country profile allows retroactive requests, past days are selectable in the Request leave calendar. Pick them the same way you pick any other dates. The request is tagged Retroactive so it is easy to spot later. Team leads and HR admins can always backdate their own leave.

When past dates are greyed out

If your profile does not allow it, past days in the calendar are disabled and a backdated submission is rejected. In that case, ask your team lead or HR admin to record the leave for you; they can add it on your behalf, together with a reason.

See Record leave on someone's behalf for how that works.

Counting and documents

Working days are counted exactly as for any request: weekends, public holidays and your non-working days are skipped. Many types used after the fact, such as sick leave, need a certificate once the leave is over.

To upload one, see Attach a document to a request.

A backdated request cannot overlap leave you already have on those days; Ferio blocks the overlap just as it does for future dates.