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# 🌴📆 Introduction to the "Absences" section

Welcome to the **\"Absences\"** section in **haddock HR**! 🏖️📲

Your perfect place to **manage** and **check** everything related to your holidays, leave, and sick leave, in a super visual and simple way! 😎✨

### What can you do in "Absences"?

🔹 **Annual view grouped by month**:
You get a **global view** of the whole year, with absences organized month by month. Everything under control! 📅👀

🔹 **Quick access to:**

- **Holidays taken** 🌞
- **Planned holidays** 📌
- **Leave** 📝
- **Sick leave** 🤒
- **Available holiday balance** 🎯

That way, you always know how much time off you have left for your next getaway! 🏝️😜

🔹 **Request absences**:
From the **"+"** button ➕ you can **request holidays, leave, or any other absence**.

Your **supervisor** will receive the request to **approve** or **reject** it easily. 🤝✅

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With the **\"Absences\"** section in haddock HR, keeping track of your days off and managing your leave is **super easy**, **fast**, and **transparent**. Forget about paperwork! 📄🚫