Half day leave application

Use this to ask for half a day off, in the morning or the afternoon, for a short personal need.

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To The Manager, [Company or Office Name], [City] Date: [Date] Subject: Half day leave on [Date of Leave] Dear Sir/Madam, I have to [Reason, for example visit the bank for some urgent work] on [Date of Leave]. I request you to kindly allow me half day leave for the [first/second] half of that day. I will be in office [from/until] [Time] and will complete my work for the day. Thank you. Yours sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Designation] Employee ID: [Employee ID]

When to use this letter

Use this when you need only part of a working day: a doctor's appointment, a parent-teacher meeting, a visit to a bank or an office. It keeps your attendance record clean, because a late arrival or early exit with no entry can be marked as a half day anyway, or as absence.

Before you send it

Say which half you need and the time you will arrive or leave.
For a sudden need on the same day, speak to your manager first and send the application after.
Some offices call this "short leave" and limit how many you may take in a month. Check your policy.

How to send or submit it

A short email or a portal entry to your manager is enough in most offices. For a need that comes up the same morning, phone or message first and send the written request as soon as you can. Mark your calendar so that colleagues know when you are away.

Mistakes that get it sent back

Not saying which half of the day, or the hour of leaving or arriving.
Sent after you had already left the office.
More half days in the month than the policy allows.
A meeting or deadline in the hours you will be away, with no word about it.

This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the company has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.

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