Every employee benefits each year from a right to paid holiday from his employer, regardless of the nature of his employment contract.
Americans generally take two weeks off a year. In France, it’s different. The annual duration of paid holidays is 5 weeks (30 working days) for a full year of work performed. Collective or company agreements may provide for additional rights.
There are also other types of holidays, such as maternity, sabbatical holiday, parental holiday for education or illness.

When an employee wishes to be absent, companies ask for a Leave request form indicating the desired dates of absence and the nature of the absence. The request can also be made via the company’s intranet or via software specialized in online holiday and absence management.
The employee must sign the application and return it to his employer for countersignature. Do not forget to keep a photocopy of the signed copy for your holiday in complete peace of mind :).
We offer you three models Leave request form (Excel, Word and PDF) that can be used within your company.
LEAVE REQUEST FORM
Name :
First Name :
Month1 :
CAUSE |
DATES |
NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS |
PAID VACATION |
From …………………. to ………………….. From …………………. to ………………….. |
………….. |
SICK LEAVE |
From …………………. to ………………….. From …………………. to ………………….. |
………….. |
ABSENCE/ SPECIAL LEAVE
Nature2 : ………………………. |
From …………………. to ………………….. From …………………. to ………………….. |
………….. |
NON PAID LEAVE |
From …………………. to ………………….. From …………………. to ………………….. |
………….. |
Employee signature Date |
Manager signature Date |
1 Fill out a leave request form for each month concerned,
2 Specify the nature of the leave (marriage, death, birth, recovery of,…),
N.B : Any request for special leave must be accompanied by proof,
N.B : Any absence from sickness must be accompanied by proof.
To use and customize this template, simply “Copy & Paste” the text of this article in your word processor. You can also download our free template in Word format: Template Leave request – Word Format, Excel Leave request form and PDF format Template Leave request – PDF Format.
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Sammy says
Thank you for this example of leave request.
It’s really very convenient.
Emily says
Thank you very much. Your leave sheet template under excel is very well done. I have communicated it to all employees in my company. Regards