Leave Letter Samples and Writing Tips

What is a good reason for leave of absence?

For a number of reasons, it could be necessary to write a letter. You must stay home if you're ill and sick. Management would even let you go. How are you drawn up? Isn't it like anyone can travel right? The truth is that you may need to ask for a leave at some point in your job. This might range from personal or family health problems, the child's birth and/or adoption, to excessive work stress. It may be also the loss of a loved one or the search for a hobby. A break is a necessity, not a luxury in your case. A letter of leave application is a letter written for a period of leave from the office. A formal way of calling for a break/absence for a specific period of time is to address the conception of the leave application. Reasons you need a leave:

• When you are experiencing stress and anxiety (take a Mental Health Day;
• Recovering from an illness;
• Having a Doctor's or Dentist Appointment (half day or full day);
• Someone in your family is Sick;
• You need to take care of your child;
• Child is sick at school and needs to be picked up.

What type of letter is leave application?

• Emergency Leave Application: Emergency leave is necessary to cater to unforeseen circumstances such as the death of a loved one/family member. A funeral leave, which is leave of absence with pay, must not exceed three days and can be granted for absence from work. You qualify for an emergency leave if; there is a verified death, a life-threatening condition due to an accident, illness, or major surgery, or to visit a terminally ill person in the immediate family.
• Vacation/Holiday Request Letter: Vacation leave is ideally available to all eligible employees for the purpose of rest, relaxation, and to attend to personal affairs. It is strikingly similar to annual leave which is paid time off work granted by employers to employees. Although not stipulated by law, many employers nonetheless offer paid vacation, typically around 10 workdays, to attract employees.
• Sick Leave: Sick leave is basically a leave of absence due to an illness. Sick leave is granted under a number of scenarios; for personal physical or mental illness, the care of a sick child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse, regular health checks, and/or to address the physical, psychological, and legal effects of domestic abuse. 
• Study Leave: Study leave is basically a leave of absence from work granted to allow a person time to study or carry out research. In the case of a school pupil, it allows them to study at home, usually to prepare for examinations.
• Sabbatical: By definition, a Sabbatical leave is a period in which a person does not report to his regular job but who remains employed with that company. Also commonly referred to as 'career break' or 'adult gap year', It is a period away from work, agreed with your employer.
• Maternity: Maternity leave is basically a period of absence from work that is granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child. The US government doesn't guarantee for paid maternity leave, employers may, however, provide paid leave if they choose. If you have worked at a company for at least a year, you are entitled by federal law to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave.