Stress relief causing poor work performance:

Maintaining a work life and personal life, simultaneously, can be very stressful. In order to take care of the physical and mental health, relieving stress is very important. A casual day off every now and then should be taken from work in order to relieve stress and gain some mental and physical peace. Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

Please accept this letter as my request for a casual leave. Due to the huge workload in the previous weeks, I have been unable to find time to relieve work stress. The high-stress levels have also caused my work performance to deteriorate.

Now that I have submitted the projects, I have some free time in my work schedule. I would like to take a casual leave to relieve the stress and return to work with a fresh mind. My request is for you to grant me a day off on ‘Date’.

I hope you will accept my request and grant me a day off from work. Waiting for a positive reply.

Family issues:

Employees are allowed to take a day off from work to deal with emergencies related to personal life. However, if the leave is planned it is always better to apply for a leave request for reasons such as appointments for specific days. If there is an emergency, the employee is required to inform their manager through a call. It is better to text or email the issue to the manager as well as written proof. After the emergency is taken care of, the employee is required to apply for an official leave for the day they were absent.

Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

This letter is an application for my leave on ‘Date’. Due to some family issues, I was unable to attend work. ‘Explain issue with some details, for example, I had to take my mother to the hospital as an emergency patient etc.

I would like to claim my day off on ‘Date’ as a casual leave. I hope for you to understand my situation and accept my request for a casual leave. Waiting for a positive reply.

Health issue:

Most organizations provide a certain amount of leaves categorized as sick leaves. If the employee has claimed all of the sick leaves and requires more days off, they can request for casual leaves. An application with a doctor’s note is required in order to ensure the reason for claiming a long absence period from work.

Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

This is a letter to request for a casual leave. For the past few days, I have been suffering through some medical issues and have been admitted to the hospital. During this time, I claimed all of my sick leaves, however, I am still unwell and will not be able to attend work.

I would like to request you to allow me to claim at least three days off out of my causal leaves. I will be allowed to attend work after these three days on ‘Date’. You will find my Doctor’s application attached to this letter.

I hope for you to understand my situation and accept my request. Looking forward to a positive reply.

Family event:

Most casual leaves are requested by employees for reasons such as to attend some family event or for other personal reason. The employee is required to apply for the casual day off with a proper reason so the organization is aware of when the employee is expected and whether they can contact the employee on their day off. For example, if the employee has taken the day off for a family emergency the organization might not be able to contact them.

Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

This letter is an application for a casual leave. I would like to request a day off to be able to attend a family event. ‘Details of the event, for example, sister’s wedding’.

As the date of the event is falling a day before the weekend which is ‘Friday, Date’, I would like to claim only one day off as a casual leave. I hope you will accept my request. Looking forward to a positive reply.

Leave for a religious holiday in a foreign country:

Most countries have a set number of official holidays that the organizations have to follow. Foreigners working abroad might take casual leaves in order to follow customs or rituals according to their cultures or religions.

Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

I would like to request for a casual leave on ‘Date’.

The ‘Holiday name for example Easter’, is celebrated on ‘Date’, however, the government of ‘Country Name’ does not give an official leave for it. Therefore, I would like to request you to accept my application for a casual day on ‘Date’.

Please accept my request and grant me the day off. Looking forward to your positive reply.

Personal life pending work:

A common reason for employees to take casual leaves or early leaves is so they can tend to tasks related to their personal/family life.

Below is a sample application letter:

Sample Application

This letter is to request for a casual day off. Due to the continuous assignments and work tasks, I have been busy with work even after office hours.

Now that the workload has decreased, I would like to request a day off as a casual leave in order to complete some pending household work such as payment of bills.

I hope you will allow me a day off to finish the pending tasks on ‘Date’. Looking for a positive reply.