Leave of absence letter sample

Follow these steps in order to prepare a decent leave letter:

Type the date, in the format: month, day, and year on one line below your address and telephone number, flush left. 

Type the name of the recipient's, include the title, and address one line, flush left. Whenever possible, address the letter to a specific individual. 

Type the recipient's personal title and full name in the salutation, one line after the recipient's address, flush left, followed by a colon. Leave one line blank after the salutation. Hereby a suggestion: use the recipient's full name unless you usually refer to the individual by a first name. 

In the first paragraph of the letter's body, you state the reason for your request for a leave of absence. In the paragraphs following, you can use examples to support your main argument. Please check several reasons that apply to this request: 

• Sick Leave Beyond 5 days (please provide doctor’s note) 
• Extended Illness Leave (difference pay after sick leave exhausted) 
• Workers’ Compensation Leave 
• Temporarily Disability 
• Pregnancy Disability (Maternity Leave) 
• Child Raising / Adoption Leave 
• Family Care Leave 
• Professional Improvement 
• Other

Do not indent the paragraphs. But instead, leave an empty line between each paragraph.

Close the letter without indentation, leaving three or four lines for your signature between the closing and your typed name and title. In the final paragraph, you need to summarize the purpose of your letter again and suggest a suitable course of action to follow.

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