Entering Absences
Employees eligible to accrue leave time must submit absence reporting for each pay period. When no absences occur during the pay period, a “No Leave Taken” report is required.
For more information, including name descriptions:
Access the Enter and View Absences page through CSUN Employee Portal > HR > Time & Attendance.
If you have more than one job record, you will be prompted to select which job record to submit absence reporting for.
Select the Absence Name from the pull-down menu, update the Begin Date and End Date, and click the Calculate Duration button.

- To enter partial day number of hours, change ‘None’ to “Partial Hours” from the Partial Day pull down menu. The Hours Per Day” field will display for you to enter hours. Click on the “Calculate Duration” button and validate that the correct number of hours are displayed in the Duration field.
When there are no absences taken to report, select No Leave Taken for the pay period:

Add comments as needed.
Note: When comments are required, the Add Comments link will turn red.
Absences requiring comments include:
- Sick – Family Care
- Bereavement/Funeral
- Sick – Bereavement
Review information carefully and click on Submit to send the absence for approval.