How can an employee apply for leave from the ESS portal?

Follow the below path to apply for leave from the employee ESS portal

1. Click the Actions menu and then select Apply from the menu that appears.
2. Click Leave under the Leave 
3. Fill in all the appropriate fields as required.
4. Attach a relevant file, if any.
5. You can also notify others of your leave. To do so, in the CC To box, click Select and mark the employees to whom you want to notify about your leave plans and then click Add.
6. Click Apply to submit your leave application. The system sends an email notification to the approver and the contacts you have marked a copy of the leave application.