This employee leave benefits process flow focuses on steps for the development of a leave policy and the processing of leave claims. Steps included for processing leave claims include: the employee files a leave claim; if the leave is not approved, the employee is informed and human resources/payroll updates the employee records; if the leave is approved, the employee is informed and HR updates the records; benefits are updated in payroll/benefits modules; inputs are reviewed; employee leave benefits are paid; and human resources/payroll monitors and reconciles employee benefits. This document should be used as a general guide to understand and review this business process. Organizations should customize this tool to ensure that it reflects their business operations and continuously monitor the process to ensure that the steps described are accurate.