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🗓️ Leave Requests

Family Emergency Leave Request Email

Use this template when you need to request immediate or urgent time off due to a family emergency. It is appropriate for situations such as a family member's sudden illness, hospitalization, accident, or any other unforeseen family crisis that requires your immediate presence and attention.

Subject: Urgent Leave Request - Family Emergency - [Your Name] Dear [Manager's Name],
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How to customize this template quickly

  1. Replace each placeholder with your real details.
  2. Adjust one sentence for your exact timeline and context.
  3. Read once for tone, then send.

Key placeholders in this version

[Your Name][Manager's Name][brief description of situation, e.g., close family member has been hospitalized / family crisis has arisen][Leave Start Date][Expected Return Date][Colleague's Name][Shared Drive/Project Management Tool][Colleague's Email]

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