Can someone take half a day, or just a few hours, off?

Yes. When asking for leave, choose First half, Second half or A few hours under How long.

1. 1On Activity, click Request time off (or Add absence).
2. 2Under How long, choose First half (morning), Second half (afternoon) or A few hours (short leave).
3. 3Pick the day (and, for short leave, how many hours) and click Save.

First half: the day starts at the middle of the shift, so coming in then isn’t late. Second half: leaving at the middle isn’t early. Short leave (30 minutes to 6 hours): starting that much later or leaving that much earlier isn’t marked, and that day expects fewer hours.

In the payroll Excel a half day of leave counts 0.5. If the other half wasn’t worked either, that half is absent.