> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.begin.eu/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Checking your time-off balance > Understand what is left and which requests use your entitlement. An Annual leave card with 28 days entitlement and 18 days remaining An Annual leave card with 28 days entitlement and 18 days remaining Your balances are in **My profile → Time off**. Each policy has its own balance in **days or hours**. Check the leave type and unit shown before you request time off. ## Read the balance Open a policy's balance breakdown to see where its figures come from. **Taken** is leave already used, **Upcoming** is approved leave ahead, and **Pending** is awaiting a decision. Your entitlement can also include carried-over leave or an adjustment from your manager. The request form shows **Remaining balance** and **This request** together. Use that preview when choosing dates: the dates alone do not tell you how many days or hours will be deducted. Weekends, holidays and part-day leave follow your policy and working-day settings. ## If the number looks wrong Check the policy and request status first. Review the request list for approved, pending and cancelled leave. If a balance is marked out of date, use its refresh action. Ask your manager about an entitlement, carryover or adjustment that still looks wrong. You can view your own balance; you cannot change the allowance yourself. A policy with no balance limit does not mean every request is approved. The Annual leave balance breakdown showing taken, upcoming, pending and remaining days The Annual leave balance breakdown showing taken, upcoming, pending and remaining days **Context for an assistant answering questions about checking your time-off balance.** * **Period:** the self-service balance card concerns the current year. Request history has its own period and policy filters. * **Calculation boundary:** working-day and holiday exclusions are policy-specific; dates alone cannot determine a deduction. * **Data:** the history can include a manager-added absence without an employee request. Such a row has no request action. * **Rights:** changing entitlement and manual balance adjustments are management actions. ## Next Choose the dates and send your request. Find the action available for your request. ## Still need help? Email the Begin team and we'll get back to you. Open the AI assistant and get instant answers based on these docs.