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# Reporting sick

### Can I report myself as sick in Heartsome? 
That depends on your company's settings. If the HR admin has enabled the option **Allow employees to report their own absence** via **Company settings → Preferences**, you'll see the **Report sick** button in the top right of your Pulse.

If the button isn't there, you can't report yourself as sick via Heartsome. Pass your sick report on to your Manager or HR admin, who can process it for you.

### Reporting yourself as sick
1. Click **Report sick** in the top right of your Pulse.
2. Fill in the start date — today is already filled in by default.
3. Optionally add a note.
4. Click **Report absence**.
After reporting, you'll see a notification on your Pulse that you've been reported sick since the date you filled in, including a **Feeling better?** button as a reminder to pass on your recovery to your Manager once you're feeling better.

### As an HR admin or Manager: reporting absence for a colleague 
As an HR admin or Manager you can always report absence for a colleague, regardless of the company settings.
1. Click **Report sick** in the top right of your Pulse.
2. You'll first see the question "Who is this for?" — click on yourself or search for a colleague using the search field.
3. Fill in the start date and optionally add a note.
4. Click **Report absence**.

|| As an HR admin you set whether employees can report themselves as sick via Company settings → Preferences → Allow employees to report their own absence.