Core hours impact an employees’ leave in several ways. Employees may find that they do not need to take as much leave on Maxiflex because they are able to work additional hours throughout the pay period. Conversely, an employee may not simply record one hour of leave on a day that they have a core hour from 10 am - 11 am. That is because employees on Maxiflex must record a minimum of two hours of work or leave each day that has core hours.  Therefore, an employee’s combined hours of work and leave for the day must equal no less than two hours.  If an employee will be out of the office for an extended period of time, i.e. a full week, a Leave Approving Official may request that the employee record 8 hours of leave per day.