Japanese Verbs: Causative form


Can someone tell me why there is て in between 休ませ and ください?

The sentence is: _今日は仕事を休ませてください。_

I know I have conjugated the verb 休む in the causative form but didn't get why
the て is used after it. Is it the **te** form? Or some other grammatical
element? Thank you.




Yes, this is just the causative form + ～てください.

休む → 休ませる → 休ませて → 休ませてください

> 今日は仕事を休ませてください → Please allow me to stay home (and rest) from work today.

