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.
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Japanese Verbs: Causative form
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.
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Polite requests are made in the form of ～てください. 手紙を書いて下さい。りんごを食べて下さい。 Take 休む,
make it 休ませる, and then just follow the rules for polite requests and make it
休ませてください.
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