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Attendance Approval

Admin Help Center • Attendance Management

Attendance Approval

Review and approve your team's pending attendance records — General, Week Off / Holiday, and Regularization — from one unified queue.

Path: My Team → Attendance → Approvals
Before You Start
  • Manager or Admin role with approval permissions
  • Team members reporting to you with pending attendance records
  • Attendance policy configured with cutoff and approval rules
What You'll Achieve
  • A clean approval queue — every general, off-day, and regularization request resolved
  • Accurate team attendance reflected in payroll-ready data
  • Ability to bulk-approve when a batch of requests is straightforward

Approval Categories

All pending attendance approvals are split across three tabs so you can action each type in context.

TAB 1 · GENERAL
General Approval
All attendance data except Week Off / Holiday attendance and Regularization — the typical day-to-day queue.
TAB 2 · OFF-DAY
Week Off / Holiday
When employees work on a scheduled week off or public holiday, the record lands here so you can approve it for compensatory off or an off-day premium.
TAB 3 · REGULARIZATION
Regularization Approvals
Requests from employees to correct missed or incorrect punches — review their reason and supporting context before approving.

How to Approve

1
Filter the queue
Open the right tab (General, Off-day, or Regularization) and apply filters for date range or employee.
2
Review the record
Expand a row to see the punch details, shift, and any employee comments. Cross-reference the Attendance Log if the pattern looks unusual.
3
Take action
Use the tick to approve or the cross to reject. For batches, tick Select All in the Employee Name column and use the Approve button above the Actions column.
On This Screen
Each row shows employee name, date, in/out times, and action icons. Use the tab strip to switch between General / Off-day / Regularization queues.
Fig: Attendance Approval
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a rejected approval notify the employee?
Yes — the employee receives a notification and can raise a regularization request or contact their manager for clarification.
Why is the Week Off / Holiday tab separate?
Because the policy treatment differs — off-day attendance may feed comp-off accrual or premium pay, so separating the queue prevents accidental approval under the wrong rule.
Can I delegate approvals when I'm on leave?
Approval groups can be configured so any member can claim a task. Ask an Admin to add a backup approver to your group.
How do I approve many at once?
Use the Select All checkbox, then Approve or Reject from the action bar. Bulk-approve only after scanning the list for anomalies.

Related Reading

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