How do I approve Absence Requests?

Modified on Thu, 16 Feb, 2023 at 1:57 PM

Note: If you have Absence Requests pending to be approved, a reminder will appear on the Dashboard.

To access Approvals from the Navigation Panel, under Private Zones, click Approvals.
There are three tabs displayed, select the tab for Absences.
The page displayed will list all outstanding approvals awaiting your attention.
To review each submission, click on the appropriate line.
If you are responsible for several employees, you can use the filter to search for the appropriate employee Request.
Topsail will give you information to help you decide whether to approve the request:
- Absence Conflicts will tell you if anyone else in the same team is also booked off in the given time period.
- Resource Bookings will tell you if this Resource is already scheduled to be working elsewhere in the given time period.
Your options are to Approve or Deny.
If approved, the entry will no longer be shown on the page. The absence will appear as booked in the Team Calendar.
If denied, an email will be sent to the original requestor informing them of the denial. As Approver you do not have to give a reason for the denial, but you may wish to do so manually. The requestor must then resubmit, if necessary, a new request.