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Time off approvals

Approve your team's time off requests

Justyna Kawalec avatar
Written by Justyna Kawalec
Updated over a month ago

Time off approvals help you track and manage your team's time off.

Time off approval settings

The Account Owner and the Admins can enable the time off approvals in the Time off tab within the Team settings.

Team settings. Enabling time off approval.


Time off requests

When time off approval is enabled, team members must Request time off instead of creating it directly. Requests are sent to the assigned People Manager, and requestors can see who will receive their request in the time-off menu.

Time off request with the approver information.

Time off requests are shown on the Schedule as tentative.​

Time off request displayed on the Schedule.

Time off request notifications

If the person's Manager is online in Float, they will receive an in-app notification to approve or decline the request. If they do not check the notification within 15 minutes or are not logged into Float, they will also receive an email notification. Additionally, if they are using the Float mobile app, the notification will appear there as well.


Time off requests show in the notification bar with the Pending indicator to distinguish them from other notifications.

Notifications bar with Pending time off request.

The Account Owner, Admins, and People Managers can also navigate to the Request tab in the notification bar, which is dedicated to the pending time off approvals only. 

The Request tab within the notifications menu.

Time off approvals

To approve or decline time off, click on the request to see its details. This is also where a Manager can adjust the request details and add a note to clarify their decision.

Time off approval menu.

📝Note: The Account Owner and the Admins can approve or decline time off for all team members.

Once approved, the time off is confirmed on the Schedule. Clicking on the time off record displays the requestor’s and approver's information and the timestamps. The Pending indicator is removed from the notifications.

Viewing the approved time off on the Schedule and in the Notifications bar.

 

Approved time off notification

Once the request is approved, the requestor receives an in-app notification. If they are not online, they are also notified by email.

Time off request approved email.

Declined time off notification

Similarly, if the request is declined, the requestor is notified.

Time off request declined email.

Editing time off

Approved or declined time off can be edited or deleted as needed by both the requestor and the approver. It can also be adjusted by the Account Owner and the Admins.

Approved time off edit and delete options.
Declined time off edit and delete options.

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