How do I approve or reject a time off request?

This article shows you how to approve a time off request from a Team Member. 

In the Oyster platform 

Prerequisites

• You have Admin, Team Manager or Time Off Admin access to your company’s account.
• You are logged in to the Oyster Platform with your credentials.

Steps 

Click Team > Time off from the left navigation. Click the Filter button and de-select all options except Pending.
Review the Request type, Reason, and Notes. Click the Actions button. Select Approve or Reject, as appropriate. The Team Member receives an email notification.

Via the email notification

Prerequisites

• You are an Admin, Team Manager or Time Off Admin for your company.
• You received an email notification indicating that a Team Member has submitted a time off request.
• You have the email open.

Steps 

To approve the time off request: click Approve Request To reject the time off request: click Reject Request The Team Member receives an email notification.

Via the Slack notification

Prerequisites

• You are an Admin, Team Manager or Time Off Admin for your company.
• You have a Slack integration enabled
• You received a Slack notification indicating that a Team Member has submitted a time off request.
• You have the Slack notification open.

Steps 

To approve the time off request: click Approve Request To reject the time off request: click Reject Request To see more details about the time off request in-app: click View Request The Team Member receives an email notification.