When an employee submits a time off request in Atlas, their manager receives a notification by e-mail and as a task in the system. You can identify an employee’s manager by checking your department structure in Atlas; the manager is listed at the centre of the department box. Delegated users for that manager will also be notified, but only the first person to take action will process the request.
How to approve or decline a time off request
Managers can approve or decline holiday requests in two ways:
From the dashboard: Go to Dashboard > Team time off or Company time off > View. This view shows all pending time off requests awaiting your action.
From employee management: Go to Dashboard > Employees > Manage > View > Time off and absences > Actions > Amend or Approve or decline. This view shows all time off requests submitted by a specific employee.
You can also provide a reason when declining a request. Once a time off request is approved or declined, Atlas automatically notifies the employee by e-mail. If declined, the requested days are returned to the employee’s annual entitlement, allowing them to rebook those days in the future.