Dealing with holiday and leave requests can be a real hassle, especially when everyone wants time off at the same time. Thankfully, Breathe’s new feature has arrived to save the day. It automates the entire approval process, making life much easier for HR teams and managers.
Breathe Introduces Automated Holiday Approval
Here’s a breakdown of how it operates:
- Setting Departmental Rules: You can specify the maximum number of employees allowed to be on holiday simultaneously within each department.
- Automated Approval: If a leave request meets the departmental limit, Breathe automatically approves it. Both the employee and the holiday approver receive email notifications confirming the automated approval. If no holiday approver is assigned, notifications are sent to all HR users.
- Manual Approval: If a leave request exceeds the departmental cap, it’s forwarded to the employee’s holiday approver for manual approval or rejection.
Enabling Holiday Approval Automation
The feature is included in Regular plans and above. It’s enabled by default in your Breathe account, but you can toggle it on or off according to your preferences.
Navigate to Configure > Settings > Modules > Included modules and ensure the ‘Holiday Approval Automation’ module is checked.
Once the feature is enabled, you can set up rules for each department. Here’s how:
Navigate to Configure > Settings > Absence settings > Holiday Approval Automation > Select Departmental > Click + to add a new rule.
Select the department and set the maximum number of employees allowed on holiday simultaneously.
Reporting on Approved Automated Holidays
Keep track of approved leave records, including holidays approved through automation, with the Leave Overview report. Here’s how:
Access the report by going to Reports > Absence reports > Leave Overview.
The Admin will be shown as having approved the holiday request for any leave automatically approved via a holiday automation rule.
The ‘Automated Approval’ column will indicate ‘Yes’ if the holiday has been automatically approved by a set automation rule.
How Automation Helps
Breathe’s Automated Approval feature takes the hassle out of the process. Instead of manually processing requests, the system does it for you. Set rules tailored to your company’s needs, like minimum staffing levels and blackout dates, and watch the magic happen.
Benefits for Everyone
This feature isn’t just about convenience. It saves time, reduces errors, and ensures fairness and compliance. HR managers can focus on more important tasks, while employees get their requests processed faster. It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Managing leave requests doesn’t have to be a headache anymore. With Breathe’s Automated Approval feature, it’s simple and stress-free. Say goodbye to manual processing and hello to more time and less hassle for everyone. And remember, it’s available now on Regular, Pro, Premium & Plus plans.
If you have any questions, reach out to your dedicated Park City Business Partner and we can support you with the changes to the HR Software.