Approve or Reject an Allowance Request

Use these steps to approve or reject an allowance request.

To approve or reject an allowance request:

1. Under the Absence Management menu section, go to the Employee Allowance workspace > Allowance Requests subtab.
2. Use the search filter and/or the Search field at the top of the workspace to select an employee.
3. In the Selection Criteria panel, select the date and period for which you are reviewing allowance requests.
4. To approve the allowance request:
   1. Click the icon in the Approve field on the line.
   2. In the wizard that displays, enter an entry date, end date of validity of the allowance, and maybe adjust the time registered. These are the required fields.
   3. Click Approve.
5. To reject the allowance request:
   1. Click the icon in the Reject field on the line.
   2. In the Reject wizard, enter a rejection reason if needed.
   3. Click Reject to confirm rejection or Cancel to exit without rejecting the request.
   If the request is approved, Maconomy adds the requested number of hours (or days) to the selected employee's pool of available hours (or days) for the chosen absence type, which they can then use to book absence in the Absence workspace.