When an employee submits a holiday request in Atlas, their manager receives a notification by email 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 Holiday Request
Managers can approve or decline holiday requests in two ways:
Via the Dashboard:
Go to Dashboard > Review Requests > Actions > Amend/Approve or Decline
– This view shows all pending holiday requests awaiting your action.Via Employee Management:
Go to Employees/Workers > Manage > Employee View > Holidays and Absences > Actions > Amend/Approve or Decline
– This view shows all holiday requests submitted by a specific employee.
You can also provide a reason when declining a request.
Once a holiday request is approved or declined, Atlas will automatically notify the employee by email. If declined, the requested days are returned to the employee’s annual entitlement, allowing them to rebook those days in the future.