Efficiently Approve Overtime Requests Using greytHR
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Approving overtime requests is crucial for daily operations, ensuring fairness, productivity, and employee satisfaction. It helps meet increased work demands, maintain workflow, and achieve business goals.
The Apply OT (Overtime) page in the greytHR Admin portal allows you to approve the overtime requests of the employees. The page displays the list of overtime applications. Each application displays information, such as Eligible OT hours, Applied OT hours, Balance OT hours, and Utilized hours.
To view the Apply OT page, from the greytHR Admin portal, hover over the 9 dots and go to Workforce Management > Attendance > Apply OT.
The page provides the following filters to customize the list of employees as per your requirements:
Eligible OT: The filter displays a list of eligible overtime requests.
Applied OT: The filter displays a list of applied overtime requests.
You can perform the following actions on the Apply OT page:
View overtime requests.
Approve overtime requests.
Download overtime details.
View overtime requests
To view the overtime requests of an employee, from the greytHR Admin portal, hover over the 9 dots and go to Workforce Management > Attendance > Apply OT.
On the Apply OT page, from the Select Date dropdown calendar, select the required date range. A list of overtime requests appears.
Note: You can also use the Select Employee search box to search for an employee.On the required row under the Details column, select the → arrow. Detailed information such as Eligible OT hours, Applied OT hours, Threshold, Day Type, and Session appears.
Approve overtime requests
On the Apply OT page, from the Select Date dropdown calendar, select the required date range. A list of overtime requests appears.
Note: You can also use the Select Employee search box to search for an employee.Select the employees using the checkboxes next to the Emp Name.
Click Apply to approve the selected overtime requests. The Submit pop-up appears.
Click Confirm. A success message appears.
Note:
You can use the filter icon on the right side of the page to apply Shift and configured Category filters to quickly narrow down relevant team records.
To approve a single overtime request, click the → arrow under the Details column in the table. Using the checkboxes, select the required requests and click Apply.
You can also edit the overtime hours under the Add/Remove column in the table.
Download OT details
On the Apply OT page, click the Download icon to download the overtime request details of the employee.
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