Approval Center: One Inbox for Leave, Missed Punches & Mileage (2026)
Managers and HR clear leave, missed punches, mileage, and day notes in one dashboard inbox at /dashboard#approval-center—tabs filter by type; approve or reject in place. Same mixed queue in TimeOff Manager Pro (More → Approvals). Pure employees use My requests / My pending.
Managers and HR clear leave, missed punches, mileage, and day notes in one dashboard inbox at /dashboard#approval-center—tabs filter by type; approve or reject in place. Same mixed queue in TimeOff Manager Pro (More → Approvals). Pure employees use My requests / My pending.
Leave in email. Missed punches in a group chat. Mileage in a spreadsheet. Day notes buried in a timesheet comment. That is how manager mornings disappear—and how payroll inherits half-finished decisions.
TimeOff Manager’s dashboard Approval Center at /dashboard#approval-center is one inbox for leave, missed punches, mileage, and day notes / ± hours, sorted soonest first. Tabs filter by type. Approve or reject in place. The same mixed queue is More → Approvals in the TimeOff Manager Pro app.
Why a mixed manager inbox matters
Field and hourly ops do not live in one request type. A site lead might need to clear a vacation, a forgot-punch from yesterday’s rush, a mileage trip to a client site, and a payroll day note—before the next shift starts. Separate inboxes mean context switching and missed items.
- Yellow Pending Approvals card after sign-in jumps straight to Approval Center (not the leave-only queue)
- Tabs: All Pending, Leave, Mileage, Punch corrections, Payroll notes, and more
- Balance and conflict hints on leave cards; route and amount on mileage
- Green Approve / red Reject without leaving the page
This post is about the manager/HR mixed inbox. Yesterday’s signup guide covered the employee Forgot to punch submit path—different job, same platform.
What lands in Approval Center
Leave — vacation, sick, personal, and other leave types with balances and “who else is off” context.
Missed punches — Forgot to punch reconstructions when clock times were missing or wrong. Employees submit; managers approve (or edit) here.
Mileage — trip routes and reimbursement amounts waiting for a yes/no.
Day notes / ± hours — Payroll day notes when punches are already right and you only need a note or a small hours tweak. Employee path: /timesheet/payroll-adjustment. Admin review also lives at /admin/payroll-adjustments. Both can surface in Approval Center.
Leave-only queue still exists
Need a dedicated leave list with full PTO context? /admin/requests remains the leave-only queue. Year roll-up stays at /admin/summary. Approval Center does not replace those—it is the mixed dashboard inbox for everything pending, soonest first.
Who uses Approval Center (and who does not)
- Managers — usually their direct reports
- HR and company admins — wider queue
- Pure employees — never Approval Center. They submit and watch My requests / My pending
On mobile, the same mixed inbox is More → Approvals in TimeOff Manager Pro (work email, same account as the website). Leave “needs you” remains a leave shortcut.
Distinct from kiosk, live map, and leave-only workflows
- Kiosk PIN clock-in is for on-time punches at a door tablet—one person, one PIN. Never share PINs.
- Live staff map shows who is inbound or on site when live location is on.
- Leave-only at
/admin/requestsis still available when you want PTO-only focus.
Approval Center is the place you clear the mixed backlog—not a replacement for punching on time or tracking who is on site.
How to open it (real product path)
- Sign in as a manager, HR, or company admin
- Click the yellow Pending Approvals card—or go to
/dashboard#approval-center - Use tabs to filter by leave, mileage, punch corrections, or payroll notes
- Approve or reject in place (or open View on mileage for detail)
- On Pro: More → Approvals for the same mixed inbox
Full product walkthrough: Approvals inbox & leave queue.
Clearing the queue without losing context
Open All Pending when you want the soonest items first—or switch to Leave / Mileage / Punch corrections / Payroll notes when you are batching one type. Leave cards show balances and who else is off; mileage shows route and dollar amount; punch corrections and payroll notes stay out of the leave-only queue so they are not buried under vacation noise.
Forgot punch reconstructs missing or wrong clock times. Payroll day notes annotate hours when punches are already right. Both can land here so managers do not bounce between /admin/requests, chat threads, and a side spreadsheet before payroll export.
Who this is for
- Ops and site managers clearing leave + punches + mileage before the next crew starts
- HR that wants one pending queue instead of four tools
- Companies already on TimeOff Manager clock-in and leave who still bounce between email and spreadsheets for approvals
- US and Canada field / hourly teams where request types mix every week
Start a 14-day trial (then Starter, Growth, or Scale)
See Approval Center on your own company workspace—dashboard and TimeOff Manager Pro.
You get a 14-day free trial, then choose Starter, Growth, or Scale based on seats and features. Register at https://timeoffmanager.us/register/company.
Related: Help: Approvals inbox · Forgot to punch · Payroll day notes
