“Boss, can I take leave next Thursday? I promised to take my kids to Wild Wild Wet before the end of their school holidays,” buzzes a WhatsApp from Tim, one of your staff.
As a manager, how do you respond to such requests? Do you (a) trust that Tim is keeping track of his own leave and approve the request without further checks? Or (b) ask your colleagues in Human Resources (HR) what Tim’s leave balance is before approving his request?
Most managers will probably do (a) as long as there is another staff to cover Tim in his absence. However, such “blind” approvals can be problematic. Tim might exceed his leave balance and you may get an earful from HR for letting your staff take time-off “anytime they wish”.
On the other hand, while (b) is the more meticulous approach, it burdens HR with having to answer the same queries from managers throughout the day. Tim will also be left wondering why it takes you so long to approve his much deserved time-off with his family.
Learn Anchor HRMS solves this problem for staff, managers and HR. Learn Anchor will only allow Tim to submit his leave request if he has sufficient leave balance. You get prompted by Learn Anchor and can approve Tim’s request with a few taps on your phone. And HR no longer has to answer routine queries like, “What is Tim’s annual leave balance?”
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