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# Reviewing time off requests

As an HR admin or Manager you are responsible for approving or declining time off requests from your employees.

### Where do you see op**en requests?**
In two places:
* **Pulse → Your action items** — open requests appear here directly as an action item. Click on a request to review it.
* **HR → Requests** — a complete overview of all open time off requests, showing the employee's name, type of time off, period and number of days per request.
You also receive a **notification** as soon as an employee submits a time off request.

### Reviewing a request
1. Go to **HR → Requests** or click on the action item in your Pulse.
2. Click **Review** next to the request.
3. You'll see a pop-up with the details: type of time off, period and number of days.
4. If there are team members who are also absent during the same period, Heartwork shows this automatically — so you can take team availability into account.
5. Choose one of the two options:
* **Approve** — the request is approved immediately and the employee receives a notification.
* **Decline** — you can optionally provide a reason. Then click **Decline** to confirm.

### Editing or cancelling an approved request
Want to adjust or cancel an already approved request? Go to **People → [employee name] → Time off**. Click the three dots next to the request and choose **Edit** or **Cancel**.

|| Note: No open requests? Then you'll see the message "No open requests — All time off requests have been processed" at **HR → Requests**.