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title: Approving Time Off Requests
description: Easily manage time off requests from your employees by clicking on the Approvals tab at the bottom of the screen on the MakeShift Live app on your ios device.
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# Approving Time Off Requests

Click on the **Approvals **tabat the bottom of the screen.

![Approving Time Off Requests 1 ](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%201%20.png?width=250&height=444&name=Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%201%20.png)

 

Click on the **Time Off **tab.

![Approving Time Off Requests 2](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%202.png?width=250&height=444&name=Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%202.png)

 

You will see a list of any time off requests that have been sent in from your employees. Click on the request you would like to view. 

![Approving Time Off Requests 3](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%203.png?width=250&height=444&name=Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%203.png)

 

You will now see all of the details of this time off request including the day(s) that were requested off, the total number of days requested, when the time off was requested, the request details and the annual vacation total for this employee. Click **Approve** to let the employee know that their request was accepted. 

![Approving Time Off Requests 4](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%204.png?width=250&height=444&name=Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%204.png)

 

A popup box will ask you again if you would like to approve this request. Click **Approve Time Off.**

![Approving Time Off Requests 5](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/knowledge%20base%20images/Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%205.png?width=250&height=444&name=Approving%20Time%20Off%20Requests%205.png)

 

A push notification will be sent to this employee to let them know that their request was approved and the new day(s) off will be added to their calendar. 

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