## Why Approval Hierarchies Matter A structured leave approval workflow prevents scheduling conflicts, ensures adequate team coverage, and maintains transparent audit records. ### Step 1: Define Role Hierarchies Ensure that every employee has an assigned **Reporting Manager** in their employee profile. ### Step 2: Configure Leave Policies in Admin Settings 1. Navigate to **Admin -> Configuration -> Leave Policies**. 2. Set yearly quotas, accrual behavior (**Monthly** vs **One-Time**), and maximum balance caps. ### Step 3: Establish Approval Sequence Set the approval trigger: * Standard Leave (1–2 days): Handled by Reporting Manager. * Extended Leave (> 3 days): Auto-escalated to Department Head / HR. --- ## Pro-Rata Accrual Best Practices When employees join mid-year or mid-month, leverage automated pro-rata calculations (e.g., joined by 15th receives current month credit) to ensure fair balance allocation.