Validation workflow

Approve hours with a clear paper trail

Every day moves from draft to pending to validated or rejected, and every week from open to submitted to validated or rejected. Nothing reaches payroll until someone has signed off.

Employees submit a single day or the whole week. Approvers validate it or return it with a reason, and a rejected period comes straight back to be fixed and resubmitted in one tap.

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Approve hours with a clear paper trail

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The problem

Why sign-off falls apart over email

No clear state

When a timesheet is just a spreadsheet, nobody can tell what's still a draft, what's submitted, and what's been approved.

Rejections with no reason

Hours bounce back with a vague "please fix" and the employee is left guessing what was actually wrong.

Corrections slip through

Once a period is approved, a quiet edit can change paid hours with nothing to mark that it happened.

How it works

A clear path to validated hours

Day and week states keep everyone honest about where each timesheet stands.

01

Build the day

An employee records sessions while the day sits in draft, free to adjust until it's ready.

02

Submit for review

Send a single day to pending, or submit the whole week at once when it's complete.

03

Validate or reject

An approver validates the period, or rejects it with a reason that goes straight back to the employee.

04

Fix and resubmit

A rejected day or week returns ready to correct, and goes back for approval in one tap.

Capabilities

An approval backbone for hours

Day-level states

Each day moves draft, pending, validated or rejected on its own.

Week-level states

Each week moves open, submitted, validated or rejected as a whole.

Submit your way

Send a single day for sign-off or submit the entire week in one action.

Reject with a reason

Approvers must say why, so corrections are quick and unambiguous.

One-tap resubmit

A returned period comes back ready to fix and send again instantly.

Admin unlock

Admins can reopen an already-validated day when a late correction is needed.

Frequently asked questions

Who can validate a timesheet?

Anyone with the approver role and above can validate or reject submitted days and weeks; employees submit their own time for review.

Can a whole week be submitted at once?

Yes. Employees can submit a single day or the entire week, and approvers can act on either the same way.

What happens when a period is rejected?

A rejection always carries a reason and returns the day or week to the employee, who can correct it and resubmit in one tap.

Can a validated day be changed later?

An admin can unlock an already-validated day so a late correction can be made and validated again.

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