# Approve or reject an absence request

> In Weplanify, approve or reject an absence request from To handle or from its panel, which shows the effect on pay and on the balance before you decide.

- Product: Weplanify (https://weplanify.io)
- Section: Leave & absences
- Web page: https://weplanify.io/docs/absences.valider?lang=en
- Other language: https://weplanify.io/docs/absences.valider.md
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

In Weplanify, an absence request is **To approve**, then **Approved** or **Rejected**. You handle it in [Requests → To handle](https://weplanify.io/docs/validations.a-traiter?lang=en), with every request waiting for you, or in the **Leave and absences** screen.

![The panel of a sickness request to approve: days counted, effect on pay, request history, Reject and Approve](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Fabsences%2Fmaj-2026-09-28%2Fab-detail-e6ad064a.webp?alt=media&token=8dd0882c-8099-4f44-b362-b28232a20393)

## Steps

1. Open **Requests → To handle**, **Leave** tab (or **Time → Leave and absences**, **To approve** tab).
2. To decide with the full picture, click the row: the panel shows the period, the days counted, the effect on pay, the note and the supporting document.
3. Under **Request history**, "Waiting for your decision" marks your step: click **Approve** or **Reject**.
4. For several leave requests, tick them in To handle, then **Approve all …** or **Refuse** with a single reason.

## Good to know

- The employee is told the answer; a rejection gives them the reason. In To handle, **Undo** stays possible for 10 seconds.
- Only an approved absence counts: in [payroll](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.presence?lang=en), in the [time clock](https://weplanify.io/docs/pointage.liste-du-jour?lang=en) and in the [planning alerts](https://weplanify.io/docs/planning.alertes?lang=en).
- Who receives the request depends on the [leave circuit](https://weplanify.io/docs/absences.circuit-de-validation?lang=en); the dashboard's [To do](https://weplanify.io/docs/tableau-de-bord.demandes-en-attente?lang=en) list also shows pending absences.

## Related guides

- [Handle the requests waiting for you](https://weplanify.io/docs/validations.a-traiter?lang=en) — In Weplanify, Requests → To handle gathers the leave, expense claims, advances and forms waiting for your decision, with the overdue ones first.
- [Prepare the month's time and absences](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.presence?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Time and absences step gives each employee's paid days, leave, absences and overtime, taken from the source chosen for their site.
- [See who is present, late, without an exit or absent](https://weplanify.io/docs/pointage.liste-du-jour?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the tabs of the day's list sort employees into present, late, no exit, absent or rest day, with a count for each of the groups.
- [The planning alerts](https://weplanify.io/docs/planning.alertes?lang=en) — In Weplanify, spot before publishing the slots in conflict (leave, double booking) and the days when the minimum staffing level is not reached.
- [Choose who approves absences](https://weplanify.io/docs/absences.circuit-de-validation?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the leave circuit says who receives each absence request, in which order, under which conditions, and who stands in for an absent approver.
- [Handle requests from the dashboard](https://weplanify.io/docs/tableau-de-bord.demandes-en-attente?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the dashboard's To do list gathers absences, requests and clock-ins waiting for you: approve, decline or fix them without leaving the page.
- [Manage leave and absences](https://weplanify.io/docs/absences?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Leave and absences screen gathers the whole team's requests, as a list or a calendar, with the requests to approve shown first.
- [Create an absence or leave](https://weplanify.io/docs/absences.creer?lang=en) — In Weplanify, enter an employee's absence or leave in three choices: who, what and when; the balance after the absence shows before you save.
- [Prepare a departure on leave](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.depart-conges?lang=en) — In Weplanify, prepare an employee's departure on leave from their record: days counted, balance, leave request and allowance, then validate the departure.
- [Create an absence from the planning](https://weplanify.io/docs/planning.signaler-une-absence?lang=en) — In Weplanify, record that a scheduled employee will be absent straight from their slots, without leaving the planning or typing the dates again.