1. Navigate to the Availability / Leave requests widget on the Dashboard
Leave Request Approval
2. Open the submission you want to Approve or Reject
3. Use the Site dropdown to allocate where the leave should be attributed
Tip: Alongside Site, you can select the Position the staff member would have worked. Guardhouse uses this to resolve the correct pay rate through the same Default → Site → Position hierarchy used for worked shifts.
If you leave Position blank, the rate falls back to the Site rate
4. Allocate a Position
5. If needed, you can update the Payroll Leave Category assigned to this submission
6. Approve or Reject using the toggle for that row (or Approve All if you're clearing multiple rows at once
7. If staff already have shifts assigned on the days you are approving select "Remove staff from shifts that conflicts with approved leave" to remove their assigment from the shift
8. Click "Save Selection" to complete the approval
