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[Dashboard](https://university.guardhousehq.com/dashboard?hsLang=en) # Availability / Leave Request ### Availability / Leave Request Print An admin/manager can approve and/or decline a leave/availability request from a staff on the dashboard. Please note that this must be turned on in the company Settings. To turn this on, you would need to go to **Organization \> Company \> General Settings \> Availability/Leave Requests.** ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/6qDSiPlTEZggytxn3Lzv5h0VgAC-3oJlXw.png) On the Dashboard, you can click the **expand view option** to have a better view of the availability/leave request.  ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Xx354lYGQ47GfhmfLYgmJkZeGAWCMED_5w.png) On the Availability/Leave request, you will be able to see the following information. - Request - This will show the information of the request. This will show if the staff submitted an availability or a time off request. ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/bcUdpzAuWFkXrp224hW42bmDnXdQsqmP-A.png) - Date- The date of the availability/leave/time off that is requested. ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/l1yCAAjNCuvDOhHaqIrFZ-EJB7TB4NJV2Q.png) - Status - This is the status of the leave/availability request, This can be: - Pending- waiting for approval from the manager or admin - Approved- When the leave/availability is approved by the admin or manager. - Rejected- When the leave/availability request has been rejected by the admin or manager. ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/CDAwXB96eQe8C9-H5f_XTPqUlL7rrlDPTg.png) In order to approve/reject an availability /leave request, you can just click the pending request, select the site, select the leave request type, and if you want to reject or approve the request. ![](https://university.guardhousehq.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/6vQ1VwtAvr4D85PDtPinBLcSvTwiALd1XQ.png) - 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