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title: Approve or decline a leave request
description: HR Hub &gt; Leave &gt; Approvals
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# Approve or decline a leave request

## HR Hub \> Leave \> Approvals

When employees request leave through Swingvy, it will be redirected to the Approval Manager in 3 channels. However, there are 4 ways to approve/decline any leave request:

- Web login - homepage notification
- Web login - leave approvals page
- Email notification
- Mobile apps - push notifications

#### Leave request notification via web login - homepage notification

![help.swingvy.comhcarticle\_attachments3600784765333.0\_Leave\_request\_notification](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/help.swingvy.comhcarticle_attachments3600784765333.0_Leave_request_notification.png?width=688&name=help.swingvy.comhcarticle_attachments3600784765333.0_Leave_request_notification.png)  

#### Leave request notification via web login - leave approvals page

![](https://help.swingvy.com/hubfs/Approve%20leave-gif.gif)

 

**Note:**   
In the event your employees submitting a leave request has an insufficient leave balance, a notification will appear as a reminder upon approval.

 

![](https://help.swingvy.com/hubfs/leave%20negative%20balance-png.png)

#### Leave request notification via email

![d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-94002408923120180730a1346dc4-7877-4f4a-b9da-b0fd4a0ab7-1](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-94002408923120180730a1346dc4-7877-4f4a-b9da-b0fd4a0ab7-1.png?width=688&name=d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-94002408923120180730a1346dc4-7877-4f4a-b9da-b0fd4a0ab7-1.png)   ![d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-9400240892312018073002dce385-6b24-4968-ad72-41c4c8477f-1](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-9400240892312018073002dce385-6b24-4968-ad72-41c4c8477f-1.png?width=594&name=d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net5d53f37f-36d4-4148-a7ef-a6f707c9e2c9c114c6d9-6bbc-4d72-8fbb-9400240892312018073002dce385-6b24-4968-ad72-41c4c8477f-1.png)![help.swingvy.comhcarticle\_attachments360071037054Screenshot\_2020-05-21\_at\_6.17.21\_PM](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/help.swingvy.comhcarticle_attachments360071037054Screenshot_2020-05-21_at_6.17.21_PM.png?width=688&name=help.swingvy.comhcarticle_attachments360071037054Screenshot_2020-05-21_at_6.17.21_PM.png)

#### Leave request notifications via mobile apps - push notifications

1\. Leave approval via inbox

Go to Inbox \> Select leave request

![Approvals-from-Inbox](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Approvals-from-Inbox.gif?width=222&name=Approvals-from-Inbox.gif)

 

2\. Leave approval via approval history

Go to Leave \> Approval history \> View all \> My pending \> Select leave request

 ![Approval-from-approvals-history](https://help.swingvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Approval-from-approvals-history.gif?width=222&name=Approval-from-approvals-history.gif)

 

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