Employee and Operations ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automatedly reduce approval delays, eliminate missed requests, and standardize procedures across all levels and shifts.
1.3. Enhance employee satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and reporting accuracy by automating leave and absence notification flows.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Trigger when a manager approves/rejects a leave request.
2.3. Trigger on request modification or escalation for further approval.
2.4. Trigger when a leave end date is reached and notification of return is needed.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Teams
- Feature/Setting: Use "Incoming Webhook" to automate leave notification posts to chosen Teams channels.
- API/Endpoint: /webhook endpoint for automated card posting.
3.2. Slack
- Feature/Setting: Configure Slack “chat.postMessage” API to automate direct/group notification delivery.
- API/Endpoint: chat.postMessage via app bot.
3.3. Gmail
- Feature/Setting: Use Gmail API’s "users.messages.send" to automate sending approval/rejection emails.
- API/Endpoint: users.messages.send.
3.4. Outlook 365
- Feature/Setting: Automate email alerts using the "Send an email (V2)" action in Power Automate.
- API/Endpoint: /me/sendMail.
3.5. SMS via Twilio
- Feature/Setting: Automate SMS sending for urgent notifications with "Messages API".
- API/Endpoint: POST /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json.
3.6. WhatsApp Business API
- Feature/Setting: Notify managers/employees via WhatsApp using "messages" endpoint.
- API/Endpoint: /v1/messages.
3.7. SendGrid
- Feature/Setting: Configure "Mail Send API" for automated leave update emails.
- API/Endpoint: /v3/mail/send.
3.8. Telegram
- Feature/Setting: Use “sendMessage” Bot API for instant notification automation.
- API/Endpoint: /bot{token}/sendMessage.
3.9. BambooHR
- Feature/Setting: Trigger on time-off requests with "Time Off Requests Changed" API.
- API/Endpoint: /api/gateway.php/{company}/v1/time_off/requests.
3.10. Workday
- Feature/Setting: Automate notifications using "Change Worker Absence" API event.
- API/Endpoint: /service/absenceManagement/v1.
3.11. SAP SuccessFactors
- Feature/Setting: Automatically push workflow notifications via “Event Notification Subscription” API.
- API/Endpoint: /odata/v2/WorkflowRequest.
3.12. Zoho People
- Feature/Setting: Use "Leave Request API" to automate notification triggers.
- API/Endpoint: /leaveRequests.
3.13. Google Chat
- Feature/Setting: Send automated leave messages via “Incoming Webhook”.
- API/Endpoint: /v1/spaces/{space}/messages.
3.14. Asana
- Feature/Setting: Create automated leave approval tasks with the "Tasks" API.
- API/Endpoint: /tasks.
3.15. Trello
- Feature/Setting: Automate card creation for leave requests on “Board” with "cards" API.
- API/Endpoint: /1/cards.
3.16. Monday.com
- Feature/Setting: Use "API v2" to automate item creation/updates for leave requests.
- API/Endpoint: /v2.
3.17. Discord
- Feature/Setting: Send automated notifications to HR/managers via "Webhook" API.
- API/Endpoint: /api/webhooks/{webhook.id}/{webhook.token}.
3.18. Facebook Workplace
- Feature/Setting: Post automated updates using “Graph API Feed” endpoints.
- API/Endpoint: /group-id/feed.
3.19. Zendesk
- Feature/Setting: Create automated tickets for leave requests using "Ticket API".
- API/Endpoint: /api/v2/tickets.
3.20. Freshdesk
- Feature/Setting: Automate ticket generation from leave events using the "Tickets" API.
- API/Endpoint: /api/v2/tickets.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures timely notification for all parties, reducing absenteeism confusion.
4.3. Automates compliance with attendance policies and audit trails.
4.4. Improves employee experience by providing consistent, standardized communication.
4.5. Enables actionable analytics and reporting on leave patterns and operational impact via automation.