Purpose
1.2. Enable employees to automatedly submit leave applications, route requests for managerial automated approvals, and push automated notifications regarding status, balances, and policy, thereby automating HR workflows and reducing manual intervention.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. HR system update or trigger via API indicating leave request entry.
2.3. Automated schedule triggers for reminder notifications or pending approvals.
2.4. Change in leave request status (approval, rejection, modification) initiates notification workflows.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Use "Automated cloud flow" with SharePoint/Form trigger and "Send an email (V2)" action.
3.2. Slack
• Feature/Setting: "Workflow Builder" to automate form intake and notification message to managers.
3.3. Google Workspace (Apps Script, Gmail API, Calendar API)
• Feature/Setting: Automate form intake with Google Forms, use Gmail API for automated notifications, and Calendar API to block out-of-office days.
3.4. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Use "Automated trigger" to create HR tickets and "Notification email" to route approvals.
3.5. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Use "Workflow editor" and "Flow Designer" to automate approval and notifications.
3.6. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: "Workflow configurations" for automated leave request and approval chains.
3.7. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Automated SMS notification via REST API upon leave status change.
3.8. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Incident automation to escalate urgent leave requests via "Event Orchestration".
3.9. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: "Mail Send API" to automate outbound email notifications for HR alerts.
3.10. Asana
• Feature/Setting: "Rules" automation to move tasks and @mention managers upon leave request.
3.11. Jira Service Management
• Feature/Setting: "Automation rules" for ticket creation and status-change notifications.
3.12. Zoho People
• Feature/Setting: "Workflow Automation" for leave application intake and decision routing.
3.13. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: "API" for automated leave requests and workflow triggers.
3.14. Trello
• Feature/Setting: "Butler automation" to move cards and send notifications.
3.15. Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Automated rules and calendar APIs to add out-of-office entries.
3.16. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: "Flow Builder" to automate record updates and notifications for HR requests.
3.17. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: "Automation Recipes" to move items based on submission and notify supervisors.
3.18. Freshservice
• Feature/Setting: "Workflow Automator" to trigger HR ticket escalation on workflow steps.
3.19. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: "Workflows tool" for automated email/alert sending on form intake.
3.20. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: "Automations" to update leave status and notify stakeholders via email or Slack.
3.21. Okta
• Feature/Setting: "Lifecycle management APIs" to automate leave-related profile status.
3.22. Workday
• Feature/Setting: "Business Process Framework" to automate leave request and approval routing.
3.23. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: Automated request signature collection through "Envelope API".
Benefits
4.2. Automating notifications ensures immediate awareness for requesters and approvers.
4.3. Automated audit trails for leave request history enhance regulatory compliance.
4.4. Automator reduces bottlenecks and streamlines HR decision-making.
4.5. Automation of multi-channel communication (email, SMS, chat) improves transparency.
4.6. Automatedly synchronizes leave balances across HR systems, reducing conflicts.
4.7. Facilitates automatable leave calendar management and department resource planning.
4.8. Boosts staff satisfaction by automating prompt feedback and decisions.
4.9. Scalable automation adapts to variable county staffing needs.