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# How to Handle Time-Off Requests Without Chaos
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/handle-time-off-requests/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:40:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:40:42.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **handle time-off requests**, the request, the approval, and the calendar have to be the same data. Leave approved in a messaging app is leave nobody else can plan around.

## Why leave causes friction

The request is simple and the coordination is not.

- Requests approved in conversation with no record
- Overlapping absences discovered too late
- Managers unaware of their team's committed leave
- Coverage arranged ad hoc, or not at all

## What the process needs

- **A structured request**, with dates and type
- **Routing to the manager**, automatically
- **A team calendar**, derived from approved requests
- **Overlap visibility**, before approval rather than after
- **A record**, so entitlement questions are answerable

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Build the leave request form in **Jestor**, connected to employee records.
2. Route requests to the manager using a user field on the employee record.
3. Add a calendar view showing approved leave across the team.
4. Show existing approved leave on the request card, so overlaps are visible when deciding.
5. Notify the requester automatically on approval or refusal.

## Why choose Jestor for leave management?

Because the calendar is a view over the same records in **Jestor**, an approved request appears on it immediately and a cancelled one disappears — no separate schedule to maintain.

Showing existing team leave on the request card is what turns approval from a decision made blind into one made with the coverage picture visible.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can managers see overlaps before approving?

Yes, existing leave can be shown on the request card. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Is the calendar maintained separately?

No, it reads the approved records.

### Is the requester notified?

Yes, automatically.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

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