How to approve time off requests in Slack

Managers can now approve or decline time off requests directly in Slack, without signing in to Remote. All actions automatically sync with the team member's profile in Remote, helping keep records up to date.

With the Slack integration, company owners, super admins, and users with a custom role that includes time off approval permissions can:

• Approve time off requests directly from a Slack notification
• Decline time off requests and provide a reason
• Manage requests without switching between Slack and Remote

Before you start

To use this feature:

• A company owner or super admin must turn on the Slack integration for the company
• Each company admin must connect their own Slack account to Remote
• Time off notifications must be turned on

For setup instructions, see: How do I enable the Slack integration?

Turn on Slack notifications for time off requests

1. Log in to Remote
2. Go to Account settings
3. Open the Notifications tab

4. Turn on Time off / public holiday requested

   

Approve or decline requests

When a team member submits a time off request, you'll receive a personal Slack notification.

From the notification, you can:

• Approve the request
• Decline the request
• View the request directly on Remote

Notes:

• These notifications are sent to all company owners, super admins, and users with time off approval permissions.
• If another approver processes the request first, the Slack notification will remain visible.
• If you receive an error, please check the request in Remote to confirm whether another approver has already taken action.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

• Can I receive these notifications in a Slack channel?
  Not yet. However, you can create an automation to notify a specific channel when a new request is submitted.
• Why am I not receiving time off requests in Slack?
  Make sure you have connected your Slack account to Remote and turned on Time off / public holiday requested notifications.
• Can I approve or decline a time off cancellation request?
  Not yet. At the moment you can approve new requests only.