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Follow this job aid to learn how to Approve Absence Requests as a Supervisor once you have received notification in HR Links of a request from your employee. Note: If you are a 2nd level supervisor who is approving absence requests on behalf of a subordinate supervisor, refer to the 2nd section of this guide. You won’t receive a notification when the leave request is submitted.
Select the Approvals tile from the Manager Self Service homepage.
Select the Absence Request row of the employee for whom you want to approve an Absence Request.
Review the request. Select Approve to approve the request.
Enter any approver comments if necessary.
Select the Submit button.
A green banner stating “You have approved the request” will appear at the top of your screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully approved an absence request in HR Links!
Please follow these instructions if you are a 2nd level supervisor approving absence requests.
Select the Manager Time tile from the Manager Self Service homepage. Select the manager’s timesheet and then select “show direct reports”.
Select the Absence Requests Button.
Select the View/Edit button on the line of the absence request that has “Submitted” status.
Select “submit” to approve the absence request.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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