Can I approve my own punch? – Day.io

This article clarifies whether an employee can approve their own punches in Day.io.

Records and adjustment requests must be reviewed by someone with a management permission. This ensures legal compliance and keeps punches accurate.

Permissions and restrictions
- Users with Administrator or Supervisor roles cannot approve their own adjustment.
- Only the Owner of the company can approve their own records. In all other cases, another leader must approve the adjustment.
- When an employee submits an adjustment, it appears as Pending in the punches list until it is approved.
Approval flow
- After submitting the adjustment, go to Attendance > Punch log and locate the pending entry.
- If you are a manager (Administrator, Supervisor or Owner), click the entry and select Approve or Deny.
- For employees without management permission, the adjustment remains awaiting a designated manager.

If you are an Administrator or Supervisor, ask another manager (or the Owner) to approve your adjustment.
Pending records have no effect on the Payroll Report until they are approved. Ensure all adjustments are reviewed before closing the period.
If an employee cannot find the Create punch button, confirm they have permission to create adjustments.

Always have a second manager available to approve management colleagues’ adjustments.
Encourage employees to provide a clear reason when submitting adjustments to speed up the review.

I’m an Administrator and submitted an adjustment; why does it stay pending?
Adjustments made by managers must be approved by another leader. Ask the Owner or another supervisor to validate your punch.
Can I skip approval for certain adjustments?
No. Every adjustment requires approval from someone with management permission, except when the creator has the Owner role.
Can the Owner reject their own adjustment?
The Owner approves or rejects other employees’ adjustments normally. For their own adjustments, they can approve them directly.