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Assigning a Manager to an Employee

In HRnest, you can assign a Manager (Supervisor) to each Employee. This gives them access to key information, such as the team’s leave calendar and working time records, and includes them in leave request workflows and approvals.

Written by Malwina Gregorczyk
Updated this week

Assigning a Manager helps organize your team structure and streamline day-to-day operations. Managers can view their Employees’ data, manage absences and working time, and take part in essential system processes.

Here’s how to assign a Manager:

Step 1: Open the Employee profile

From the main menu, go to Organization, then click on the Employee’s name to open their profile:

Step 2: Select a Manager

In the Basic information tab, click Edit data at the bottom of the page:

Then, in the Detailed information section, select a Manager from the dropdown list:

⚠️ Don’t see the right person? Open their profile and make sure Is a manager? is set to Yes.

Step 3: Set approval flow

If this Employee’s requests should go through their Manager, tick the option Needs manager?:

❗ If you skip this, requests will go straight to HR.

Click Save to lock in your changes.

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