Approve WorkJournal (Aprobar WorkJournal)
EmployeePortal > Supervisor > Approve WorkJournal
This page is used to approve or return employee WorkJournal requests.
If this page is not enabled, check with your EmployeePortal administrator as the LEA may have opted to not allow access.
When you access the Approve WorkJournal page, a list of WorkJournal requests pending your action is displayed if any.
❏ Select the requests that you want to approve or return. You can select individual requests (check boxes) or select the top Select All check box to select all requests (check boxes).
The following information is displayed for each WorkJournal request.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Detail | Click  to view the WorkJournal request details. The WorkJournal request details are display only and cannot be edited.Click Cancel in the upper-right corner to close the request details and return to the Approve WorkJournal page. |
| Pay Freq | The pay frequency for which the employee's WorkJournal request was submitted is displayed. |
| Employee | The employee's name is displayed. |
| Week Start | The Work Week Start Date for the employee's WorkJournal request is displayed. |
| Pay Date | The next unprocessed pay date for the Work Week Start Date and Pay Frequency within the pay period is displayed. Examples |
| Work Total | The employee's total WorkJournal work week hours (minus leave hours) is displayed. |
❏ Click Approve to approve the request. After you approve the request, an email message is sent to the employee notifying them of the action (approved/returned) taken on the request.
- If the request is approved or returned, the request is no longer displayed in the list of pending WorkJournal requests.
- If the request is not selected and no action is taken, the request remains in the list of pending WorkJournal requests.
❏ Click Return to return the request to the employee. The request is no longer displayed in the list of pending WorkJournal requests.
Admin Note: The payroll department will use the Utilities > Import WorkJournal Requests page in the ASCENDER Payroll application to import the approved WorkJournal request(s) from EmployeePortal and create a pay transmittal to be processed by payroll.