How to Approve or Reject a Payroll Timecard (For Managers)

When a timecard is submitted, the manager will receive a notification to approve or reject the time card. If the time card is not accurate, it can be rejected which will send a notification to the employee. Follow the steps below to approve or reject a time card.   

In your browser, go to UWinsite People page. Complete your single sign-on in UWinsite People using your full UWinID@uwindsor.ca as your username and your UWin Account password. Then:

1. To approve or reject a timecard, navigate to notifications by selecting the Bell.  
2. Under Action Required, you can select approve or reject or 
3. Select the link in notification to open the request to review the details. This will open a pop-up window or a new tab that lists the details of the request. (Ensure your notification pop-up option is enabled for your browser.)  
4. After reviewing details, select either Approve or Reject from the top right corner. 

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5. If you are rejecting a time card, please include a comment for the employee to indicate why the time card is being rejected and how it can be corrected. 
6. Alternatively, you can use Actions drop-down menu to access the following as needed. Please note only the actions below will be used, the additional actions available are not part of our current processes. 
   1. Request Information – you can use this to request more information from the employee 
   2. Delegate – you can delegate this single approval to another individual 
   3. Reassign – you can reassign this approval to another individual when necessary 
   4. Add Comments – you can add any comments necessary 
   5. Add Attachment – you can add an attachment as necessary 

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Note: You can add comments and select the appropriate return workflow options for the action you select. (You will be able to approve or reject a timecard once information is submitted if you select that action.) 

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Once you select the appropriate action, the pop-up or new tab will be closed.