What's New 🧚

Managers can now submit leave requests to specific approvers instead of having everything route to admin accounts. This creates clearer approval chains and keeps manager leave requests private.

The problem we solved

Previously, when managers needed time off, their requests would automatically route to the admin account, often someone in payroll or accounting who shouldn't be approving leadership-level leave. This broke real organisational hierarchies and forced teams to handle manager approvals outside of Timble.

Now managers can choose the right person to approve their leave — whether that's their GM, another department lead, or whoever makes sense for their team structure.

How to set it up

Before managers can use this feature, you'll need to assign the right permissions:

1. Go to a manager's profile in Settings → Members
2. Under Permissions, enable "Can approve/decline manager leave requests"
3. Repeat for each manager who should be able to approve other managers' leave

Only managers with this permission will appear as approver options when other managers request leave. Your admin account is always included as a fallback option.

Requesting leave as a manager

When you submit a leave request, you'll now see an Approver field. The list shows managers in your departments who have approval permissions — so you'll only see people who actually make sense for your team structure.

Select your approver and submit. They'll get notified right away, and your request stays private between you, the approver, and admin.

Approving manager leave requests

If you've been given the "Can approve/decline manager leave requests" permission, you'll see pending manager requests in your approval queue on the web dashboard. They appear alongside member requests, one unified place to review everything that needs your attention.

Approve or decline just like you would for any other request. The manager gets notified immediately via email and push notification.

Privacy and visibility

Manager leave requests are only visible to:

• The manager who submitted the request
• The selected approver
• Admin accounts

This keeps personal leave reasons private from peer managers and the broader team.

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You can now block leave days to keep your team available during important dates.

This feature allows managers and owners to stop staff from submitting leave requests on restricted dates. The only exception is paid sick leave, which staff can still request if they’re unwell.

Add blocked leave days

Set blocked dates or ranges in your Leave Settings. Once saved, staff will not be able to request leave on those days.

See blocked days on the roster

Blocked days are highlighted in the roster header, so managers can clearly see which dates are restricted.

Manager permissions

Control who can block leave days by enabling the new permission “Can block leave days”.

Staff experience on mobile

If staff try to request leave on a blocked day, they’ll see a clear message explaining the restricted days.

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We’re excited to announce that Timble now integrates with iPayroll (New Zealand)!

With this integration, you can:

• Seamlessly send approved timesheets from Timble to iPayroll
• Save time on manual data entry
• Improve payroll accuracy and efficiency

👉 Getting started is easy — just follow the steps here: www.timble.co.nz/integrations/ipayroll-nz

Member Time Clock Break

Members can now easily log their breaks directly in the time clock app while using personal device mode.

Member Time Clock Note

Add important notes for managers to review when clocking in or out of shifts (e.g., arrived at work on time but forgot to clock in), so managers can make adjustments when approving timesheets.

Unplanned Shifts Rounding

Automatically round unplanned shifts according to your preferences. Previously only rostered shifts could be rounded.

Fixes & enhancements

• Fixed shift closing time cross-day issue
• Fixed time clock on-site mode continuous loading issue
• Fixed issue where manager accounts couldn't set up time clock break options
• Fixed issue with dismissing clock options modal
• Fixed unclocked shifts callout issue
• Fixed shift editor UI bug on roster template page
• Fixed location selection button font size issue on member time clock
• Fixed timesheet editor displaying negative shift length caused by unpaid breaks
• Improved camera enabling UI on time clock app
• Improved wording for network issues on time clock app
• Improved member time clock shift/break status UI

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Check out these cool new options we've added to make your roster page even better:

• Hide/Show pay rates: chat about shifts with your team without having everyone see the labour cost data
• Hide/Show daily notes: peek at your daily notes while planning shifts
• Hide/Show shift notes: see all the important shift details right there on the page

Ever had a team member forget to clock in? Manually fixing timesheets can be a pain—but not anymore! Timble ensures missing clock-ins don't slow you down. You can now easily spot unclocked shifts and import them into timesheets with a single click. No more guesswork, no more switching between roster and timesheet pages to verify clock-ins.

Go to Settings → Time Clock App and enable the option "Enable suggesting unclocked shifts". The system automatically checks yesterday's shifts everyday and generates unclocked shifts for you to review, streamlining the timesheet approval process.

Now, you can schedule shifts that automatically align with your business’s closing hours. Whether it’s cleaning up, cashing out, or locking the doors, your team will stay on duty until the day is fully wrapped up.

Easily manage team member invitations and reset passwords instantly from their profiles.

Invite members directly

Administrators and managers can now send invitations to new team members directly from their profiles, streamlining the onboarding process.

Reset passwords easily

Administrators and managers can quickly reset team members' passwords from their profiles, ensuring fast assistance with account access issues.

Previously, managers couldn't see team members' leave balances when approving requests, and staff had to check their payslips since this information wasn't visible in Timble. Now, leave balances sync directly from the payroll system to Timble, allowing managers to view balances during the approval process and enabling staff to check their available leave when applying.

Leave balance at a glance

The leave balance tab is available on all staff members' profiles, showing their available leave balances.

Sync leave balance in a few clicks

After each pay run, payroll administrators can export leave balance data from Crystal Payroll and import it into Timble to maintain current balances.

Note: Only Crystal Payroll is available at this stage. We will introduce other payroll systems later.

Learn importing leave balances from Crystal Payroll to Timble →

Enhanced visibility for managers

Managers can now make faster, more informed decisions by viewing leave balances during request approval. This prevents leave over-allocation and improves workforce planning.

Optional employee access

Control whether employees can view their leave balances. When enabled, team members can check their available leave before submitting requests, minimising back-and-forth communication.

Getting started

Access the Leave Balance feature in your account settings. Enable it and select your preferred display units to streamline your leave management process.

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Announcement Confirmation

Managers can now require confirmation for announcements they make in Timble. This feature ensures important communications are acknowledged by team members.

• Managers can track who has confirmed reading the announcement
• Staff members can easily mark announcements as read
• Improves communication accountability within teams

Enhanced Shift Note Visibility

We've improved the visibility of shifts containing notes by adding a dedicated icon indicator.

• Staff can now instantly identify shifts that have important notes attached
• No more need to check each shift individually for notes
• Saves time and ensures important shift information is not missed

These updates focus on improving communication and visibility within teams, making it easier for both managers and staff to stay informed and organised.

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