To better manage spend, Enterprise clients can now authorize up to four users to approve all contract offers before they are sent to a freelancer. This enables your company to take more control of work with a system that’s easy for your employees to use, while providing approvers the visibility they need.
To get started, contact your Program Success Manager to help map your business requirements and designate specific users for an approval role.
How it works
- If enabled for your company account, an approval may be required to “Make Offers,” “Make BYO and Payroll offers,” or both. Hiring managers will be prompted for an approval if it is required
- Your administrator can configure up to two approvers in as many as two steps (creating up to 4 approvers total, if needed). All approvers are required to sign off before you can move ahead in the process of making an offer
- The approver list and status can be found on your approval request
- Job posts do not require approval at this time
Configure default or team approvals
Default approval settings apply to all teams in the company (not just the parent team). These company settings can be overridden if a team has their own settings configured. Company settings are optional. It is best to contact your Program Success Manager or support to set up or modify default or team approvals.
For approver roles
You will be notified if you are configured to be an approver
- Select Jobs in the navigation bar
- Select the Approval Requests tab
- This dashboard will default to pending requests requiring your attention, but you can also filter by other statuses
- You will also receive an email notification when an approval request requires your action
If approvals are not required for your team, but would like to utilize them, reach out to your Program Success Manager or contact support.
- Access the relevant approval request through the dashboard or the email notification. You can access the dashboard by selecting Jobs > Approval Requests.
- Select a contract to access all details related to the approval request.
- Respond with Approve or Decline. An email will be sent to the requester to notify them of your response.
For hiring manager roles
- Select Jobs in the navigation bar.
- Select the Approval Requests tab.
- This dashboard page will allow you to create requests and view your pending, approved, and declined approval requests.
- From the dashboard, select Create Request in the upper right corner to complete the form.
- Enter the relevant details and choose Submit. The approver will be notified of the request.
Note:
Only hiring managers who are a member of more than one team will see the Team dropdown selection.
When sending an offer (direct, BYO, or payroll), you will be required to select an approved request to associate with the offer. Approval requests can only be used for offers on the same team.
- Once the offer is submitted, the approval request can no longer be used (one time only).
- If the offer is modified, the approval request will be carried over to the updated offer.
- If the offer is withdrawn by the client or not accepted by the talent, the approval request is available to be used on another offer.
- Be sure to select the approval that applies to your offer. If an approval request hasn’t been created yet, you can create one from this screen by selecting Create approval request from the drop down.
- If an approver declines a request, the hiring manager will be notified. After determining why it was not approved, the hiring manager can submit another request for approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
If approvals are not required for you but would like to utilize them, reach out to your Program Success Manager or contact support.
The approval feature allows a client account to take more control of what they’re spending. A hiring manager will always have to receive clearance before proceeding with hiring. It helps your business enforce internal compliance policies.
The approval carries over with modifications. If an offer is modified, but was approved, it will remain approved.
Both hiring managers and approvers can access this feature by selecting Jobs in the navigation bar and choosing Approval Requests.
When an approver declines, the hiring manager will be notified. From there, the hiring manager will need to determine why it was not approved, and can submit another request for approval.
The entire approval request is declined even if only one approver declines.
- Go to Jobs > Approval Requests
- From the dashboard, select Create Request
- Enter the relevant details and choose Submit. The approver will be notified of the request
After you create a request for approval, your company’s authorized approver is notified. They approve or deny the request. If the request is approved, you will select it from a drop down menu when you send a contract offer to a freelancer.
Only authorized users can approve or deny a request. If you are an authorized approver, you’ll be notified through email of any new requests. You can also find them by selecting Jobs in the navigation bar and choosing Approval Requests. Select the relevant approval request and approve or decline the request.
You can find the approver specified on the approval request page.
Only admin users can change the approver. Please contact your Program Success Manager for support.
All pending requests will be reassigned to the new approvers. If a request was approved by a user who is no longer an approver, it will not count toward the approval requirement.
You will come across this page if you don’t have approvals enabled on any team.
Approval requests can only be created by users with the hiring manager role.
- Respond with Approve or Decline. An email will be sent to the requester to notify them of your response.
For hiring manager roles
- Select Hire in the navigation bar.
- Select the Approvals to hire tab.
- This dashboard page will allow you to create requests and view your pending, approved, and declined approval requests.
- From the dashboard, select Create Request in the upper right corner to complete the form.
- Enter the relevant details and choose Submit. The approver will be notified of the request.
Note:
Only hiring managers who are a member of more than one team will see the Team dropdown selection.
When sending an offer (direct, BYO, or payroll), you will be required to select an approved request to associate with the offer. Approval requests can only be used for offers on the same team.
- Once the offer is submitted, the approval request can no longer be used (one time only).
- If the offer is modified, the approval request will be carried over to the updated offer.
- If the offer is withdrawn by the client or not accepted by the talent, the approval request is available to be used on another offer.
- Be sure to select the approval that applies to your offer. If an approval request hasn’t been created yet, you can create one from this screen by selecting Create approval request from the drop down.
- If an approver declines a request, the hiring manager will be notified. After determining why it was not approved, the hiring manager can submit another request for approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
If approvals are not required for you but would like to utilize them, reach out to your Program Success Manager or contact support.
The approval feature allows a client account to take more control of what they’re spending. A hiring manager will always have to receive clearance before proceeding with hiring. It helps your business enforce internal compliance policies.
The approval carries over with modifications. If an offer is modified, but was approved, it will remain approved.
Both hiring managers and approvers can access this feature by selecting Hire in the navigation bar and choosing Approvals to hire.
When an approver declines, the hiring manager will be notified. From there, the hiring manager will need to determine why it was not approved, and can submit another request for approval.
The entire approval request is declined even if only one approver declines.
- Go to Hire > Approvals to hire
- From the dashboard, select Create Request
- Enter the relevant details and choose Submit. The approver will be notified of the request
After you create a request for approval, your company’s authorized approver is notified. They approve or deny the request. If the request is approved, you will select it from a drop down menu when you send a contract offer to a freelancer.
Only authorized users can approve or deny a request. If you are an authorized approver, you’ll be notified through email of any new requests. You can also find them by selecting Hire in the navigation bar and choosing Approvals to hire. Select the relevant approval request and approve or decline the request.
You can find the approver specified on the approval request page.
Only admin users can change the approver. Please contact your Program Success Manager for support.
All pending requests will be reassigned to the new approvers. If a request was approved by a user who is no longer an approver, it will not count toward the approval requirement.
You will come across this page if you don’t have approvals enabled on any team.
Approval requests can only be created by users with the hiring manager role.
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