Feed for People includes several notification types.
Approval Requests
Leave requests - Annual leave, sickness, compassionate leave, etc.
Rota approvals - When admins submit rotas requiring your approval
Reminders
7-day approval reminders - If you haven't actioned an approval after 7 days
Subsequent reminders - Continue every 7 days until approval is actioned
Information Notifications
Employee name updates - When staff update their title, forename, or surname
Employee contact updates - When staff update email or phone number
Employee address updates - When staff update existing addresses
New employee addresses - When staff add new addresses
Communication Flow
How Staff Are Notified
When you approve:
Staff receive automatic system notification
Notification includes approved dates
No manual email needed from you
Complete transparency on approval status
When you decline:
Staff receive automatic system notification
Consider following up with explanation
Maintains professional communication
Opportunity to discuss alternative dates
Reducing Email Overhead
Feed eliminates:
"Has my leave been approved?" emails from staff
Manual notification emails to staff
Chasing managers for approval decisions
Back-and-forth on approval status
FAQ for Education People-only customers
Q: I only use People, not Finance or Budgets. Will Feed work for me?
A: Absolutely! Feed is fully functional for People-only customers. You'll receive all leave request notifications and can use inline actions, filtering, archiving, and all other Feed features.
Q: Is Feed complicated if I'm new to it?
A: No, Feed is designed to be intuitive. Think of it as your notification centre for People—all leave requests in one place with simple Approve/Decline buttons.
Q: Do I need to learn how Finance and Budgets work to use Feed for People?
A: No, you only need to understand People leave approvals. If you're a People-only customer, your Feed shows only People notifications.
FAQ for multi-product customers
Q: I already use Feed for Finance and Budgets. What changes?
A: People notifications will now appear in your existing Feed alongside Finance and Budgets notifications. You'll see leave requests in the same centralised view as your purchase order approvals and budget updates.
Q: Can I separate People notifications from Finance and Budgets?
A: Yes, use the product filter (funnel icon) to show only People notifications if you want to focus specifically on leave approvals.
Q: Will People notifications clutter my Feed if I have lots of Finance approvals?
A: Use the product filter to manage what you see. You can filter to People when focusing on leave approvals, then switch to see all products when you want the full picture.