When Bureaucracy Meets Automation Magic
Let's be real - HR teams didn't sign up to play paperwork ping-pong. Yet here we are, stuck routing vacation requests through Slack DMs and chasing down managers for salary change approvals. PeopleForce handles the heavy HR lifting, but those approval bottlenecks? That's where ApproveThis comes in like your favorite productivity superhero.
Connect these two through Zapier, and suddenly your HR ops team looks like geniuses. New hire needs sign-off? Automatically routes to the right people. Salary adjustment? Triggers compliance checks before anyone touches payroll. Offboarding checklist? Launches the second someone clicks "terminate."
Why This Combo Hits Different
Most approval tools make you choose between flexibility and control. ApproveThis gives you both, then plugs directly into PeopleForce's employee data through Zapier. Key advantages:
- No license tax: External approvers (think client managers or contractors) can approve via email without needing PeopleForce logins
- Thresholds that actually work: Auto-approve raises under 5% but escalate anything higher to the CFO
- Vacation mode done right: Jane from accounting OOO? Delegates approvals automatically so nothing stalls
Real example: A 250-person tech company reduced hiring manager follow-ups by 70% by auto-triggering approval workflows when PeopleForce gets new applicants. No more "Did you see my Slack about candidate X?"
Use Cases That Actually Matter
1. Hiring Without the Headaches
New applicant in PeopleForce? Auto-create an ApproveThis request with their resume, salary ask, and position details. Routes to hiring manager + department head based on role type. Bonus: Use calculated fields to flag candidates over budget before approval even starts.
Who kills it here: Manufacturing firms with high-volume seasonal hiring. Route temp worker approvals through plant managers and safety leads simultaneously instead of sequentially.
2. Salary Changes That Don't Haunt You at Audit Time
Someone updates compensation in PeopleForce? Freeze that change until ApproveThis checks it against budget thresholds. Under 3% merit increase? Auto-approved. Promotion with 15% bump? Requires CFO + HR Director review. Audit trail built-in.
Pro move: Financial services companies use this to ensure compliance officers review any commission structure changes before they go live.
3. Offboarding That Doesn't Leave Loose Ends
Terminate an employee in PeopleForce? ApproveThis instantly launches an offboarding workflow. IT approves device returns, Legal signs off on NDA continuance, Finance confirms final paycheck details. All before HR sends the goodbye email.
Savvy play: Healthcare providers use this to automatically revoke system access while ensuring patient data handoff compliance.
Setup That Won't Make You Hate Tech
1. Create your Zap with PeopleForce as the trigger app
2. Pick your event (new applicant, termination, etc.)
3. Add ApproveThis as the action app
4. Map PeopleForce data to your approval template
5. Test with a real request (try approving your own lunch reimbursement for funsies)
Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' conditional logic to handle edge cases. Example: If applicant is for a director+ role, add extra approval steps automatically.
Department Wins That Look Good on Your Resume
HR Teams
Cut approval cycle times from days to hours by eliminating manual routing. Vacation delegation means no more "Waiting on Karen's reply" statuses. Real-time dashboards show execs exactly where bottlenecks are (hint: it's never you).
Finance Teams
Auto-flag any PeopleForce-initiated changes that hit your budget thresholds. Require pre-approval for capital expenditures or headcount additions. Bonus: Audit-ready logs of who approved what and when.
Operations Teams
Sync approved equipment requests from PeopleForce to your procurement system. Auto-create Jira tickets when IT approvals come through. Basically, be the glue that makes everyone else look organized.
The Part Where We Tell You What To Do Next
If you're still manually forwarding approval emails or worse - using printed forms - this is your intervention. ApproveThis works where spreadsheets and "reply-all" hell fail.
Grab a free trial and connect it to your PeopleForce account in under 10 minutes. Or book a demo to see how conditional approvals work with your specific HR workflows. Either way, stop being the approval bottleneck and start being the person who fixed this mess.
Wait, Does This Actually Work?
Let's get cynical for a second. You're thinking:
"Our approval process is too unique." Cool, we handle multi-tier manufacturing sign-offs and healthcare compliance chains daily. Your complexity isn't special.
"We need IT to manage this." Your Zapier connection takes 15 minutes to set up. IT has bigger fires to put out.
"What if people ignore the approval emails?" Escalation rules and mobile-friendly approvals. Plus, you can shame slackers with the public audit trail.
Bottom line: If you can describe your approval process without drawing a flowchart, we can automate it. If you do need a flowchart...we'll help simplify that first.
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Best Approval Workflows for PeopleForce
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for PeopleForce
Create approval requests for new applicants in PeopleForce
Streamline your hiring process by automatically creating approval requests in ApproveThis for every new applicant in PeopleForce. This integration helps ensure every candidate is properly reviewed and approved through your specified workflow, saving your HR team time and effort.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Applicant Created
Triggers when a new applicant is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create PeopleForce tasks after approval decisions in ApproveThis
Boost task assignment efficiency by automatically creating tasks in PeopleForce when requests in ApproveThis are approved or denied. This ensures that all relevant parties are quickly informed of the decision to keep the project moving forward.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Create Task
Creates a Task for an employee
Initiate offboarding approval for terminated employees
Ensure a smooth offboarding process by automatically creating an approval request in ApproveThis when an employee is terminated in PeopleForce. This integration ensures all necessary offboarding tasks are completed efficiently, maintaining organizational standards.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Employee Terminated
Triggers when an employee is terminated.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Generate PeopleForce tasks for new approval requests in ApproveThis
Automate the task creation process by generating tasks in PeopleForce whenever a new approval request is triggered in ApproveThis. This ensures that all necessary actions linked with the approval request are tracked and assigned without delay.
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create Task
Creates a Task for an employee
Initiate approval requests for updated employee salaries
Enhance transparency and consistency in salary updates by creating automatic approval requests via ApproveThis whenever an employee's salary is adjusted in PeopleForce. This ensures all salary modification decisions undergo necessary review and authorization.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Employee Salary Updated
Triggers when an employee salary is updated.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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