ApproveThis manages your People HR Integration approvals.

Let's be real: HR teams using People HR already know how to manage employees. What they don't love is chasing down approvals for every onboarding laptop request, exit interview sign-off, or training budget clearance. That's where pairing People HR with ApproveThis turns "waiting on someone's inbox" into "done before your coffee gets cold."

Think of it like giving your HR software a turbocharger. People HR handles the employee data and processes; ApproveThis automates the decision-making bottlenecks. Together, they make sure nobody's stuck because a manager forgot to click "approve" between Zoom calls.

Why This Combo Works (Besides Saving Your Sanity)

People HR is great at what it does: tracking employees from hire to retire. But when you need 3 people to sign off on a promotion or finance to greenlight a severance package, things get messy. ApproveThis adds layers of control without the paperwork:

• No more license headaches: Approvers get requests via email—no need for them to log into People HR. External partners? Contractors? They can approve without you buying extra seats.
• Escalate when it matters: Auto-approve routine requests under $500. Anything bigger? Route it up the chain before it becomes a blocker.
• See the roadblocks coming: Real-time dashboards show which requests are stuck and why. No more surprise delays during audits.

Real-World Wins for Companies Over 50 Employees

1. Offboarding That Doesn't Haunt You Later

When someone leaves a 200-person tech company, IT needs to revoke access, finance handles final pay, and legal checks NDAs. But if nobody tells those teams when to act, things slip through.

The Fix: Connect People HR's "New Leaver" trigger to ApproveThis. Now, marking someone as leaving in People HR auto-creates an approval request that:

• Requires IT + Finance + Legal approval in sequence
• Attaches checklists for each department
• Sets a 48-hour SLA before escalating to department heads

Result: A regional retail chain reduced offboarding errors by 70% by ensuring store access badges got revoked before exit interviews.

2. Onboarding That Doesn't Require 12 Emails

New hires at a 500-person manufacturing firm need safety gear, software logins, and training schedules approved by different managers. Previously, this meant HR sending individual emails and tracking replies.

The Fix: When a "New Starter" is added in People HR, ApproveThis:

• Routes equipment requests to facilities
• Sends software access forms to IT
• Requires training plan approval by the department head

Result: New engineers get their gear on day one instead of week two. HR saves 8 hours/month not playing approval detective.

3. Budget Approvals That Don't Require Begging

A 1000-employee agency uses People HR for performance reviews but needs CFO sign-off on raises over 5%. Before, managers sent emails that got buried.

The Fix: ApproveThis calculates proposed salaries using People HR data. If a raise hits the threshold:

• Auto-routes to CFO with comparison to team averages
• Reminds them daily until approved
• Updates People HR records once finalized

Result: The CFO cut approval time from 9 days to 2. No more "I didn't see the email" excuses.

Setting This Up Without Hiring a Zapier Expert

If you can forward an email, you can connect People HR to ApproveThis. Here's the cheat sheet:

1. Create a Zapier account (it’s the duct tape between apps)
2. Choose a trigger in People HR (New Leaver, New Starter, etc.)
3. Select ApproveThis as the action app
4. Map People HR data to ApproveThis fields (e.g., employee name → request title)
5. Test with a real request. Tweak if needed. Done.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-set thresholds. Example: If a termination reason in People HR is "retirement," route to HR for exit package approval. If it's "performance," require director sign-off.

Who Benefits Most? (Spoiler: More Than Just HR)

Finance Teams: Get alerts when high-cost approvals (severance, bonuses) are pending. No more digging through HR emails.

IT Managers: Approve software access requests directly from ApproveThis emails. No logging into People HR unless necessary.

Department Heads: Set up delegation so approvals auto-reassign when traveling. Vacation notices sync from People HR → ApproveThis.

The Bottom Line: Less Process, More Progress

Companies between 50–5000 employees don’t need more software—they need their existing tools to work better. Connecting People HR with ApproveThis turns manual approvals into background processes that just… work.

Ready to stop being a nag? Register for ApproveThis or book a 10-minute demo. We’ll show how to automate your first approval flow while you finish that coffee.