Admin & dashboards · Design concept
People operations dashboard
A team leave concept connecting a weekly overview, a pending request and decision review, with proposed conflict and permission states.
Design concepts, not client projects. Screens are static mockups; names and data are illustrative.
The design brief
Help a reviewer inspect a leave request alongside the team’s week. The concept keeps the pending request visible until a decision is actually submitted.
- Designed for
- Team managers and people operations staff reviewing leave requests.
- Constraints to consider
- The 14–20 September 2026 week and Sam’s pending 18 September request are fictional. No leave decision is submitted, and no employment entitlement or policy is established.
The proposed journey
- 01
Review the team week
The overview shows the sample week of 14–20 September 2026.
- 02
Inspect pending leave
Sam’s request for 18 September remains pending in the request detail.
- 03
Check a decision
Decision review presents an intended response without submitting it.
Why these design choices?
Use team context carefully
An overview can show availability without exposing every private reason for absence. Real access needs to follow defined roles.
Preserve pending status
Opening a request or drafting a decision must not make it appear approved. The confirmed action needs its own recorded transition.
A closer look at the visual system
Proposed design specimens. These are static examples, not working controls or a production specification.
Colour roles
Team canvas
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Review actions
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Pending emphasis
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Typography & spacing
Clear information. A considered next step.
Use readable sans-serif names and date labels. Pending status needs text as well as a colour cue.
Keep days aligned in the weekly view. Give the individual request and decision controls separate space from the team overview.
Beyond the ideal state
Request pending
This request is awaiting a decision.
Decision draft ready
Your decision is ready to review. It has not been submitted.
Request updated
This request has changed. Review the latest dates before deciding.
Why keep a leave request pending during decision review?
Review is preparation, not an approved absence. Keeping the request pending avoids suggesting a decision has taken effect before submission and the necessary system checks.
