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What type of role to assign to a user?
Wibby has three main user roles with different levels of access and permissions.
Available roles
Admin
Best for: HR staff, senior management, system administrators
Capabilities:
- Full access to all settings and features
- Manage all employees and departments
- Approve or reject any leave request
- Access all reports and analytics
- Manage integrations and billing
- Configure policies and settings
Manager
Best for: Team leads, department heads, supervisors
Capabilities:
- View and manage team members
- Approve leave requests for their team
- View team reports and analytics
- Edit team member schedules (if permitted)
- View company policies
- Cannot modify system settings
Employee
Best for: Regular employees, individual contributors
Capabilities:
- Request and view their own leave
- View their leave balance
- Edit their own profile and schedule
- See company holidays and policies
- Cannot approve requests or access admin features
How to assign roles
During user creation
- Go to People → Add Employee
- In Access section, select the role
For existing users
- Edit the user profile
- Update the Role field
- Save changes
Role selection guide
- Admin: Only for users who need full system access
- Manager: For anyone who approves leave or manages a team
- Employee: Default for most users who just request leave
Tips
- Start with the minimum required permissions
- Use Manager role for team leads and supervisors
- Reserve Admin role for essential staff only
- Review role assignments regularly
- Users can have multiple roles in some cases