# Globe3 and Volty > Volty answers leave and work permit questions from Globe3 on WhatsApp. Workers ask about leave and work permits on WhatsApp, and Volty answers from their own Globe3 record. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated Nov 2, 2026 ## A leave question from site A worker asks how much leave is left. Volty reads it from Globe3 and proposes the request. RB Rahim bin Osman WhatsApp · Employee Hi, how many days annual leave I still have? I want to take 2 days next month. Called Globe3 · Rahim bin Osman · Annual leave 9 days left Volty Hi Rahim, you have 9 days of annual leave left this year. Which two days would you like? December 8 and 9 Waiting for approval Globe3 leave request: Rahim bin Osman, annual leave Dec 8 to 9 Approve · Edit · Decline Globe3 employee Rahim bin Osman Tuas site Annual leave left 9 days Medical leave used 2 days Work permit expires Mar 18, 2027 Matched by Verified phone number Read from Globe3 during the conversation ## What Volty does with Globe3 Globe3 is the HR, payroll and ERP software many Singapore construction, engineering and trading companies run on. Volty reads Globe3 through its API, with what Volty reads and writes chosen by your admin. A worker asks about leave or a permit on WhatsApp and Volty answers from their own Globe3 record, and a leave request can be proposed for HR to approve. - Leave balance on WhatsApp · Volty reads the worker's own leave record and answers. - Permit dates · Work permit expiry read from Globe3, not from a list on someone's desk. - Only their own record · A lookup is bound to the verified phone number in the conversation. - HR approves the changes · A leave request waits for a colleague before it reaches Globe3. Connects with Globe3's API, with a key or on request Volty reads Chosen by your admin: leave, permits, employee records Volty can change Chosen by your admin, Off by default Setup Your key, or a request if partner access is needed Category Industry & regional systems Leave and permit questions answered from the records HR already keeps. ### A permit renewal reminder A worker replies to a renewal reminder. Volty answers from the record and brings in HR. KS Karthik Selvam WhatsApp · Employee Volty· approved template Hi Karthik, your work permit expires on January 2. Please bring your passport to the HR office before December 5 for the renewal. I am at Changi site all week. Can I come Saturday? Volty I've asked HR whether Saturday works and Mei Ling will reply here. Mei Ling Saturday 10am is fine, Karthik. See you then. ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Permit renewal reminders - When · Every Monday · A scheduled automation - Step 1 · Finds permits expiring in 60 days · From Globe3 - Step 2 · Reminds each worker · An approved template - Step 3 · Answers the replies · And brings in HR Workers ask on WhatsApp and get the answer from Globe3. ## How Volty connects to Globe3 If your Globe3 account can issue an API key, an admin pastes it into Volty's key card, asks Volty in chat to connect Globe3, and approves the lookups once. If Globe3 gives API access only to its partners, request this connection from Volty's chat or at team@voltade.com. - 01 · Choose what Volty reads and writes · Leave, permits, payroll dates, as your Globe3 setup allows. - 02 · Approve the connection · An admin approves it once in Volty. - 03 · Set the switches · Each tool is On, Check with staff, or Off. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Find employee · Reads - Read leave balance · Reads - Read work permit dates · Reads - Submit leave request · Changes Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes Globe3 starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### How does Volty connect to Globe3? Through Globe3's API. If your account can issue an API key, an admin pastes it into Volty's key card and asks Volty in chat to connect it, then approves the lookups once. If Globe3 gives API access only to its partners, request this connection from Volty's chat or at team@voltade.com. ### Can Volty change records in Globe3? Only when an admin allows it. Every tool has its own switch: tools that only read can be turned on, and tools that change a record start Off. A tool that is on can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague to approve it. ### How much does it cost to connect Globe3 with Volty? Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. Meta bills message charges separately for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. ## Related integrations - YonYou Industry & regional systems - BambooHR HR & recruiting - Custom API Developer & analytics - WhatsApp Business API Messaging channels - Google Sheets Spreadsheets & databases All integrations ## Start your free trial Talk to Volty · Start your free trial Sign up for our 7-day trial. 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