diff --git a/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/schedule-presets.controller.ts b/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/schedule-presets.controller.ts
index 7da9c20..5fd2cbf 100644
--- a/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/schedule-presets.controller.ts
+++ b/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/schedule-presets.controller.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,22 @@ export class SchedulePresetsController {
     @Post('apply-preset')
     @ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.timesheets)
     async applyPresetToTimesheet(
-        @Access('email') email: string, @Body('timesheet_id') timesheet_id: number,
+        @Access('email') email: string, 
+        @Body('timesheet_id') timesheet_id: number,
     ) {
         return await this.applyService.applyPresetToTimesheet(email, timesheet_id);
     }
 
+    @Post('apply-preset/:employeeEmail')
+    @ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.timesheets_approval)
+    async applyPresetToTimesheetFromApproval(
+        @Access('email') email: string, 
+        @Body('timesheet_id') timesheet_id: number,
+        @Param('employeeEmail') employee_email: string,
+    ) {
+        return await this.applyService.applyPresetToTimesheet(email, timesheet_id, employee_email);
+    }
+
     @Post('apply-day-preset')
     @ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.timesheets)
     async applyPresetToDay(
@@ -65,4 +76,16 @@ export class SchedulePresetsController {
     ) {
         return await this.applyService.applyPresetToDay(email, timesheet_id, week_day_index, date);
     }
+
+    @Post('apply-day-preset/:employeeEmail')
+    @ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.timesheets_approval)
+    async applyPresetToDayFromApproval(
+        @Access('email') email: string,
+        @Body('timesheet_id') timesheet_id: number,
+        @Body('week_day_index') week_day_index: number,
+        @Body('date') date: string,
+        @Param('employeeEmail') employee_email: string,
+    ) {
+        return await this.applyService.applyPresetToDay(email, timesheet_id, week_day_index, date, employee_email);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/services/schedule-presets-apply.service.ts b/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/services/schedule-presets-apply.service.ts
index 97ad01c..5b3a756 100644
--- a/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/services/schedule-presets-apply.service.ts
+++ b/src/time-and-attendance/schedule-presets/services/schedule-presets-apply.service.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ export class SchedulePresetsApplyService {
         private readonly payPeriodEventService: PayPeriodEventService,
     ) { }
 
-    async applyPresetToTimesheet(email: string, timesheet_id: number): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
-        const employee_id = await this.emailResolver.findIdByEmail(email);
+    async applyPresetToTimesheet(email: string, timesheet_id: number, employee_email?: string): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
+        const user_email = employee_email ?? email;
+        const employee_id = await this.emailResolver.findIdByEmail(user_email);
         if (!employee_id.success) return { success: false, error: 'EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND' };
 
         const employee_default_schedule_preset = await this.prisma.employees.findFirst({
@@ -76,16 +77,27 @@ export class SchedulePresetsApplyService {
             created_shifts.push(shift.data);
         }
 
-        const response = await this.shiftService.createOneOrManyShifts(email, created_shifts);
-        if (response.success)
+        const response = await this.shiftService.createOneOrManyShifts(user_email, created_shifts);
+        if (response.success) {
+            // notify timesheet-approval observers of changes
+            if (!employee_email) {
+                this.payPeriodEventService.emit({
+                    employee_email: user_email,
+                    event_type: 'preset',
+                    action: 'create',
+                })
+            }
+
             return { success: true, data: true };
+        }
         else
             return { success: false, error: 'There was an error applying presets for this week' };
     }
 
 
-    async applyPresetToDay(email: string, timesheet_id: number, week_day_index: number, date: string): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
-        const employee_id = await this.emailResolver.findIdByEmail(email);
+    async applyPresetToDay(email: string, timesheet_id: number, week_day_index: number, date: string, employee_email?: string): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
+        const user_email = employee_email ?? email;
+        const employee_id = await this.emailResolver.findIdByEmail(user_email);
         if (!employee_id.success) return { success: false, error: 'EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND' };
         const week_day = Object.keys(WEEKDAY_MAP)[week_day_index];
 
@@ -118,16 +130,18 @@ export class SchedulePresetsApplyService {
 
             if (!created_shift.success)
                 return { success: false, error: 'SHIFT_CREATE_FAILED' }
-            
+
             await this.shiftService.createShift(employee_id.data, created_shift.data);
         }
 
         // notify timesheet-approval observers of changes
-        this.payPeriodEventService.emit({
-            employee_email: email,
-            event_type: 'preset',
-            action: 'create',
-        })
+        if (!employee_email) {
+            this.payPeriodEventService.emit({
+                employee_email: user_email,
+                event_type: 'preset',
+                action: 'create',
+            })
+        }
 
         return { success: true, data: true };
     }
@@ -145,7 +159,7 @@ export class SchedulePresetsApplyService {
             is_approved: false,
             is_remote: preset.is_remote!,
         };
-        
+
         return { success: true, data: shift };
     }
 }