diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 629bc57..ed7d588 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 			self.update_user()
 			self.update_user_permissions()
 		self.reset_employee_emails_cache()
+		self.update_approver_role()
 
 	def update_user_permissions(self):
 		if not self.create_user_permission: return
@@ -145,6 +146,17 @@
 
 		user.save()
 
+	def update_approver_role(self):
+		if self.leave_approver:
+			user = frappe.get_doc("User", self.leave_approver)
+			user.flags.ignore_permissions = True
+			user.add_roles("Leave Approver")
+
+		if self.expense_approver:
+			user = frappe.get_doc("User", self.expense_approver)
+			user.flags.ignore_permissions = True
+			user.add_roles("Expense Approver")
+
 	def validate_date(self):
 		if self.date_of_birth and getdate(self.date_of_birth) > getdate(today()):
 			throw(_("Date of Birth cannot be greater than today."))
@@ -503,7 +515,7 @@
 	})
 
 def has_upload_permission(doc, ptype='read', user=None):
-	if not user: 
+	if not user:
 		user = frappe.session.user
 	if get_doc_permissions(doc, user=user, ptype=ptype).get(ptype):
 		return True
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.py
index bf893d5..ff753e0 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.utils import get_fullname, flt, cstr, get_link_to_form
 from frappe.model.document import Document
-from erpnext.hr.utils import set_employee_name
+from erpnext.hr.utils import set_employee_name, share_doc_with_approver
 from erpnext.accounts.party import get_party_account
 from erpnext.accounts.general_ledger import make_gl_entries
 from erpnext.accounts.doctype.sales_invoice.sales_invoice import get_bank_cash_account
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 		elif self.docstatus == 1 and self.approval_status == 'Rejected':
 			self.status = 'Rejected'
 
+	def on_update(self):
+		share_doc_with_approver(self, self.expense_approver)
+
 	def set_payable_account(self):
 		if not self.payable_account and not self.is_paid:
 			self.payable_account = frappe.get_cached_value('Company', self.company, 'default_expense_claim_payable_account')
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
index 350cead..0bf551e 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.utils import cint, cstr, date_diff, flt, formatdate, getdate, get_link_to_form, \
 	comma_or, get_fullname, add_days, nowdate, get_datetime_str
-from erpnext.hr.utils import set_employee_name, get_leave_period
+from erpnext.hr.utils import set_employee_name, get_leave_period, share_doc_with_approver
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.leave_block_list.leave_block_list import get_applicable_block_dates
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.employee.employee import get_holiday_list_for_employee
 from erpnext.buying.doctype.supplier_scorecard.supplier_scorecard import daterange
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 			if frappe.db.get_single_value("HR Settings", "send_leave_notification"):
 				self.notify_leave_approver()
 
+		share_doc_with_approver(self, self.leave_approver)
+
 	def on_submit(self):
 		if self.status == "Open":
 			frappe.throw(_("Only Leave Applications with status 'Approved' and 'Rejected' can be submitted"))
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@
 			))
 			create_leave_ledger_entry(self, args, submit)
 
+
 def get_allocation_expiry(employee, leave_type, to_date, from_date):
 	''' Returns expiry of carry forward allocation in leave ledger entry '''
 	expiry =  frappe.get_all("Leave Ledger Entry",
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
index 63559c4..66dced4 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 	ledger.update(args)
 
 	if submit:
-		frappe.get_doc(ledger).submit()
+		doc = frappe.get_doc(ledger)
+		doc.flags.ignore_permissions = 1
+		doc.submit()
 	else:
 		delete_ledger_entry(ledger)
 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/shift_request/shift_request.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/shift_request/shift_request.py
index 473193d..177c45e 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/shift_request/shift_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/shift_request/shift_request.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import formatdate, getdate
+from erpnext.hr.utils import share_doc_with_approver
 
 class OverlapError(frappe.ValidationError): pass
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@
 		self.validate_approver()
 		self.validate_default_shift()
 
+	def on_update(self):
+		share_doc_with_approver(self, self.approver)
+
 	def on_submit(self):
 		if self.status not in ["Approved", "Rejected"]:
 			frappe.throw(_("Only Shift Request with status 'Approved' and 'Rejected' can be submitted"))
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@
 			if self.to_date:
 				assignment_doc.end_date = self.to_date
 			assignment_doc.shift_request = self.name
+			assignment_doc.flags.ignore_permissions = 1
 			assignment_doc.insert()
 			assignment_doc.submit()
 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/utils.py b/erpnext/hr/utils.py
index 0c4c1ca..e23dba4 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/utils.py
@@ -504,3 +504,23 @@
 		lpa = frappe.db.get_all("Leave Policy Assignment", filters={"effective_from": getdate(), "docstatus": 1, "leaves_allocated":0})
 		for assignment in lpa:
 			frappe.get_doc("Leave Policy Assignment", assignment.name).grant_leave_alloc_for_employee()
+
+def share_doc_with_approver(doc, user):
+	# if approver does not have permissions, share
+	if not frappe.has_permission(doc=doc, ptype="submit", user=user):
+		frappe.share.add(doc.doctype, doc.name, user, submit=1)
+		frappe.msgprint(_("Shared with the user {0} with {1} access").format(
+			user, frappe.bold("submit"), alert=True))
+
+	# remove shared doc if approver changes
+	doc_before_save = doc.get_doc_before_save()
+	if doc_before_save:
+		approvers = {
+			"Leave Application": "leave_approver",
+			"Expense Claim": "expense_approver",
+			"Shift Request": "approver"
+		}
+
+		approver = approvers.get(doc.doctype)
+		if doc_before_save.get(approver) != doc.get(approver):
+			frappe.share.remove(doc.doctype, doc.name, doc_before_save.get(approver))