diff --git a/horilla_api/api_serializers/base/serializers.py b/horilla_api/api_serializers/base/serializers.py
index 6e82ead07..54ce1939a 100644
--- a/horilla_api/api_serializers/base/serializers.py
+++ b/horilla_api/api_serializers/base/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from datetime import timezone
+import datetime
+from datetime import date, timezone
 
 import django
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ from base.models import (
     WorkTypeRequest,
 )
 from employee.models import Actiontype, Employee
+from horilla import horilla_middlewares
 
 
 class CompanySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
@@ -339,15 +341,40 @@ class WorkTypeRequestSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         fields = "__all__"
 
     def validate(self, attrs):
-        # Create an instance of the model with the provided data
-        instance = WorkTypeRequest(**attrs)
+        request = getattr(horilla_middlewares._thread_locals, "request", None)
+        # Check if the user is not a superuser
+        requested_date = attrs.get("requested_date", None)
 
-        # Call the model's clean method for validation
-        try:
-            instance.clean()
-        except DjangoValidationError as e:
-            # Raise DRF's ValidationError with the same message
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(e)
+        if request and not request.user.is_superuser:
+
+            if requested_date and requested_date < datetime.datetime.today().date():
+                raise serializers.ValidationError(
+                    {"requested_date": "Date must be greater than or equal to today."}
+                )
+
+        # Validate requested_till is not earlier than requested_date
+        requested_till = attrs.get("requested_till", None)
+        if requested_till and requested_till < requested_date:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError(
+                {
+                    "requested_till": (
+                        "End date must be greater than or equal to start date."
+                    )
+                }
+            )
+
+        # Check if any work type request already exists
+        if self.instance and self.instance.is_any_work_type_request_exists():
+            raise serializers.ValidationError(
+                {"error": "A work type request already exists during this time period."}
+            )
+
+        # Validate if `is_permanent_work_type` is False, `requested_till` must be provided
+        if not attrs.get("is_permanent_work_type", False):
+            if not requested_till:
+                raise serializers.ValidationError(
+                    {"requested_till": ("Requested till field is required.")}
+                )
 
         return attrs
 
diff --git a/horilla_api/api_views/attendance/views.py b/horilla_api/api_views/attendance/views.py
index 5fbfa09db..97e434a34 100644
--- a/horilla_api/api_views/attendance/views.py
+++ b/horilla_api/api_views/attendance/views.py
@@ -229,10 +229,20 @@ class AttendanceView(APIView):
     def post(self, request):
         serializer = AttendanceSerializer(data=request.data)
         if serializer.is_valid():
-            validated_data = serializer.validated_data
-            instance = Attendance(**validated_data)
-            instance.save()
+            serializer.save()
             return Response(serializer.data, status=200)
+        employee_id = request.data.get("employee_id")
+        attendance_date = request.data.get("attendance_date", date.today())
+        if Attendance.objects.filter(
+            employee_id=employee_id, attendance_date=attendance_date
+        ).exists():
+            return Response(
+                {
+                    "error": [
+                        "Attendance for this employee on the current date already exists."
+                    ]
+                }
+            )
         return Response(serializer.errors, status=400)
 
     @method_decorator(permission_required("attendance.change_attendance"))
diff --git a/horilla_api/api_views/base/views.py b/horilla_api/api_views/base/views.py
index 1e4f575c1..5506c95f7 100644
--- a/horilla_api/api_views/base/views.py
+++ b/horilla_api/api_views/base/views.py
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ class WorkTypeRequestView(APIView):
 
     def post(self, request):
         serializer = self.serializer_class(data=request.data)
+        print("------------------reached")
         if serializer.is_valid():
+            print("------------------valid")
             instance = serializer.save()
             try:
                 notify.send(
@@ -402,7 +404,9 @@ class WorkTypeRequestView(APIView):
                 )
                 return Response(serializer.data, status=201)
             except Exception as E:
+                print("------------exception", E)
                 return Response(serializer.errors, status=400)
+        print("-----------error", serializer.errors)
         return Response(serializer.errors, status=400)
 
     @check_approval_status(WorkTypeRequest, "base.change_worktyperequest")