diff --git a/src/admin/hooks/useAttendanceAdmin.ts b/src/admin/hooks/useAttendanceAdmin.ts
index cea3370..5870eb1 100644
--- a/src/admin/hooks/useAttendanceAdmin.ts
+++ b/src/admin/hooks/useAttendanceAdmin.ts
@@ -1048,6 +1048,10 @@ export default function useAttendanceAdmin({ alert }: AlertContext) {
       if (result.success) {
         setShowCreateModal(false);
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["attendance"] });
+        // The dashboard embeds attendance (Přítomní dnes / Docházka dnes /
+        // punch-button state) — without this it serves a stale cache for up
+        // to its staleTime after records change here.
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["dashboard"] });
         await fetchData(false);
         await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
         alert.success(
@@ -1120,6 +1124,10 @@ export default function useAttendanceAdmin({ alert }: AlertContext) {
       if (result.success) {
         setShowBulkModal(false);
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["attendance"] });
+        // The dashboard embeds attendance (Přítomní dnes / Docházka dnes /
+        // punch-button state) — without this it serves a stale cache for up
+        // to its staleTime after records change here.
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["dashboard"] });
         await fetchData(false);
         await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
         alert.success(
@@ -1255,6 +1263,10 @@ export default function useAttendanceAdmin({ alert }: AlertContext) {
       if (result.success) {
         setShowEditModal(false);
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["attendance"] });
+        // The dashboard embeds attendance (Přítomní dnes / Docházka dnes /
+        // punch-button state) — without this it serves a stale cache for up
+        // to its staleTime after records change here.
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["dashboard"] });
         await fetchData(false);
         await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
         alert.success(
@@ -1285,6 +1297,10 @@ export default function useAttendanceAdmin({ alert }: AlertContext) {
       if (result.success) {
         setDeleteConfirm({ show: false, record: null });
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["attendance"] });
+        // The dashboard embeds attendance (Přítomní dnes / Docházka dnes /
+        // punch-button state) — without this it serves a stale cache for up
+        // to its staleTime after records change here.
+        queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["dashboard"] });
         await fetchData(false);
         alert.success(
           result.message || result.data?.message || "Záznam smazán",
diff --git a/src/admin/lib/queries/dashboard.ts b/src/admin/lib/queries/dashboard.ts
index 4696a2a..2aeb650 100644
--- a/src/admin/lib/queries/dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/admin/lib/queries/dashboard.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ export const dashboardOptions = () =>
     queryKey: ["dashboard"],
     queryFn: () => jsonQuery<Record<string, unknown>>("/api/admin/dashboard"),
     staleTime: 60_000,
+    // The dashboard aggregates MANY domains (attendance, offers, invoices,
+    // orders, projects, leave). Mutations in those domains can't all be
+    // expected to invalidate ["dashboard"], so always refetch on mount —
+    // navigating back to the dashboard must never show pre-mutation data.
+    refetchOnMount: "always",
   });
 
 // require2FAOptions lives in ./settings.ts (the single definition consumers
diff --git a/src/admin/pages/Attendance.tsx b/src/admin/pages/Attendance.tsx
index a0a5833..df6ab70 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/Attendance.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/pages/Attendance.tsx
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ export default function Attendance() {
   >({
     url: () => `${API_BASE}/attendance`,
     method: () => "POST",
-    invalidate: ["attendance"],
+    // dashboard included: the punch-button state + presence cards live there.
+    invalidate: ["attendance", "dashboard"],
   });
 
   const notesMutation = useApiMutation<{ notes: string }, { message?: string }>(
@@ -300,7 +301,8 @@ export default function Attendance() {
   >({
     url: () => `${API_BASE}/leave-requests`,
     method: () => "POST",
-    invalidate: ["attendance", "leave-requests", "leave", "users"],
+    // dashboard included: approvers see the pending-requests KPI there.
+    invalidate: ["attendance", "leave-requests", "leave", "users", "dashboard"],
   });
 
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
diff --git a/src/admin/pages/AttendanceCreate.tsx b/src/admin/pages/AttendanceCreate.tsx
index 217c966..faf9ac2 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/AttendanceCreate.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/pages/AttendanceCreate.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default function AttendanceCreate() {
   const createMutation = useApiMutation<CreatePayload, { message?: string }>({
     url: () => `${API_BASE}/attendance`,
     method: () => "POST",
-    invalidate: ["attendance", "users"],
+    invalidate: ["attendance", "users", "dashboard"],
   });
 
   const [form, setForm] = useState<CreateForm>(() => {
diff --git a/src/admin/pages/LeaveApproval.tsx b/src/admin/pages/LeaveApproval.tsx
index cadacac..a2b3f05 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/LeaveApproval.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/pages/LeaveApproval.tsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default function LeaveApproval() {
   >({
     url: ({ id }) => `${API_BASE}/leave-requests/${id}`,
     method: () => "PUT",
-    invalidate: ["leave-requests", "leave", "attendance", "users"],
+    invalidate: ["leave-requests", "leave", "attendance", "users", "dashboard"],
     onSuccess: () => {
       setApproveModal({ open: false, request: null });
       alert.success("Žádost byla schválena");
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default function LeaveApproval() {
   >({
     url: ({ id }) => `${API_BASE}/leave-requests/${id}`,
     method: () => "PUT",
-    invalidate: ["leave-requests", "leave", "attendance", "users"],
+    invalidate: ["leave-requests", "leave", "attendance", "users", "dashboard"],
     onSuccess: () => {
       setRejectModal({ open: false, request: null });
       setRejectNote("");