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Team and Business Controls

Add an Employee and Grant Access

Create a usable employee record, give only the permissions required, and make the person ready for scheduling, field work, or office duties.

Usually handled by
HR administrator, office manager, or owner
Working time
About 15 minutes
Related workspace
View hr features
Start here Main menu → Settings → Employees → New Employee

What good looks like

An active employee with correct identity, role, permissions, team, location, skills, pay/time context, and onboarding ownership.

Have these details ready

  • Legal and preferred identity/contact details
  • Job role, manager, team/location, and start date
  • Approved permission, pay, certification, and device requirements

Run the workflow

  1. Create the core record

    Enter name, contact, employment details, start date, manager, and active status. Use company identifiers consistently.

  2. Assign operational structure

    Choose team, location, job title, skills, territories, schedule, and field/office classification used for dispatch and reporting.

  3. Grant least-privilege access

    Use role-based permission defaults, then review view/create/edit/approve rights. Separate financial, approval, HR, settings, and administrative access.

  4. Complete job readiness

    Add required certifications, training, documents, license/vehicle context, and expiration dates. Do not schedule regulated work before readiness is valid.

  5. Configure time and compensation context

    Enter the supported payroll/time settings and approval relationships required by company policy.

  6. Test and onboard

    Confirm the user can sign in and reach only required workflows. Assign onboarding tasks and verify mobile access before the first field assignment.

Check your work

Do not call the workflow complete until these statements are true.

  • Employee appears in the correct team/location
  • Permissions match the approved role
  • Training/certification and onboarding gaps have owners

If something does not look right

The employee cannot sign in

Verify invitation/account state, email, active status, license availability, and access configuration before resending.

The employee sees too much

Remove excess rights immediately and review the role/team template before onboarding the next person.

Keep the workflow moving

Put the process to work

Run the workflow with your own customers, crews, and pricebook.

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