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Human Resources · Guide 2

Organisation, Roles, and Permissions

Use Organisation to create reusable departments and work locations before assigning employees. Department and location codes should be stable and meaningful because they support fi...

HR administrators and managers Updated September 3, 2026

Use Organisation to create reusable departments and work locations before assigning employees. Department and location codes should be stable and meaningful because they support filtering, reporting, and Payroll alignment.

HR access is granular. Separate permissions control the dashboard, employee records, sensitive employee data, contracts, documents, leave administration, leave approval, workflows, reports, exports, settings, and portal administration. Give users only the access required for their duties. Sensitive access covers protected personal details and must be restricted carefully.

Workspace access and functional permissions are separate. module.hr.access opens the HR workspace, but it does not by itself allow an employee, document, leave request, or report action. Assign the workspace permission together with only the capabilities the role needs:

Permission Access granted
module.hr.access Open the HR workspace and its manual
hr.dashboard.view View permission-filtered HR dashboard information
hr.employees.view View employee records and Organisation
hr.employees.create Create employee records
hr.employees.edit Edit employee profiles and review Payroll readiness
hr.employees.archive Archive employee profiles
hr.employees.sensitive View and handle protected employee information
hr.contracts.view / hr.contracts.manage View or create and issue employment contracts
hr.documents.view / hr.documents.manage View or manage private employee documents
hr.leave.view / hr.leave.manage View leave or create and manage requests
hr.leave.approve Approve or reject leave independently
hr.workflows.view / hr.workflows.manage View or manage onboarding and offboarding
hr.reports.view / hr.reports.export View HR reports or export controlled datasets
hr.portal.manage Invite, revoke, and administer employee portal access
hr.settings.manage Configure HR, retention controls, and working calendars

A cross-module permission does not automatically expose that module. For example, an HR role with an embedded Payroll-related capability still needs module.payroll.access before a Payroll workspace shortcut or screen becomes available.

The user manual itself is available to authorized business users whenever HR is enabled. Its screen shortcuts are permission-aware and do not bypass route authorization.