How do I add my first employee?

Add your first employee

1. Open People > Employees in the sidebar.
2. Click Add employee.
3. Fill in: first name, last name, email, employee number, start date, job title, department, employment type, hours, and gross salary.
4. Click Save.

That single save creates the employee record AND their first employment contract, so payroll, pension and leave have what they need from day one.

Salary changes later in their employment are handled by creating a new contract rather than overwriting the original — that way the full history is preserved.

What's next

• Invite them to self-service: from their detail page, click Send invite. They get an email with a one-time link to set a password and access their own profile, leave, payslips and documents.
• Apply an onboarding template: if you've set one up in Settings, the system can create a checklist of first-day tasks automatically.
• Auto-enrol in pension: if they meet the UK auto-enrolment criteria (age and earnings), they'll appear in the pension queue.