How-to
Self-linking your admin account to an employee record
If you set up HR before hiring yourself into the company, your admin user isn't linked to an employee record. Self-link from My profile so you get payslips, leave, etc.
Why this happens
When a founder sets up HR for the first time, they sign up as a Portal user, get the HR product, and configure the org — all before ever adding themselves as an employee. Later they add their own employee record, but the link between their Portal user and the HR employee record isn't made because no invite went out.
Without the link, the My stuff section doesn't appear in the sidebar.
Self-link
- Open My profile (sidebar or click your email at the bottom).
- If you're not linked, you'll see a Link to existing employee card.
- Click Find me by email — the system looks for an employee record whose email matches your Portal user email.
- If a match is found, click Confirm link. Refresh — My stuff appears.
If no match is found
You haven't added yourself as an employee yet. Go to People > Employees > Add employee and create your own record with the same email as your Portal login.
Multi-email scenarios
If your Portal email differs from your work email, use the email fallback: enter your work email when prompted.