There is a significant difference between the features available for independent contractors compared to employees. Contractors will have limited access to features within the Employment Hero platform. Contractors cannot be provided with admin functionality.
By default, employees with no reporting employees will only have access to their profile, the dashboard, any side menu bar items you have left turned on and all things assigned to them. However, employees with direct reports will also have access to their reports profiles and management tools.
The below permissions detail what features are available to Employees vs. Contractors. Please be aware that you can restrict some features on the platform, for both employees and contractors via the Menu Customisation feature. To read further information on this feature, refer to the following article.
Feature access
| Feature | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Certifications |
| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Feedback |
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| One on Ones (1:1s) |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Announcements |
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| Shout Out |
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| Recognition |
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| Milestones |
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| Happiness survey |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Onboarding workflow |
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| Onboarding checklists |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Contracts |
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| Policies |
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| Induction content | You cannot assign content to a contractor by location. | ||
| HR Guides |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Goals (OKR's) |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Hero passport |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Learning |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| EH Payroll |
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| Xero |
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| MYOB |
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| QuickBooks Online |
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| Feature | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Employee medical disclosure. |
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| Organisational chart. | |||
| Uploaded documents |
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Employees can upload their own documents where as contractors cannot do this currently. |
| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| 1:1 report |
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| 2-Factor authentication report |
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| Inventory by status report |
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| Inventory by return report |
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| Inventory by category report |
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| Disposal by reason report |
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| Assigned learning report |
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| Audit trail report |
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| Induction content report |
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| Policy report |
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| Safety incident report |
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| Certifications report |
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| HR documents report |
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| Work eligibility report |
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| Tax report |
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| Personnel with goals set report |
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| Goals progress report |
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| Personnel alignment to company goals report |
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| Headcount report |
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| Tenure report |
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| Termination report |
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| Turnover report |
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| Accrued leave |
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| Leave report |
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| Recognition report |
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| Reviews report |
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| Shout out report |
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| Timesheet report |
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| Workforce snapshot report |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| My reviews |
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| Review management |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| My Incidents | Contractors can only edit and delete a safety report; they can not review or approve these submissions. | ||
| Reporting an incident |
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| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Happiness Surveys |
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| Custom Surveys |
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| Custom fields |
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| Feature | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Tasks | |||
| Onboarding tasks |
| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Timesheets |
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| Rostering |
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| Leave requests |
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Contractors do not accrue time off balances or require manager leave approval. Instead, periods of unavailability are recorded instantly to your schedule. Learn more here. |
| Module | Employee | Contractor | Notes |
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| Hero Points |
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| Benefits |
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