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, and they do not synchronise with an integrated payroll platform.
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.
Helpful Hint
Currently, contractors on the HR platform do not sync with Employment Hero Payroll. If you need to pay contractors through Payroll, you must add them separately in the Payroll platform.
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
Certifications
| Feature |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Certifications |
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Coaching
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Feedback |
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| One on Ones (1:1s) |
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Company Feed
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| 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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Employee onboarding
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Onboarding workflow |
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| Onboarding checklists |
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Files
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Contracts |
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| Policies |
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| Induction content |
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You cannot assign content to a contractor by location. |
| HR Guides |
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Goals
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Goals (OKR's) |
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Hero Passport
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Hero passport |
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Learning
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Learning |
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Payroll integration
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| EH Payroll |
|
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| KeyPay |
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| Xero |
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Personnel file
| Feature |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Organisational chart. |
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| Uploaded documents |
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Employees can upload their own documents where as contractors cannot do this currently.
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Reports
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| 1:1 Report |
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| 2-Factor Authentication Report |
|
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| Inventory by status. |
|
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| Inventory by return. |
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| Inventory by category |
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| Disposal by reason |
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| Assigned learning. |
|
|
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| Audit trail. |
|
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| Policies and induction content. |
|
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| Certifications. |
|
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| HR documents. |
|
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| Personnel with goals set. |
|
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| Goals progress. |
|
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| Personnel alignment to company goals. |
|
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| Headcount report. |
|
|
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| Termination 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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Reviews
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| My reviews |
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| Review management |
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Safety Incidents
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| My Incidents |
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Contractors can only edit and delete a safety report; they can not review or approve these submissions. |
| Reporting an incident |
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Surveys
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Happiness Surveys |
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| Custom Surveys |
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Tasks
| Feature |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Tasks |
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Time and attendance
| Module |
Employee |
Contractor |
Notes |
| Timesheets |
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| Leave requests |
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