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Customising the side navigation menu and employee file

Available for the following plans: Employment Lite, Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
Available for the following user access level: Manager, Admin   

The Customise Side Navigation Menu and Employee File feature, allows you to enable or disable Employment Hero features that you may not want your employees and/or independent contractor accessing. For example, if your organisation does not need employees to access the Safety feature, then you can turn this feature off and your employees cannot access it. Is it not currently possible to custom edit the fields within the employee file.

Getting started

Customise the side navigation menu
  1. Click the  Settings menu.
  2. Under Security & Access Control on the submenu, select the Menu Customisation tab.
  3. Select the side navigation menu options:
    • An employee can access.
    • An independent contractor can access.
  4. Click the Save button.
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Customise the employee file
  1. Click the   Settings menu.
  2. Under People, click the Employee Profile Customisation submenu.
  3. Select what features to enable or disable. Changes will apply immediately.
    screenshot of the employee file customisation page, highlighting the different checkboxes

Further information

Menu customisation feature availability
Area Feature Free Standard Premium Platinum
Personnel Independent Contractors   Yes Yes Yes
Documents Documents   Yes Yes Yes
Policies   Yes Yes Yes
Bulk Issue Documents     Yes Yes
Document Templates     Yes Yes
Induction Content Induction Content     Yes Yes
Safety Safety   Yes Yes Yes
Time Leave Requests   Yes Yes Yes
Rostering   Yes Yes Yes
Timesheets   Yes Yes Yes
Pay Pay Slips   Yes Yes Yes
Expenses     Yes Yes
Payment Summaries   Yes Yes Yes
Compensation Management     Yes Yes
Coaching 1:1s       Yes
Feedback     Yes Yes
Learning Learning     Yes Yes
Performance Goals       Yes
360 Reviews       Yes
Performance Reviews     Yes Yes
Tasks Tasks   Yes Yes Yes
Certifications Certifications     Yes Yes
Organisation Chart Organisation Chart   Yes Yes Yes
Staff Directory (Only available in the Employment Hero Work app) Staff Directory (Only available in the Employment Hero Work app)     Yes Yes

Explore related topics

  • Manage my notification settings This feature allows you to turn on or off what email notifications you receive from the Employment Hero HR platform.
  • Customising your platform branding This feature lets you match the branding of your HR platform, email notifications, and login page with your organisation's well-known visuals.
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