Setting up my Employment Hero profile | Employee HR Guide

How it works

Our HR platform simplifies the process of creating your Employent Hero profile by breaking it down into smaller, manageable tasks. Once you complete your profile, you can then use Employment Hero to undertake a wide range of tasks, for example, submitting timesheets and leave, complete a one-on-one and view your organisation's company values. 

What you need to do

There are seven potential steps you will need to complete when joining the Employment Hero HR platform, and you will complete these actions through the HR platform. The steps are:

Step 1: Set your password

The first step to joining the Employment Hero HR platform is for you to set your desired password. This will be the password you will use to login into your account from now on. The steps on how to set your password are:

Important

Your invitation link to join the HR platform can expire. If this has happened to you, your manager can send a new invitation link through to you. If your manager is unsure of how to do this, forward them on the following article.

  1. Open up the email invitation email.
  2. In the password sentence, click the Here button.
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  3. Enter your password into the Password field.
  4. Click the Set Password button.
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Step 2: Sign your contract

Next, you will see your employment contract, which you need to review, acknowledge and sign. You can always access your contract once you finish onboarding from the My Documents feature. The steps on how to sign your contract are:

Important

If you do not see your contract displayed, this means your manager has decided to onboard you onto the HR platform without a contract. Your manager can always assign you your contract at any point after you finish your onboarding steps. If your manager is unsure of how to assign you a contract post-onboarding, forward them the following article.

  1. Review your contract terms.
  2. Click the By Signing and Finalising this Document tick box, to acknowledge you have read, understood and agreed to your contract terms.
  3. In the Signature field, use your mouse to sign your signature, or click the Upload button to import your existing signature pad. The recommended size for your upload is 300 x 100 pixels. 
  4. Click the Sign and Accept button.
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Step 3: Enter your personal details

The next stage is inputting your personal details such as your date of birth, address, personal phone number, emergency contacts, and bank account details. The steps on how to complete your personal details are:

  1. Complete the following fields in the Personal Details section: 
    • Title:
      • Mr.
      • Ms.
      • Mrs.
      • Miss.
      • Dr.
      • Mx.
    • Date of birth.
    • Gender:
      • Female.
      • Male.
      • Non-binary.
      • Prefer not to say.
    • Address country.
    • Address line 1.
    • Address line 2.
    • City/Town.
    • Postcode.
    • State/province/country.
    • Time zone.
    • Personal phone number.
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  2. Complete the following fields in the Emergency Contact section:
    • Contact name.
    • Daytime contact number.
    • After hours number.
    • After hours mobile.
    • Relationship.
  3. Complete the following fields in the Banking Details section:
    • Account name.
    • Account number.
  4. If there is an Additional Information section, complete the required fields.

    Helpful Hint

    If you can not see the Additional Information section, this means your manager has not enabled this feature for you. If you would like to use this feature, forward on to your manager the following article.

  5. Click the Next button.  Employee__NZ__2.jpg
Step 4: Complete your tax declaration

The next stage is inputting your tax details into the HR platform electronic tax declaration form. The steps on how to enter your details are:

  1. Complete the following fields in the Tax Code Declaration section:
    • IRD number.
    • Source of income:
      • Primary income.
      • Secondary income.
      • Other income
      • Non disclosed.
  2. Click the Acknowledgement tick box.
  3. Click the Next button.
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Step 5: Set your work eligibility

The next stage is inputting your work eligibility details into the HR platform's electronic verification form. The steps on how to enter your work eligibility details are:

  1. Select either Yes or No to the Are you a New Zealand citizen or a New Zealand permanent resident question.

    Helpful Hint

    If you answered yes to the question, continue to step 6. If you answered no, then continue to instructional step 2.

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  2. Complete the following fields in the Work Eligibility section:
    • Passport number.
    • Passport expiry date.
    • Country of passport.
    • Visa type.
    • Visa expiry date..
  3. Click the Add Documents button to add any supporting documentation.
  4. Click the Acknowledgement tick box.
  5. Click the Next button.
    Screenshot of employee onboarding process showing the work eligibility step. highlighted is the process if you tick no to being a new zealand citizen or permanent resident
Step 6: Enter your KiwiSaver details

The next stage is inputting your KiwiSaver details into the HR platform's electronic KiwiSaver form. The steps on how to enter your details are:

  1. In the KiwiSaver section, complete the following fields:
    • KiwiSaver enrolment option:
      • Automatically enrol:
        • Employee contribution.
      • Opt in:
        • Employee contribution.
      • Savings suspension:
        • From.
        • To.
      • Opt out:
        • Employee contribution.
      • Not enrolled.
      • Ineligibility:
        • Reason for ineligibility:
          • Not a citizen/permanent resident.
          • Not normally living in New Zealand.
          • Under 18 years of age.
  2. Click the Acknowledgement tick box.
  3. Click the Next button.
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Step 7: Upload required certifications

Next, you will see a list of certifications your employer requires you to have before you can start your role. The steps on how you upload the required certifications are:

  1. Click the Actions   button.
  2. Click the   Click the Edit button.
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  3. Complete the following fields:
    • Any driving offences/accidents/cancellations.
    • Completion date.

    Helpful Hint

    Depending on the certification type assigned to you, the field will either say Completion Date or Expiry Date.

    • Supporting documentation.

    Helpful Hint

    Click or drag the desired file onto the Upload tile. Once the supporting documentation uploads successfully, the platform will automatically save the file. The maximum uploaded file size allowed is 10Mb.

  4. Click the Save button.
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  5. Click the Finish button.
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Author recommended

So you have now onboarded onto the HR platform, and you are now wondering what next can I do. There are two recommendations I would make on this front and they are:

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