How to use the Employees Organizer

Last updated: 2024-10-01

Employees are the foundation of your HR

Employee records are intended for HR and management and are usually inaccessible to ordinary employees because they contain personal data. Other employees only see their colleagues in the Employee directory. Employee records serve as one central place where you have all the information you need about the employees in your company. Each employee can then see information about themselves in their self-service.

We recommend going through the HR Manager's First Steps guide.

In the Employee organizer, you keep all the information about your employees. Each person in your company has a personal employee file, which contains all their personal and contact details, their employment contract, their job equipment, their financial assessment, their salary progression, their benefits, their training, their identity or health information, and any other related information you need to keep on your employees. You also have information relevant to their onboarding, company life, and termination. Also included is a job description or job classification. 

Employees organizer

Employee's personnel file and other information

Employee records serve as one central place where you have all the information you need about your employees. Only you as the HR manager can see this information. Each employee can see their own information in their self-service record. They can also edit selected basic information themselves and you will be notified of this. This simplifies the entire communication process between the employee and the company.

The employee's personnel file is organized so that you have everything essential about the employee in one place. If the information you keep is not enough, it can be easily expanded. Access to specific data is restricted by access rights, so only you as HR can work with it. If the company needs it, the management or payroll accountants, for example, can also get access to HR. 

The employee's personnel file contains the basic personal data required

  • Employee contact details
  • Personal details including residence, insurance companies, and other necessary information for payroll accountants such as health insurance or account number for sending payroll
  • Information about the job, its description, job title, and other information
  • Employee's work equipment, where you keep track of what the employee has been given
  • Wage, remuneration, and employment contract information, you can attach the employment contract, its attachments, and amendments
  • Information on qualifications, education, and career history
  • Details of the employee's health, medical examinations, and work restrictions
  • Details of the employee's identity
  • Records of medical examinations
  • Other personal documents

Staff appointment tracking and other HR administration

  • Maintaining employee personnel records - all necessary employee personal data from onboarding, to necessary HR administration, to employee departure
  • Keeping track of personnel appointments such as medical examinations and other permits, certificates or qualifications
  • Possibility of attaching the employment contract, its annexes and amendments 
  • Records of employee interviews
  • Keeping personal notes on employees
  • Any other employee information

How to plan activities around employees

You can use the Activity Plans tab to plan and confirm one-time or recurring activities around employees, such as onboarding, termination, or employee development and training. 

  • Onboarding 
  • Training activities and personal development 
  • Offboarding
employee's personal information
Employee training and development plan

Print forms for employees and how to print them

In Aptien, you can create your own forms and templates. Our basic offer includes the following forms:

  • Request for Medical Examination
  • Declaration of Medical Fitness
  • Medical Certificate for Drivers

How to Print a Form:

  • Open the employee card.
  • Click on “New Report” in the right menu.
  • Select the form you want to generate.
  • Click on “Run Report.”
  • You can then print or save the generated report.
How to print a form in Aptien

How to add or remove access to the Employees organizer

If you need to give or withdraw access to the Employees organizer, you can do this through the role settings. Instructions on how to set permissions for employees can be found here