Unlicensed User

Last updated: 2026-01-04
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Unlicensed employee (no user license) is any employee listed in your employee records who either had their license revoked or has not been assigned one yet. 

  • you don’t pay for unlicensed users
  • an unlicensed user cannot sign in
  • you can still manage them in HR (see below)
  • you can assign them a manager or employee license

Employees don’t have a license until you assign one

  • Newly added employees have no license until you assign one
  • In the admin Users list, they appear as employees without a license
  • You can still manage unlicensed users as part of HR/people operations
  • Employees without a license cannot actively use the system 
  • If you want employees to actively use the system, you must assign them a license

How to work with employees without a license

An unlicensed employee cannot actively use the system. However, as an HR manager or asset administrator, you can still manage their records and related information. Here’s how. 

  • Maintain employee profiles for all staff in your HR records
  • Add them as responsible or accountable persons
  • Track all related information about them 
  • You can issue work equipment to employees without a license

License Removal

  • When an employee leaves, we recommend removing their license
  • After a license is removed, the user account remains, including the full history and all actions the user performed
  • Remove a license if you are reducing your number of users or if some employees are inactive and you don’t want them to count against your user quota

Permanently deleting a user account

  • You can permanently delete accounts for team members who do not have a paid license
  • If the person previously had an active user role (for example, as a manager or employee), all their account history and activity will be permanently removed
  • This action is irreversible—delete only when you are sure