Managing multiple departments

Departments help organize your workforce and can be used to apply different leave policies and approval workflows.

Creating departments

1. Go to Settings → Departments
2. Click Add Department
3. Enter the department name
4. Optionally add a description
5. Click Save

Department settings

Each department can have:

• Name: The department identifier
• Description: Additional context about the department
• Default leave policy: Applied to new employees in this department
• Approval workflow: Custom approvers for this department

Assigning employees to departments

When adding or editing an employee:

1. Go to People → Add Employee or edit existing employee
2. In the Job Information section
3. Select the appropriate department from the dropdown
4. Save the changes

Department-specific policies

You can create different leave policies for different departments:

1. Go to Settings → Policies
2. Create a new policy or edit existing
3. Assign the policy to specific departments
4. Set different rules for each department as needed

Managing department approvers

Set up department-specific approval workflows:

1. Go to Settings → Departments
2. Click the ⋮ menu next to a department
3. Select Edit
4. Choose default approvers for this department
5. Save changes

Best practices

• Keep department names simple and clear
• Use departments to group employees with similar leave needs
• Consider time zones when organizing departments
• Regularly review department structure as your company grows
• Use consistent naming conventions across departments

Common use cases

• By function: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, HR
• By location: New York Office, London Office, Remote
• By seniority: Management, Senior Staff, Junior Staff
• By contract type: Full-time, Part-time, Contractors