Onboarding Employees
Overview
💻 HR/Payroll > Recruit/Onboard > Onboarding Employees
- Configure Onboarding Steps to send document templates and request files from the applicant
- Manually add records or transfer them from the recruitment tracker
- Send an Onboarding form to the applicant
- Once completed, you can create a Staff Profile
Permissions
HQ Profile
| Staff | ❌ No |
| Admin | With HR permission |
| Full Admin | ✅ Yes |
HR Profile (Linking & Permission)
| Staff | ❌ No |
| Staff + Access to Onboarding (Locations) | ☑️ Limited to specific locations or direct reports |
| Staff + Onboarding (Modules) | ✅ Yes |
| Admin | ✅ Yes |
Setup
Adding Employees to Onboarding
- Go to the Add Employee Tab
- Fill out the employee details to start the onboarding process (First Name, Surname, Email, etc.)
- Select the Onboarding Steps to Complete (hold down Ctrl/Command ⌘ to select multiple steps)
- Enter any notes/comments
- Click Add Employee
Sending the Onboarding Form
- Open the Action menu for an applicant
- Select Send Onboarding Email
- Enter any custom messages (optional)
- Click Send Onboarding Email

Manually Updating Progress
💡 Some steps will be completed automatically based on user input
- Click on the employee's name
- Select the status for the steps you want to update
- Click Update Progress

Creating a Staff Profile
Create Profile
Once the employee has completed the Onboarding Form and you have all the information you require:
- Open the Action menu for an applicant
- Click Create Profile
Add App/Portal Access
- Go to 💻 HR/Payroll > Manage Staff
- Open the Linking & Permissions tab
- Select the centres where you want to 'Create' a profile for them (middle column)
- Click Create Staff Account in OWNA
Configure Payroll Details
- Go to 💻 HR/Payroll > Manage Staff
- Open the Employment Details tab
- Edit Position Details
- Click Update Employment Details
- Go to 💻 HR/Payroll > Manage Payroll
- Click the employee's name and complete the wizard
💡 Employee Code field should be left blank if this is a new employee!
- The system will automatically generate a 7-digit code when they have been successfully added to Payroll
