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Manage employment types

In this article you'll learn how to manage different employment types by entering required information such as company, start date, contract type, and optional comments.

Written by Franzi Schuetzer

In this article you'll learn how to manage different employment types by entering required information such as company, start date, contract type, and optional comments. This feature allows you to set up and track various employment arrangements including apprenticeships, contractor roles, internships, permanent positions, temporary roles, and working student positions. This article is relevant for HR administrators who need to configure employment type records in the system.

Employment type

Required fields

Apprentice

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Contractor

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Intern

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Minijob

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Permanent

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Temp

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Temporary

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Working student

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)





Short work

  • Company: Select the company from the dropdown menu

  • Start date: Enter the start date of the employment type

  • Contract: Select the type of contract (Full time / Part time)

  • Weekly hours before short time work: Enter the actual weekly hours before the initiation of short time work

  • Weekly hours in short time work: Enter the actual weekly hours after the initiation of short time work

  • Select which time off type represents sickness: Select the respective time off type for sickness

  • Select which time off type represents vacation: Select the respective time off type for vacation


  • Comments: Enter your comments for future reference (optional)

  • Ratio of short time work: Auto-calculated by the system based on the formula (Weekly hours before short time work / Weekly hours in short time work)



Adding employment type

To add a new employment type to an employee, please follow the next steps:

  • Go to the item People in the left menu bar

  • Click on the Employee profile for whom you would like to add an employment type

  • Go to the Compensation page of the employee profile

  • Click on Add Employment to add an employment type to the employee



  • Fill the necessary fields as mentioned in the table above

  • Click on Add Employment to apply the changes

Editing employment type

To edit an existing employment type of an employee, please follow the next steps:

  • Go to the item People in the left menu bar

  • Click on the Employee profile for whom you would like to make the changes

  • Go to the Compensation page of the employee profile

  • Under Employment section, click on the three dots button against the employment type you wish to edit\

  • Choose Edit from the menu displayed on the screen

  • Make the necessary changes and click Update employment to save the changes



Deleting employment type

To delete an existing employment type of an employee, please follow the next steps:

  • Go to the item People in the left menu bar

  • Click on the Employee profile for whom you would like to make the changes

  • Go to the Compensation page of the employee profile

  • Under Employment section, click on the three dots button against the employment type you wish to delete

  • Choose Delete from the menu displayed on the screen

  • Click Delete employment to apply the changes


Note: Employment information will be lost after deleting an employment type and can't be reversed


You can pull reports on Short work employment type under the Reports section. To know more about how to access this report, please refer to the article "Short time work data report".


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