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Prepare departments, grades, and locations
Departments, grades, and locations organize employees and support payroll filters, report grouping, and salary component scope. Set them up before importing or assigning employees.
View screen examples (1)
- 1Open HR structure from the sidebar
- 2Add reusable company structure records
- 3Review active records before payroll
Administration access
Create, edit or delete Departments, Grades and Locations with company administration access. Ordinary employee or Viewer membership does not authorize these changes. Confirm deletions in the in-app modal.
Recommended order
- 1
Create locations first so employees can be assigned to valid work locations.
- 2
Create departments for payroll filtering and report grouping.
- 3
Create grades for internal employee banding.
- 4
Review names for duplicates or inconsistent spelling before onboarding staff.
Best practice
- 1
Use clear, reusable names such as Finance, Operations, Lagos HQ, or Manager.
- 2
Avoid temporary payroll labels in structure records.
- 3
Use filters or reports for temporary payroll groupings instead of creating extra departments.
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