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# Create an employee

## Step by step to create a new employee:

- Sign in to your haddock HR user dashboard (log in with your username and password)
- Go to the left sidebar menu and click “Employees”.

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- Once inside the “Employees” panel, you'll find a **+** in the top right.
- Click it and the dialog box to enter the employee's data will open.

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- Fill in the information and click "Add employee"

**Important!** The “hire date” field is essential so haddock HR can correctly calculate the vacation entitlement for the employee.

- Allow your new employee access to haddock HR by checking the “Access to haddock HR” option. The person will receive a welcome email with the steps to create their own password.

- If you want that employee to have full access to the tool, assign them the Administrator role at this step.

**Remember that to be able to plan employee shifts, you need to associate a contract and a group with each one (learn here how to associate them).**

*Done, you now have the new team member added to your employee list. Easy and fast!*