These instructions are for administrators and managers responsible for setting up access in WorkEasy Software.
Security groups control which features users can access and which employees they can see. Each group combines two things:
Privileges: what actions the user can take.
Group scope: who the user can act on, limited by different groups such as Location, Department, and Position.
Create or edit a security group
Go to User Access > Security groups and click Add.
Name the group.
Click Privileges and select the permissions this group needs. Use the Privileges by module below to decide what to choose for other groups.
Click Groups and choose the Locations, Departments, Positions, or other groups that define who the members of this security group can access. Include at least one Location.
Click OK, then click Save. Refresh the page.
To modify an existing group, select it, click Edit, adjust Privileges or Groups.
Click Ok, then Save.
Reminder: For instructions on adding locations, see Add locations.
Privileges by module
Use this section when selecting privileges in the flow above. Expand a module to see available privileges.
My Portal
HR data
Assets: Users can view the list of assets assigned to them.
Benefits: Users can view assigned benefits.
Credentials: Users can view and edit their own clocking PIN number.
Documents: Users can view shared documents and their own employee documents.
Notes: Users can view notes posted on their profile.
Pay rates: Users can view pay rates and amounts across the software.
Profile: Users can view their own employee profile and adjust the personal section if applicable.
Training: Users can view assigned trainings.
Scheduling
Availability: Users can view, edit, or delete their availability.
Co-workers: Users can view co-worker schedules.
Schedules: Users can view their schedules and available open shifts.
Shift preferences: Users can view, edit, or delete their shift preferences.
Team staffing: Users can view team staffing.
Time off requests
Time off requests: Users can manage requests, view balances, and request history.
Timesheets
Timesheets: Users can view their own timesheets.
Reports
HR data
Manage reports: View, add, edit, and delete HR data reports.
View reports: View HR data reports.
Questionnaires
Manage reports: View, add, edit, and delete questionnaire reports.
View reports: View questionnaire reports.
Scheduling
Manage reports: View, add, edit, and delete scheduling reports.
View reports: View scheduling reports.
Time and attendance
Manage reports: View, add, edit, and delete time and attendance reports.
View reports: View time and attendance reports.
Time off
Manage reports: View, add, edit, and delete time off reports.
View reports: View time off reports.
User Access
Manage users: Add, import, or link employee portal and system users, and export system users.
Security groups: Add, edit, or archive security groups.
Tech support verification: Verify and allow technical support access when requested.
Time and Attendance
Attendance exceptions
Attendance exceptions: Access the exceptions feature.
Job costing
Manage jobs: View, add, edit, or delete Jobs, Projects, Clients, and Tasks.
View jobs: View Jobs, Projects, Clients, and Tasks.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires: View, add, edit, and archive questions and questionnaires.
Settings
Pay entities: View, add, edit, and archive pay entities.
Pay periods: View, add, edit, and archive pay periods.
Payables: View, add, edit, and archive payables.
Time codes: View, add, edit, and archive time codes.
Time tracking: Manage Attendance by Schedules, Breaks, Overtime, Punch Restriction, Reporting Hours, Rounding, and Shift Differentials rules.
Timesheets
Hours distribution: View, add, edit, and archive the distribution of hours.
Import time data: Add or update time data.
Manage timesheets: Manage employees’ timesheets, submit for approval, and approve or deny requests up to the pay period deadline.
Timesheet administrator: Manage timesheets and close or reopen pay periods at any time.
View timesheets: View employees’ timesheets.
Who’s in
Who’s in: View the Who’s In snapshot.
Devices
Group clock
Mobile app: Access the Group Clock feature.
Settings: View, add, edit, and archive Group Clock settings.
Devices kiosk
Kiosk: View, add, edit, and archive kiosks, kiosk permissions, and settings.
Devices time clocks
Manage time clocks: View, add, edit, and archive time clocks, permissions, and settings.
Manage selfie enrollment: View, send, or update enrollment invitations.
Scheduling
Open shifts
Convert shifts: Convert shifts into open shifts.
Manage open shifts: View, add, edit, and archive open shifts.
Schedules
Alerts: View, add, edit, and archive schedule alerts.
Cancel shifts: Cancel shifts.
Manage schedules: View, add, edit, and manage employees’ schedules, shift patterns, weekly patterns, shift templates, and team staffing.
Schedule plans: View, add, edit, and archive coworkers, recommendation rules, schedule criteria, and schedule plans.
Shift preferences: View, add, edit, and archive shift preferences and Shift Swap and Drop rules.
View schedules: View employees’ schedules.
Time off
Balances
Adjust balances: Adjust time off balances.
Import balances: Add or update time off balances.
View balances: View employees’ time off balances.
Holidays
Holidays: View, add, edit, and archive holidays.
Policies
Policies: View, add, edit, and archive time off policies.
Requests
Manage requests: View, add, approve, deny, cancel, or delete time off requests or add time off manually.
View requests: View time off requests, upcoming time off, and history.
HR Data Management
Assets
Assign assets: Assign assets to employees and record returns.
Manage assets: View, add, edit, and archive assets, and view assignment history.
Management availability
Availability: View, add, edit, and archive employees’ availability.
Benefits
Assign benefits: Assign benefits to employees.
Manage benefits: View, add, edit, and archive benefits.
Compliance
Compliance: View, add, edit, and archive compliance rules.
Documents
Document center: View, add, edit, and delete folders and files within company documents and templates.
Document request: View, create, and review document requests.
Employee documents: View employee documents from the profile or from the document explorer or request.
Employees
Import employees: Add or update employees.
Manage biometric and clock credentials: Manage PIN, cards, fingerprints, and face credentials.
Manage employees: Add, edit, and archive employees and view reporting structures.
Manage pay rates: Edit employees’ compensation.
View employees: View employees’ personal and employment information.
Platform
Billing and subscription
Billing and subscription: View and manage billing, subscription, and credit cards.
Exports
Exports: Add, edit, or archive exports.
Integrations
Integration name: Configure third-party integration settings.
Settings
Manage groups: Add, edit, or archive Group values and Custom Fields values.
Manage organizational structures and workflows: Add, edit, or archive Group structure, Management levels, Workflows, and Recommendation rules.
Manage platform configurations: Configure or enable platform configurations and view QuickPay logs.
Manage system configuration: Manage Company information, Email templates, Name format, Tags, Time and language, Geofences, Recommendation assistant, and Recommendation periods.
Role templates
Use these role sets as starting points, then fine-tune privileges and scope to match your organization’s policies.
Role | Key privileges | Scope |
---|---|---|
Employee | HR data → Assets, Benefits, Credentials, Documents, Notes, Pay rates, Profile, Training | Employee’s own record only |
Manager | HR data → View employees | Limited by Location and Department |
Supervisor | All Manager privileges, plus: | Limited by Location and Team |
Administrator | Full access, including: | Company-wide |
Common security group setups
Use these quick-start examples if you need a ready-made recipe. Expand a section to see the recommended privileges and scope. Adjust as needed for your organization’s policies.
General examples
Store manager
HR data → View employees
Scheduling → Manage schedules
Time off requests → Manage requests
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Reports → View reports
Scope: Location = store location(s), Department = store department(s)
Payroll specialist (view only)
Timesheets → View timesheets
Reports → View reports
Scope: Company-wide or limited to payroll departments
Payroll administrator (full timesheet control)
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Time and attendance → Attendance exceptions
Reports → View reports
Scope: Company-wide or limited by Location/Department
Operations team
Devices → Manage time clocks, Kiosk
Time and attendance → Manage timesheets, Attendance exceptions
Scheduling → Manage schedules
HR data → View employees
Scope: Location = work sites they support
IT administrator
User Access → Manage users, Security groups
Platform → Billing and subscription, Exports, Integrations, Settings
Scope: Company-wide
Hospitality
Front desk manager
HR data → View employees
Scheduling → Manage schedules
Time off requests → Manage requests
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Reports → View reports
Scope: Location = hotel property, Department = front desk
Housekeeping supervisor
Scheduling → Manage schedules
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Reports → View reports
Devices → Kiosk (if managing clocking devices)
Scope: Location = hotel property, Department = housekeeping
Healthcare
Charge nurse
HR data → View employees
Scheduling → Manage schedules
Time off requests → Manage requests
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Reports → View reports
Scope: Location = facility or clinic, Department = nursing unit
Payroll and compliance officer
Timesheets → View timesheets, Manage timesheets
Time and attendance → Attendance exceptions
Reports → View reports
HR data → View employees
Scope: Company-wide or facility group
Construction
Project site supervisor
HR data → View employees
Scheduling → Manage schedules
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Time and attendance → Attendance exceptions
Reports → View reports
Devices → Manage time clocks, Kiosk
Scope: Location = job site, Team = assigned crew
Operations coordinator
Scheduling → Manage schedules
HR data → View employees
Timesheets → Manage timesheets
Reports → View reports
Scope: Multiple job sites or departments
Use case
Use this example as a starting point for an Operations team that manages time clocks, schedules, and timesheets. Adjust based on your policies and scope the group by Location to avoid broad access.
Module | Privilege | Description | Why operations needs it |
---|---|---|---|
Devices | Manage time clocks | View, add, edit, and archive time clocks, permissions, and settings. | Maintain location time clocks. |
Kiosk | View, add, edit, and archive kiosks and their permissions. | Keep kiosks functional for employee clocking. | |
Time and attendance | Manage timesheets, which automatically selects View timesheets also | Manage, submit, and approve timesheets up to the pay period deadline. | Ensure timesheets are accurate for payroll processing. |
Attendance exceptions | Access the exceptions feature. | Resolve punch errors and attendance discrepancies. | |
Scheduling | Manage schedules, which automatically selects Alerts and View schedules also | View, add, edit, and manage schedules, patterns, and templates. | Create and maintain employee work schedules. |
HR data management | View employees | View employees’ personal and employment information. | Confirm correct employee assignments. |