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Onboarding- Assign Documents

The Assign Documents tool in the Onboarding tab's Documents section enables employers to efficiently distribute standard onboarding documents to multiple employees at once through the Administrative Portal.



Step 1: Select Document Category

  • Choose the Onboarding Document Category that contains the document you want to assign.


Step 2: Choose Your Document

  • Select the specific Standard Onboarding Document you'd like to assign to employees.


Step 3: Select Recipients

  • Choose who should receive the document:

    • Option A- All Employees

      • Select "All employees without the selected document" to assign it to everyone who doesn't already have it

    • Option B- Specific Employees

      • Select "Specific employees without the selected document" for targeted assignment

      • This opens an additional window showing only employees who don't already have the document assigned or completed

      • Simply check the boxes next to the employees you want to include


Note: Custom onboarding documents can only be assigned to employees within 30 days of their recorded hire date.


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