1. Configuration Guide
  2. Personnel
  3. Labor Management
  4. Add Employee

Add Employee

Employees need to be set up in Simphony Home, but you can view information and change roles in the EMC.

To create Point of Sale and EMC employees:

  1. Sign in to Simphony Home with your credentials.
  2. From the Dashboard, click the application navigation icon (This image shows the application navigation icon, which are three horizontal lines, one on top of the other.) at the top left of the page to view the side panel menu.
  3. Click Labor Management, click Human Resources, and then click Employee.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Select a Home store (if not already selected).
  6. On the General tab, enter basic employee information, such as Name, Date of Birth, and Language. Complete the form as follows:

    Table 5-1 Employee Information

    Field Description

    First Name

    Enter the employee’s first name.

    Last Name

    Enter the employee’s last name.

    Date of Birth

    Enter the employee’s date of birth.

    Language

    Enter the employee’s primary language.

    Employee Role
    Select the employee’s role at the location.

    • 2000 - Waiter

    • 2500 - Bartender

    • 2500 - Supervisor

    • 4000 - Manager

    • 1 - Super Super

    If the employee is an EMC user, select Manager or Super Super. Managers can view EMC information. Super users can add and edit EMC information, such as menu items.

    You can set the employee role when creating the employee, but you cannot make changes through Labor Management.

    Employee Level

    Enter the employee’s level for EMC users only.

    Employee Level is used to control the access of other employee records when a user is logged into the EMC. Level 0 is highest and 9 is the lowest. An employee assigned Level 4 cannot see records for employees with Levels 0-3.

    Figure 5-1 General Tab


    This figure shows the General tab for the Home store selected.
  7. On the Status tab, enter the employee’s hiring information.

    • Hire Date: Select today’s date.

    • Hire Status: Select Hired.

    Figure 5-2 Status Tab


    This figure shows the Status tab.
  8. On the Location Configuration tab, enter pay rate, job rate, and point-of-sale (POS) configuration information. Complete the form as follows:

    Table 5-2 Location Configuration

    Field Description

    Is Salaried

    Leave unchecked for an Hourly paid employee.

    Enable this field for a salaried employee and complete the following:

    In the Effective From field, select today’s date.

    In the Monthly Rate field, enter the monthly salary amount.

    The Annual Rate field is automatically calculated.

    Job Rates tab

    In the Location Name field, select your restaurant.

    In the Job Code Name field, select the relevant job code.

    In the Effective From field, select tomorrow’s date.

    In the Override Pay Rate field, enter an hourly pay rate for hourly paid employees.

    Click Update List.

    Figure 5-3 Location Configuration Tab


    This figure shows the Location Configuration tab.
  9. For POS users (not EMC users), click the POS Configuration tab.

    For EMC users, a user name and password must be configured in the EMC after the user is created in Simphony Home. See Assign User Names and Passwords to EMC Users for more information.

    Figure 5-4 POS Configuration Tab


    This figure shows the POS Configuration tab.
    1. Select your restaurant from the list.
    2. In the Employee Class field, select Employee.
    3. In the Magnetic Card Number field, enter the code to access the Simphony Essentials POS. It can be a magnetic card number or a manual code.
    4. Click Update List.
  10. Click Save.
  11. Click OK.

Parent topic: Labor Management