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Add an Employee

Setting up an employee in Shape takes a few minutes. If you are adding a new starter or migrating from another software, the initial setup is the same. Selecting any of the options below opens up the Starter Wizard.

Before you start gather as much of the following information as possible:

  • Employee Full Name,

  • Address,

  • Date of Birth,

  • Gender,

  • National Insurance Number,

  • P45 or Starter Checklist if a new starter or;

  • P11 or FPS if migrating from another software provider.

There are three ways to add an employee into Shape.

Home screen

The homescreen with all areas displayed.

In the employees card on the homescreen, click on Register a new employee.

Employees Page

The employee page

In the Employees section, top-right hand corner select +New Employee.

During a Pay Run

Register a new employee within a pay run.

On the pay run screen, you get the option to register new employees.

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