Activate New Hire "N" employees

After a new hire is added using the Powerpay Onboarding Wizard, they are added to the People List and placed in New Hire status “N”. Before the employee can be paid, they must be changed to Active status “A”.

Depending on how you have configured the onboarding process, it may include the employee entering banking information and TD1 exemption amounts. If you activate the employee before the onboarding process is complete and run your payroll, the employee will be paid by cheque and basic exemption amounts will apply. When possible, best practice is to activate the employee after the employee has completed the Self Service Onboarding Wizard.

1. Navigate to the People List. From the People menu, select People List.

2. Select the employee to activate from the People List.

   Tip: Use the People List filter options to easily locate the employee by selecting only the New Hire from the status options.

3. Click the Activate Employee button at the bottom of the page.

   A warning message displays.

4. Click Activate.

The employee’s status is changed to Active “A”.