Add an employee

Last updated: June 20, 2026

What this does

Adding an employee creates the master record used across HR and Payroll. It holds who the person is and the detail you need on file.

Open Employee

Go to Menu > HR > Employee and click Create.

EmployeeEmployeePayrollPayslipFirstnameAishaLastnameRahmanDesignationAccount ExecutiveMobile012-3456789User LoginaishaActiveYesDetail sectionsPerson · Residential · Contact · Emergency · Employment · Foreigner · Tax
An employee record simplified mockup

Fill in the Employee tab

  1. Enter Firstname and Lastname, the Designation, and contact details (Contact, Mobile, Address). Leave Code blank to have it numbered automatically.
  2. Add a Photo and link a User Login if this person signs in to Cloudby.
  3. Fill the detail sections as needed: Person, Residential, Contact, Emergency, Employment, Foreigner and Tax.
  4. Set Active to Yes and save.
Next step. To pay this person, set their pay and statutory details on the Payroll tab. That is covered in Set up an employee for payroll.

Related

  • Set up an employee for payroll
  • Run a payroll batch