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title: How to Configure Employee Operations
description: How to Configure Employee Operations
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# How to Configure Employee Operations

## The Operations tab controls an employee’s attendance settings, job tracking defaults, reporting fields, and payroll configuration.

#### **Step-by-Step**

1. Open the **Employees** page and select an employee.
2. Click the **Operations** tab in their profile.
3. Expand the panel you want to configure and update the fields.
4. Click **Save Changes** when done.
   
   ![Image 15-04-2026 at 2.39 PM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.39%20PM.jpeg?width=670&height=363&name=Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.39%20PM.jpeg)

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#### **Sections**

### **Attendance Panel**

- **Shift Pattern** — Assign the employee’s default shift pattern.
- **Roles** — Assign one or more company roles (if roles are enabled).
- **User Groups** — Assign the employee to departments or user groups.
- **Roster Hourly Rate** — Set the hourly rate for roster costing (if financial details are enabled).
- **Timezone** — Set the employee’s local timezone.
- **Work Start Date** — Record when the employee started working.
  
  
  
  ![Image 15-04-2026 at 2.39 PM (1)](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.39%20PM%20(1).jpeg?width=670&height=308&name=Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.39%20PM%20(1).jpeg)

### **Job Tracking Panel**

- **Charge Out Rate** — The billing rate for job costing (if financial details are enabled).
- **Default Job** — Set default job items for each job layer so timesheets are automatically tagged.
  
  
  
  ![Image 15-04-2026 at 2.40 PM-1](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM-1.jpeg?width=670&height=304&name=Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM-1.jpeg)

### **Reports Panel**

- **Include in Payroll Reports** — Toggle whether this employee appears in payroll exports.
- **Contract Type**, **Custom ID**, **Payroll Code**, **Time in Lieu Initial Balance** — Grouping and identification fields used in reports and exports.
  
  ![Image 15-04-2026 at 2.40 PM (1)](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM%20(1).jpeg?width=670&height=372&name=Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM%20(1).jpeg)

### **Payroll Panel**

If your company uses the awards (pay interpretation) engine, this panel displays the award configuration for the employee, including award selection, employee type, base pay rate, and allowance triggers.

![Image 15-04-2026 at 2.40 PM](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM.jpeg?width=670&height=373&name=Image%2015-04-2026%20at%202.40%20PM.jpeg)

 

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