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The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, increase or reduce the duties, or modify the title and job description, of the Employee from time to time, and any such increase, reduction or modification shall not be deemed a termination of this Agreement. ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT Employee accepts employment with the Corporation upon the terms set forth above and agrees to devote all Employee's time, energy and ability to the interests of the Corporation, and to perform Employee's duties in an efficient, trustworthy and business-like manner. DEVOTION OF TIME TO EMPLOYMENT The Employee shall devote the Employee's best efforts and substantially all of the Employee's working time to performing the duties on behalf of the Corporation. The Employee shall provide services during the hours that are scheduled by the Corporation management. The Employee shall be prompt in reporting to work at the assigned time. NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST Employee shall not engage in any other business while employed by the Corporation. Employee shall not engage in any activity that conflicts with the Employees duties to the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any service or lend any aid or assistance to any party that competes with the services offered by the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any services to clients or prospective clients of the Corporation outside of the provision of services for the Corporation, whether such services are provided with or without compensation or remuneration. CORPORATION PROPERTY Employee acknowledges and agrees that while employed by the Corporation the Employee may be provided with use of computer equipment and other property of the Corporation. The use and possession of the such items shall be subject to any policies, requirements or restrictions established by the Corporation. Such items may only be used in performance of the Employee's duties for the corporation. On request of the Corporation, the Employee shall immediately deliver any such items to the Corporation. Upon termination of employment, Employee shall have the affirmative duty to return any such item to the Corporation whether a request is made or not. The obligation to return Corporation property shall extend and include any and all work product, client property, proprietary rights, intangible property, and all other property of the corporation regardless of the form or medium. COMPENSATION The Corporation shall pay the Employee such hourly compensation as determined by the Corporation. Payment shall be at the same time as the Corporations usual payroll to other employees. BONUS & BENEFITS Payment of any bonuses shall be at the complete discretion of the Corporation. No guarantee or representation that any bonuses will be paid has been made to the Employee. Standard benefits that are provided to other non-management employees shall be offered to the Employee, subject to the Corporation's policies and the terms and conditions of such benefits. WITHHOLDING All sums payable to Employee under this Agreement will be reduced by all federal, state, local, and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law. QUALIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEE The employee shall satisfy all of the qualification that are established by the Corporation. TERM OF AGREEMENT There shall be no guaranteed term of employment. Employer acknowledges and agrees that Employee shall be an \"At Will\" Employee and that Employee's employment may be terminated at any time by the Corporation, with or without cause. FEES FROM EMPLOYEE'S WORK The Corporation shall have exclusive authority to determine the fees, or a procedure for establishing the fees, to be charged to clients by the Corporation for services that are provided by the Employee. All sums paid to the Employee or the Corporation in the way of fees, in cash or in kind, or otherwise for services of the Employee, shall, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Corporation, be and remain the property of the Corporation and shall be included in the Corporation's name in such checking account or accounts as the Corporation may from time to time designate. CLIENTS AND CLIENT RECORDS The Corporation shall have the authority to determine who will be accepted as clients of the Corporation, and the Employee recognizes that such clients accepted are clients of the Corporation and not the Employee. All client records and files of any type concerning clients of the Corporation shall belong to and remain the property of the Corporation, notwithstanding the subsequent termination of the employment. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The Corporation shall have the authority to establish from time to time the policies and procedures to be followed by the Employee in performing services for the Corporation. This may include, but is not necessarily limited to, employment policies, computer use policies, Internet access policies, email policies, and all other policies, procedures, directives, and mandates established by the Corporation, whether or not in written form or formally adopted. Employee shall abide by the provisions of any contract entered into by the Corporation under which the Employee provides services. Employee shall comply with the terms and conditions of any and all contracts entered by the Corporation. TERMINATION Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is an \"at will\" employee of the Corporation. As such, no term of employment is created hereby and employee may be terminated at any time in the sole discretion of the Corporation, whether there exists any cause for termination or not. CREATIONS AND INVENTIONS Employee acknowledges and agrees that any and all work product of the Employee that is conceived or created during the Employee's employment with the Corporation is the exclusive property of the Corporation. This shall include any and all copyrights, trade secrets, confidential information, patents, trademarks, trade dress, ideas, concepts, plans, business plans, business concepts, techniques, inventions, drawings, artwork, logos, graphics, web pages, databases, software, programs, CGI's, plug ins, applications, brochures, inventions, marketing plans and concepts, and all other ideas and work product of the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all creations shall be \"works made for hire\" as defined in the [ACT OR CODE]. Notwithstanding the fact that this material may be considered to be a work made for hire, Employee agrees, during Employee's employment and thereafter, which covenant shall survive any termination of the employment relationship, to execute any and all documents requested by the Corporation to confirm the Corporation's ownership and control of all such material, including but not limited to assignments of copyright, confirmations of work for hire status, waivers of proprietary rights, copyright application, and any other documents requested by Corporation. 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If entering manually, start with active employees before adding historical terminated records.","Cross-reference your payroll system's active employee count against your row count when you finish — any discrepancy signals a missing or duplicate record.",{"step":340,"title":341,"description":342,"tip":343},3,"Assign a unique Employee ID to every row","Use a consistent format (e.g., EMP-00001 through EMP-99999) and ensure no two employees share the same ID, including terminated staff retained for historical reference.","Never reuse an ID from a terminated employee — reused IDs cause record collisions if the original employee's history is still referenced in payroll or benefits systems.",{"step":345,"title":346,"description":347,"tip":348},4,"Verify hire dates against offer letters or contracts","Confirm each hire date is the actual first day worked, not the offer acceptance date. Cross-check against payroll run records for any employee hired more than six months ago.","Flag any hire date that falls on a weekend or public holiday — these are almost always data-entry errors worth correcting before the list is shared.",{"step":350,"title":351,"description":352,"tip":353},5,"Update employment status and termination dates","Mark every departed employee as Terminated and enter their last working day in the Termination Date column. Set employees on approved leave to 'On Leave' rather than Active.","Run a quick filter for blank Termination Date fields among anyone with a Terminated status — that combination is always a data gap.",{"step":355,"title":356,"description":357,"tip":358},6,"Review and distribute to stakeholders","Share the completed list with HR, Finance, and relevant department heads for a 48-hour review window before treating it as the official headcount record. Incorporate corrections and version the file with a date stamp.","Save distribution copies as PDF to prevent accidental edits — keep the editable Word version as the master file with a clear version date in the filename.",[360,364,368,372],{"mistake":361,"why_it_matters":362,"fix":363},"Keeping terminated employees marked as Active","Active-status errors inflate headcount figures and can trigger payroll overpayments if the list feeds an automated system. They also skew attrition reporting and benefits enrollment counts.","Set a monthly calendar reminder to audit employment status. Filter for Active employees hired more than 60 days ago and confirm each one is still employed before the next headcount report.",{"mistake":365,"why_it_matters":366,"fix":367},"Using names instead of Employee IDs as the primary key","Duplicate names — common in any organization over 50 people — cause records to be merged or confused across payroll, benefits, and performance systems.","Assign a unique Employee ID to every row and use it as the join key whenever this list feeds another system or report.",{"mistake":369,"why_it_matters":370,"fix":371},"Omitting part-time and contractor workers from the roster","Headcount reports that exclude non-full-time workers misrepresent actual workforce size and can cause compliance failures where regulations count all workers regardless of hours.","Include every worker in the list and use the Employment Type column to differentiate — then filter by type when you need a full-time-only count.",{"mistake":373,"why_it_matters":374,"fix":375},"Never updating the list between formal review cycles","An employee list that is six months out of date is actively misleading — it shows departed staff as active and misses recent hires, making any headcount report derived from it unreliable.","Assign one owner responsible for updating the list within five business days of every hire, termination, or status change. Treat it as a living document, not an annual snapshot.",[377,380,383,386,389,392,395,398],{"question":378,"answer":379},"What is an employee list?","An employee list is a structured roster that records each employee's key details — name, job title, department, hire date, reporting manager, employment type, and current status — in a single document. It serves as the authoritative headcount reference for HR, Finance, and Operations, and is used for payroll reconciliation, compliance audits, and organizational planning.\n",{"question":381,"answer":382},"What information should an employee list include?","At minimum, an employee list should include Employee ID, full legal name, job title, department, hire date, reporting manager, employment type, and current status. Work location and termination date are also important for multi-site organizations and for maintaining a historical record of departed staff. Adding cost center codes or pay grade references makes the list more useful for financial reporting.\n",{"question":384,"answer":385},"Who should maintain the employee list?","Ownership typically sits with the HR manager or HR administrator, with read access shared to Finance for payroll reconciliation and to department managers for their own teams. One named owner is essential — shared ownership without clear accountability leads to inconsistent updates and unreliable data.\n",{"question":387,"answer":388},"How often should an employee list be updated?","The list should be updated within five business days of any hire, termination, promotion, or status change — not just during monthly or quarterly review cycles. Treating it as a living record rather than a periodic snapshot ensures it is accurate enough to rely on for payroll, audits, and operational decisions at any point in the year.\n",{"question":390,"answer":391},"Is an employee list the same as an org chart?","No, but they are related. An employee list is a flat data record of all employees and their attributes. An org chart is a visual hierarchy built from the reporting-manager relationships in the list. An accurate employee list is the source data that makes a reliable org chart possible.\n",{"question":393,"answer":394},"Does an employee list need to include terminated employees?","Yes — departed employees should remain in the list with their status set to Terminated and their termination date recorded, rather than being deleted. Retaining this history supports reference checks, statutory reporting, and audit trails. Many jurisdictions require employee records to be kept for a minimum of 3–7 years after termination.\n",{"question":396,"answer":397},"Can I use this template instead of an HRIS system?","For organizations with fewer than 25 employees, this template is a practical and sufficient headcount record. As the company grows beyond that threshold, a dedicated HRIS offers automation, access controls, and integration with payroll that a Word or spreadsheet-based list cannot replicate. This template also works well as an interim solution during an HRIS migration or audit preparation period.\n",{"question":399,"answer":400},"What are the data privacy considerations for an employee list?","An employee list contains personal data and should be treated accordingly. Limit access to HR, Finance, and authorized managers on a need-to-know basis. Store the file with password protection or in a restricted-access folder. In jurisdictions covered by GDPR or similar privacy laws, employees may have the right to request access to or correction of their own records — consider this when designing your storage and access policies.\n",[402,406,410,414],{"industry":403,"icon_asset_id":404,"specifics":405},"Professional Services","industry-professional-services","Tracks billable staff by practice group and seniority level for utilization reporting and client staffing decisions.",{"industry":407,"icon_asset_id":408,"specifics":409},"Retail","industry-retail","Manages high-turnover part-time and casual headcount across multiple store locations with frequent status changes.",{"industry":411,"icon_asset_id":412,"specifics":413},"Healthcare","industry-healthtech","Records credentialing status and licensing alongside standard roster fields to meet regulatory staffing compliance requirements.",{"industry":415,"icon_asset_id":416,"specifics":417},"Manufacturing","industry-manufacturing","Tracks shift assignments, site location, and employment type across a large hourly workforce spread across multiple production facilities.",[419,422,425,429],{"vs":234,"vs_template_id":420,"summary":421},"contact-list-D13443","A staff contact list focuses on communication details — phone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contacts. An employee list captures employment data — hire dates, job titles, managers, and status. Use the contact list for day-to-day communication routing; use the employee list for headcount reporting, compliance, and HR administration.",{"vs":278,"vs_template_id":423,"summary":424},"organizational-chart-D13449","An org chart is a visual diagram of reporting relationships. An employee list is the underlying data record that feeds it. You need an accurate, up-to-date employee list before an org chart can be reliable. Use both together — the list for data management, the chart for communicating structure.",{"vs":426,"vs_template_id":427,"summary":428},"Employee Performance Review","employee-performance-review-D507","A performance review documents an individual employee's goals, feedback, and ratings for a review period. An employee list is a master roster covering all employees. The list tells you who works there and in what capacity; the performance review evaluates how well each person is doing their job.",{"vs":250,"vs_template_id":430,"summary":431},"new-employee-onboarding-checklist-D13432","An onboarding checklist tracks the tasks required to get a single new hire set up — equipment, system access, training. An employee list records the end state: the verified details of every employee after onboarding is complete. Use the checklist to onboard; update the employee list once onboarding is confirmed.",{"use_template":433,"template_plus_review":437,"custom_drafted":441},{"best_for":434,"cost":435,"time":436},"Small businesses, startups, and HR teams maintaining headcount records without a dedicated HRIS","Free","30–60 minutes to set up; 5 minutes per update",{"best_for":438,"cost":439,"time":440},"Organizations preparing for a compliance audit or migrating data into a new HRIS system","$100–$300 (HR consultant data review)","Half a day",{"best_for":442,"cost":443,"time":444},"Enterprises needing a custom workforce database integrated with payroll, benefits, and time-tracking systems","$2,000–$10,000+ (HRIS implementation)","4–12 weeks",[251,247,446,235,447,448,449,450,451,452,453,454],"organizational-chart-D12674","remote-work-schedule-D12740","job-offer-letter-long-D12769","employment-agreement_at-will-employee-D541","employee-handbook-D712","employee-dismissal-letter-D508","barista-job-description-D13535","employee-satisfaction-survey-D13834","small-business-expense-report-D13396",{"emit_how_to":456,"emit_defined_term":456},true,{"primary_folder":142,"secondary_folder":458,"document_type":459,"industry":460,"business_stage":461,"tags":462,"confidence":468},"hr-operations-and-records","form","general","all-stages",[463,464,465,466,467],"hr","compliance","employee-list","headcount-reporting","roster",0.95,"\u003Ch2>What is an Employee List?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>An \u003Cstrong>Employee List\u003C/strong> is a structured roster that records every employee's essential details — name, job title, department, hire date, reporting manager, employment type, and current status — in a single, consistently formatted document. It serves as the authoritative headcount reference for HR, Finance, and Operations teams, providing a single source of truth that payroll reconciliation, compliance audits, and workforce planning all depend on. Unlike an org chart, which visualizes hierarchy, or a contact list, which stores communication details, an employee list is a data record designed to answer one core question at any point in time: exactly who works here, in what capacity, and under whose management.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Why You Need This Document\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Without a current, accurate employee list, routine HR and Finance tasks become unreliable. Payroll teams processing a run without a verified active-employee record risk paying departed staff or missing recent hires. Auditors reviewing headcount for labor law compliance, benefits eligibility, or government reporting need a documented roster — a verbal count or an outdated spreadsheet does not satisfy that requirement. During due diligence for investment or acquisition, buyers expect a clean employee record as a basic deliverable; disorganized headcount data raises immediate red flags. This template gives you a structured starting point that takes under an hour to populate and five minutes to update, so your organization always has a defensible, current headcount record ready when it matters.\u003C/p>\n",1778696306305]