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Set up teams in Sage HR

Create teams in Sage HR and assign team managers and employees to organise your workforce.

Written by Oliver Cook

Teams help you organise employees and manage access in Sage HR.

When you create a team, you must assign at least one team manager. A team manager can access their team’s profiles, documents, reports, and more.

📎NOTE: Teams aren't available in Sage HR Essentials or Basic HR.​


Create a new team

You can create teams in two ways. Choose the option that suits your company size.

If you have fewer than 20 employees

  1. Select Company, then Teams from the main menu.

  2. Select Create a new team.

  3. Enter a team name.

  4. Select a team manager.

  5. Select Save.

  6. Drag and drop employee cards into the team.

  7. Sage HR saves changes automatically.

If you have more than 20 employees

  1. Select your name in the top‑right corner.

  2. Select Settings.

  3. Select Employee data, then Teams.

  4. Select Add new.

  5. Enter the team name and select Create.

  6. Select Eligibility and choose employees.

  7. Select the Managers tab and assign team managers.

  8. Select Save.


Add a team manager

You can add a team manager to an existing team at any time.


Add employees to an existing team

You can add employees to an existing team at any time.


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