Employee Self–service

Employees who manage their own HR trust their employer more.

Hermetis gives every employee direct access to their own HR – personal data, absences, pay, employment information, without involving HR or their manager.
The time goes back to everyone.

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How it works

See how employee self-service works in Hermetis.

When self-service is missing, the cost does not stay in one place.

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Without self-service

Hours lost. Errors inherited. Nobody fully informed.

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Every department works with the same data, in real time. And every department works less on things that shouldn’t take up their time.

When employees can see their own contract, their payslip, and their schedule – they know where they stand.

Every moment that used to require HR as an intermediary now belongs to the employee.

People who can access their own information, submit their own requests, and see what is happening with them do not need to wait, and they notice the difference.

01

A profile is created 

Completes onboarding questionnaire

Uploads profile picture and sets bank account

Signs contract digitally

02

First week

Acknowledges work schedule

Views company structure

03

Every month

Views payslip securely

Requests leave – sees approval status in real time

Checks absence balance

04

Life event

Updates home address

Adds family member

Submits parental leave request

05

Salary review

Receives updated contract

Sees new salary in the next monthly payslip

06

Business trip

Submits travel request

Requests daily allowance advance

Claims expenses with receipts

07

Offboarding

Sees final payslip

Personal data

  • Contact details and home address
  • Bank accounts (with approval flow)
  • Tax exemption status
  • Family members and disability status
  • Work permits
  • Education and certificates

Absences

  • Leave requests by type
  • Real-time absence balances
  • Team vacation calendar
  • Real-time approval status

Pay & employment

  • Payslips – secure, monthly
  • Salary information
  • Contract details and history
  • Job description
  • Mandatory training completion 
and reminders

Working time

  • View personal work schedule
  • Acknowledge planned schedule
  • View personal timesheet
  • Extra work requests

Business travel & expenses

  • Business trip requests
  • Daily allowance visibility
  • Expense reports with receipts
  • Approval status tracking
  • Advance allowance requests

Onboarding

  • Pre-hire questionnaire
  • Digital document signing

Managers with current information make better decisions.

In Hermetis, managers approve leave with the team calendar open, see budget usage in real time during salary reviews, and receive automatic reminders before probation endings and contract deadlines.

When a contract is signed, the manager is notified immediately, no follow-up with HR required.

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A manager who knows

which employees are on leave, what is pending approval, and when probation ends does not need to ask HR. Neither does anyone else.

hermetis mobile app

For employees who are not at a desk.

The Hermetis mobile app gives every employee full access to their own self-service, from any phone. Manager approvals and HR administration are handled in the desktop portal.

Available on App Store and Google Play.

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Employees handle their own data. HR keeps full control.

Employees have access to what is theirs. Sensitive processes stay protected, every approval flow, every deletion rule, every access permission is configurable per field, per employee group, and per country.

If something is entered incorrectly, the full change history is visible to HR. Every update is effective-dated, nothing is overwritten, and nothing is lost. An employee who knows their data is correct, their payslip is accessible, and their requests are tracked does not need to wonder.

  • Bank account changes require payroll approval before taking effect
  • Photo uploads reviewed by HR before going live
  • Disability and single-parent status require evidence and sign-off
  • Supporting documents auto-deleted after approval
  • Every change logged, who changed what and when, always visible toHR
  • All updates effective-dated – full history retained, nothing overwritten
  • Approval chains configurable per field, group, and country
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  • Approve and process working time schedules
  • Register absences – time records update on approval
  • Generate schedules from defined shift cycles
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Case Study

“Enabling employees to request their absences, extra time, was the first step for them to have a more productive workday.”

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Uldis Vilks

Head of IT, Kronus

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When employees have direct access to their own information, the relationship with their employer changes.

So does the workload of everyone else.

Frequently asked questions

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What can an employee do in self-service?

Employees manage their own day-to-day HR tasks: view their schedule and timesheet, check absence balances and accruals, submit leave and overtime requests, register business travel and request a daily-allowance advance, submit salary-advance and additional-payment requests (for example eyewear or allowances), update profile details such as photo and bank account, access their payslips, and view and sign their employment contract and other documents. The most common employee questions, such as 'How many vacation days do I have left?' are answered without contacting HR.

What can a manager do that an employee cannot?

Managers see their team's schedules and timesheets, approve absence and overtime requests, review team overtime balances before approving extra shifts, and pull team-level reports. Visibility is scoped to the manager's reporting line, and a separate managerial structure can be maintained for matrix organisations so functional and reporting lines don't have to match.

How do business travel and expenses work in self-service?

Employees register a business-travel request covering multiple destinations and periods, and daily allowances are calculated automatically per each country's statutory rules. A travel advance can be requested before the trip; afterwards, expenses are reported and settled against that advance. Standalone expense reports outside business travel are also supported. On approval, the relevant amounts flow to payroll automatically rather than through a separate finance request.

How does digital signing work?

Employment contracts, amendments, job descriptions, and other documents can be signed digitally using Smart-ID, eID, eParaksts mobile, and ZealID — each a legally binding e-signature standard in the relevant country. Documents are signed inside the portal without printing, so onboarding paperwork and contract changes are completed electronically end to end.

Does the self-service work on mobile?

Yes. The self-service is browser-based and works on mobile devices, so employees and managers can check balances, submit requests, and approve items from a phone.

What happens to self-service access when someone leaves?

Access to the self-service ends on the first day after the employee's termination date. Their employment record, payslips, and history remain in the system for HR and payroll under the applicable retention rules; it is the employee's own login that is closed.

Can employees change their own contract details?

No. Employees can view their contract but cannot edit it. Employment changes — amendments, salary changes, position moves go through Core HR and the document-driven approval process, so every change is reviewed, approved, dated, and auditable rather than self-edited. Employees can maintain low-risk profile data such as their photo and bank account.

What can employees see about each other?

Employees see only their own personal data. Manager visibility is limited to their own reporting line, access is role-based on a need-to-know basis, and special-category data such as health-check information is held under stricter access and data-protection rules. Retention rules apply automatically per data category in line with GDPR.