What roles are available on Combo?
There are 5 hierarchical roles, from the most limited to the most complete:
Employee | Access to their profile and published schedules, can request absences |
Manager | Supervises their team: schedule creation, absence validation, HR tracking (permissions adjustable)
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Director | Manages an entire establishment: configuration, HR tracking, pre-payroll, reports |
Administrator | Full access to all of Combo (all establishments and teams) |
Owner | Unique role per account, with all rights + ability to manage administrators |
💡 The Owner role is unique. To change it, contact our team via the help bubble.
How to modify an employee’s role?
From the employee profile > Role and Permissions:
Click on the new role you want (employee, manager, director, or admin)
Validate
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You cannot assign a role higher than your own.
You cannot downgrade a role equal to or higher than your own.
Manager or Director: which one to choose?
The main difference:
Manager → limited view of their team
Director → global view of the entire establishment
Permissions | Manager | Director |
Create, edit & publish schedule | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Validate actual hours, absences | optional | optional |
Access payroll mass | optional | optional |
Manage profiles below their role | optional | ✔️ |
Inter-establishment scheduling | ✖️ | optional |
Delete profiles | ✖️ | optional |
Access to reports (payroll, activity, timesheets) | limited | ✔️ |
Access/modify paid leave counters | optional | optional |