Hire Employees (International)
Hire Employees (International)
Hire or Rehire International Employees
International employees can be hired or rehired to component companies using the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event. The table describes the work event, lists the related business processes, and supported employee transactions (hire, rehire, and multi-company hire) for each country.
Refer to the US. Canadian, and International Employee Hiring, Transferring and Rehiring Readiness Checklist in the UKG Community Library to ensure your system is configured with the required business processes.


Hire International Employee Configuration
System administrators must configure access to the tools and processes needed to hire international employees before you begin the hire or rehire process. The configuration includes:
- Add US/Canadian/International Employee Web Access Rights
- Add International Employee Business Processes
Change National ID Business Process
- Enable Name and Employee Number Record Search (optional)
Enable Add US/Canadian/International Employee Web Access Rights
System administrators must enable web access rights for the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event for Employee Administrator and Manager roles.
Enable Add International Employee Business Processes
System administrators must configure the Add International Employee (Hire/Rehire) business processes, including preference and notification options, using the settings for each role type (Manager and Employee Administrator).
Enable Name and Employee Number Record Search
Employers have the option to enable the Name and Employee Number search fields on the Look Up Employee page of the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event. Hiring managers can perform a more thorough record search using the additional fields before hiring or rehiring an employee.

Hire an International Employee Process
Once the system administrator completes the configuration requirements, international employees can be hired or rehired to component companies using the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event.
After you complete the hiring process, you can make additional updates to an employee’s job-related information using different work events, including the Change Organization or Change Job work event.
Look Up Employee
Rehire former employees, regardless of the country location, by beginning the hire or rehire process with an employee record search. Identify and locate rehires by name, employee number, or national ID to minimize duplicate records.
Add Employee Personal Information
Add or change personal information for an employee on the Personal page of the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event.
Add Employee Job Information
Add or change job information for an employee on the Job page of the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event.
- From the Job page, enter the employee's hire date. This date automatically populates in the Seniority and Benefits Seniority Date fields, but can be changed if needed.
- Enter the employee's seniority date. This date is used to calculate the employee's length of service. It is also used to calculate how the employee accrues PTO and leave balances.
- Enter the employee's benefit seniority date. This date is used with benefit waiting periods to establish eligibility and coverage start dates.
- Enter the employee's next salary and performance review dates. The defaults for these dates are based on the company-level settings established during company configuration, but can be overwritten if necessary.
- Select the Job.
- Enter an alternate job title.
- Select a location.
- Enter a mailstop.
- Select a project, supervisor, division, department, region, and team lead.
- Select Next to go to the Payroll page.
Add Employee Payroll Information
Add or change payroll information for an employee on the Payroll page of the Add US/Canadian/International Employee work event.
Add Employee Time or Workforce Management Information
For organizations with a time or workforce management solution, a separate page displays after the Payroll step in the Add Employee and Add US/Canadian/International Employee work events. The fields will vary based on the solution that your organization uses.
Time Management Solution | Product Key | Resource |
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UKG Pro Time Management | TIME (previously UTM) | Add UKG Pro Time Management Settings for a New Employee |
UKG Pro Time and Attendance | UTA | Add UKG Pro Time and Attendance Settings for a New Employee |
UKG Pro Time Classic | UPT | Add UKG Pro Workforce Management Classic Settings for a New Employee |
UKG Pro Scheduling Classic | UPS | Add UKG Pro Workforce Management Classic Settings for a New Employee |
UKG Pro Workforce Management (previously Workforce Dimensions) | WFDT | Add UKG Pro Workforce Management Settings for a New Employee |
UKG Pro Time and Scheduling (previously Workforce Ready) | WFRT | Add UKG Pro Time and Scheduling Settings for a New Employee |
Review and Submit Request Information
Review the information entered from the request on the Summary page. Return to the applicable page to make any changes, if needed.
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