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Technical tips
Managing and editing departments in MyHR
How to add and manage departments
READ: How to add a new department.
READ: How to edit or delete departments.
How to add a new department
- Login to MyHR - you will land on the Home page.
- Click on People (under Manage) and then Add department.
- Name the department and enter a manager form the Select from My People list. Click Submit.

Note: The new department will show up in your MyHR account once you have added an employee to it.
Note 2: Creating a new department and assigning a manager won't automatically give the manager access to the new department. You assigned access to a department and permissions under User settings.
How to edit or delete a department
If you need to edit a department follow the steps below;
- Head to 'My People' then select departments on the bottom left hand side
- Login to MyHR - you will land on the Home page. Click on People (under Manage) and then Departments.
- Select the department you want to edit by clicking on the three dots on the right hand side
3. From here you can edit the Manager and also the department name
4. once you are happy with the changes click submit to save them