> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yrka.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Yrka Works: employee operations platform overview

> Yrka Work brings timekeeping, scheduling, payroll prep, employee records, team messaging, and company resources together in one platform for admins and employees.

Yrka Works is an employee operations platform that connects admins and employees around the work that matters most — clocking in, getting scheduled, reviewing pay, staying informed, and accessing company resources. Admins get a full-featured workspace for managing the operational side of their team. Employees get a mobile-friendly app to handle their day-to-day without chasing down paperwork or waiting on managers.

## What Yrka Works covers

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  <Card title="Timekeeping" icon="clock">
    Employees clock in and out, submit time entries, and request corrections. Admins review timecards, catch missed punches, and export clean, payroll-ready totals.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scheduling" icon="calendar">
    Build shifts, assign employees, set recurring schedules, and manage coverage requests. Auto-scheduler proposals help fill gaps. Employees see their schedule and submit availability.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Payroll prep" icon="file-spreadsheet">
    Review payroll snapshots, separate PTO, vacation, and holiday hours, handle drive-time, and export handoff files for your payroll provider. Yrka prepares the data — your payroll provider processes it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Employee records" icon="users">
    Store profiles, documents, credentials, job assignments, and paystubs in one place. Control exactly which employees can see their own records through per-profile access flags.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Messaging" icon="message-square">
    Direct messages, board channels, and admin inbox keep communication structured. Employees can reply to work items and submit requests that flow into admin review workflows.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Resources and training" icon="book-open">
    Publish handbooks, policy pages, and training content. Track acknowledgements so you know who has read what. Use knowledge chat to help employees find answers quickly.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Who uses Yrka

**Admins and operators** manage the workspace — setting up employees, building schedules, reviewing timecards, preparing payroll, and controlling access. Owners have full billing and account control. Admins have role-based permissions that can be scoped to specific areas like scheduling, payroll, or employee records.

**Employees** use the employee app to clock in and out, view their schedule, read messages and resources, complete tasks and training, and manage their own profile. Employee access is enabled per-profile and controlled by admins.

## Where to start

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  <Card title="Sign in or create an account" icon="log-in" href="/setup/sign-in">
    Create a new owner account, sign in with email or an external provider, or accept an employee invitation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Complete your first workspace setup" icon="rocket" href="/setup/first-workspace">
    Walk through the onboarding checklist to configure your company profile, employees, schedules, and billing before going live.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Admin guide" icon="shield-check" href="/admin/dashboard">
    Manage your team's schedules, timecards, payroll prep, records, and communications from the admin dashboard.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Employee guide" icon="user" href="/employee/dashboard">
    Clock in, view your schedule, send messages, complete tasks, and manage your profile from the employee app.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How the setup flow works

New workspaces start with an onboarding checklist at `/admin/onboarding`. The checklist guides you through company profile, employees, jobs, timekeeping settings, schedule defaults, departments, teams, job roles, resources, provider readiness, billing, admin access, and a go-live review. You can complete steps in any order, skip items your launch owner has accepted as gaps, and return to the checklist as you finish each domain.

<Note>
  Setup tracks readiness — it does not replace the owning admin surfaces. Employees, Schedule, Payroll, Resources, Integrations, Billing, and Settings remain the source of truth for each domain.
</Note>

Once the checklist is satisfied and your billing is active, you're ready to go live.