Odoo FAQ - HR

Odoo HR includes modules like Employees, Recruitment, Leaves, Attendance, Payroll (in some countries), Appraisals, Expenses, Fleet Management, and Employee Referrals.

Yes. Odoo HR offers complete solutions like recruitment, leave management, attendance, and payroll. Plus, it's modular — you can migrate step-by-step instead of a risky full switch at once.  

Odoo automates approvals, tracks employee records, ensures leave balances are accurate, streamlines onboarding, and avoids lost documents. It reduces human error and speeds up HR tasks significantly. 

Yes. Small businesses benefit because Odoo HR reduces administrative overhead, offers affordable licensing, and grows with your team size without needing a full HR department.

You can automate task assignments (IT setup, HR documents), track completion, and ensure every department is ready for new hires — reducing the "first-day chaos."  

Absolutely. You can configure custom leave types (medical, maternity, unpaid, etc.), approval flows, and carry-forward rules easily without coding.  

Very flexible. You can design your own hiring pipelines, add screening steps, assign interviewers, trigger automated emails, and collaborate with teams inside Odoo.  

Yes. Employees can clock-in from any device. GPS location tracking and IP address restriction features are available if you need additional control.  

With Odoo’s import tools and professional support, you can migrate employee data, leave balances, and contracts systematically without losing records.

Yes. Odoo Attendance can integrate with biometric systems via API connectors to capture clock-in and clock-out data automatically.

Yes. You can set up automatic appraisal cycles, reminders, rating templates, and manager-employee feedback forms — all built-in.

Highly customizable. You can create custom HR KPIs, dashboards, pivot tables, and export tailored reports for management review.  

Yes. You can upload contracts, certificates, appraisals, or any HR document directly into each employee's digital record.  

Yes. Odoo has strict access rights — HR Managers, Team Leads, and Employees all see only the information relevant to their roles.  

You can register employee training programs, set expiry dates for certifications, and trigger automatic reminders for renewals.

Yes. You can set multi-level approval rules so requests are automatically routed to the right manager or department head.  

Yes. You can set up various contract templates for local, part-time, remote, and expatriate employees with specific benefits and obligations.  

Employees submit expense claims with receipts; managers review and approve them. Approved expenses can flow directly into accounting for payment.  

Yes. Employees can apply for leave, check attendance, submit expenses, and managers can approve tasks — all from the Odoo mobile app.

Minimal. Odoo’s interface is user-friendly, designed for non-technical users. But for complex setups or integrations, having a consultant helps.  

Yes. Odoo HR modules connect seamlessly with Odoo Accounting and Payroll, ensuring automatic payroll calculations and accounting entries.

Yes. Odoo supports GDPR compliance with features like data portability, access controls, and the ability to anonymize employee data when needed.

You can set up standardized offboarding procedures including asset returns, knowledge transfers, final payroll, and exit interviews.

Yes. You can add unlimited custom fields to employee profiles — such as emergency contacts, visa expiry dates, special skills, or anything else you need.