Employee self-service: dashboard, team, org structure, departments.
In this video, we will explore the Employee Self Service Dashboard, also known as the ESS Dashboard, in BuzyTeam.
The ESS Dashboard provides employees with a centralized workspace to manage:
Attendance
Working hours
Clock In and Clock Out
Daily activities
Announcements
Attendance calendar
On-field requests
Productivity tracking
This dashboard helps employees stay organized while giving real-time visibility into their daily work activities.
Once logged in, the system will open the Employee Dashboard, which acts as the central workspace for daily operations and attendance management.
At the top of the dashboard, employees can view their profile information including:
Name
Role or designation
Department
Email address
Current date
This section provides a quick overview of employee identity and assigned role within the organization.
The Today Working Hours section provides a real-time summary of employee work activity for the current day.
This includes:
Productive Time
Idle Time
Manual Time
Meeting Time
Break Time
These metrics help employees and managers understand daily productivity and time allocation.
The Clock In/Out panel allows employees to manage their attendance directly from the dashboard.
This section displays:
Office Start Time
Office End Time
Clocked-In Status
Total Working Hours
The Attendance Calendar provides a complete monthly overview of employee attendance records.
Different colours and indicators represent:
Present days
Absent days
Half days
Leave days
Holidays
Weekly offs
This helps employees track their attendance history visually.
The Announcement section displays company-wide updates and important organisational communications.
This may include:
Office announcements
HR updates
Celebrations
Events
Policy changes
Team updates
Employees can also view the complete announcement history by clicking on View All Announcements.
The On Field Request section allows employees to manage requests related to field work or external assignments.
Employees can:
Submit new field requests
Track request status
Filter requests by period or category
To submit a new on-field request, click on New Request and complete the required details.
This helps organizations track field movement and external work assignments efficiently.
Employees can submit on-field work requests by completing the required details such as duration, dates, request type, and reason for field activity.
Once submitted, the request is forwarded through the approval workflow for manager or HR review.
The Working Hours Last 7 Days section provides a visual overview of employee work activity over the past seven days.
The graph helps employees track:
Productive hours
Idle time
Break durations
Daily login activity
This gives employees better visibility into their weekly productivity trends and working patterns.
The Upcoming Holidays section displays upcoming company holidays configured within the organisation holiday calendar.
Employees can quickly view:
Holiday names
Holiday dates
Holiday categories
This helps employees plan work schedules and leave activities in advance.
The Birthdays This Week section displays upcoming employee birthdays across the organisation.
This feature helps improve employee engagement and workplace culture by promoting team celebrations and social interaction.
The My Tasks section provides employees with a centralized view of their assigned tasks and pending work items.
Tasks are categorized into:
Permanent Tasks
Today’s Tasks
Overdue Tasks
Upcoming Tasks
This helps employees prioritize work and manage daily responsibilities efficiently.
The My Leaves section provides a quick summary of employee leave activity.
This includes:
Total Leave
Remaining Leave
Approved Leave
Pending Leave
Rejected Leave
Employees can track leave balances and leave request statuses directly from the dashboard.
Employees can also submit new leave requests directly from this section using the Apply Leave option.
The Attendance Regularization section allows employees to review and manage attendance correction requests.
This section displays:
Check-in and logout records
Expected working hours
Late or early status
Attendance closure status
Regularization requirements
Employees can use this section to:
Identify missing attendance entries
Review late arrivals
Check week-off records
Monitor attendance discrepancies
This helps maintain accurate attendance records.
The My Rating section displays employee performance ratings and evaluation records.
This may include:
Manager ratings
Performance feedback
Evaluation summaries
Skill or productivity assessments
Employees can:
View existing ratings
Access historical feedback
Add ratings if permitted by organisational workflow settings
This helps improve transparency in employee performance management.
Employees can personalize their dashboard experience by clicking on the Customize Dashboard option.
This allows users to organize widgets based on their work preferences and operational priorities.
Inside the customization panel, employees can:
Rearrange dashboard widgets using drag-and-drop
Enable or disable dashboard sections
Adjust widget sizes and layouts
Create a more personalized and efficient workspace experience
Once completed, click Save to apply the customized dashboard layout.
