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How Documents and Contract Signing Work in Salary

How to send contracts for signature and upload various documents to store them on the employee’s profile.

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Written by Veronika
Updated over 3 weeks ago

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With the HR module, you can upload documents and link them to an employee, as well as upload contracts for digital signing. This ensures that important documents are stored in one place – accessible to both parties.

The guide below shows you how both you and the employee can sign a contract, as well as where to upload documents to the employee profile going forward.

Also see our FAQ here.


Guide:

1. Go to HR → Documents, and click New Document for Signing.

💡TIP: If you have a standard template (e.g., for employment contracts), you can save it in Salary. See how to do that [here].


2. Upload the document and fill in the following fields:

Category: Choose the category the document belongs to (e.g., contract, addendum, etc.).

Description: For example, Employment Contract.

Sign with: Choose whether the signature should be via text message or MitID.

Language: Choose which language should appear in the interface when signing.

Signers: Add the person(s) who need to sign. If there are multiple parties, click Add Signer.

The document will first be sent to Signer 1, and automatically to Signer 2 once the first has signed.

When all fields are filled in, click Create Document.

3. The document will now appear under Documents awaiting signature.

4. The signer will receive an email when the document is ready. Click the link in the email to begin signing.


5. Click Download Document to read it.
The signer either enters their phone number (for SMS code) or logs in with MitID.
Enter the code (if SMS) and click Sign.

6. Once the first signer has signed, this will be shown in the overview.

7. When all parties have signed:

  • The document must be linked to an existing employee or

  • You can create the employee using the buttons on the right.

You’ll also receive an email when the document is fully signed.


8. Once the contract is linked to an employee, it will appear under Documents on the employee’s profile.

9. Salary automatically adds a signature page to the PDF showing names and timestamps for each signature.

10. Next to the document, you can choose to:

  • Download the document

  • Edit it (e.g., make it visible or hidden for the employee)

  • Archive it

  • Permanently delete it


FAQ

How Do I Add Document Categories?

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1. Go to HR → Documents, and click on Document Categories.

2. Click Add Category.

3. Add a description and click Save Changes. The category is now added.

Can I Upload a Document Template to Salary?

Yes, you can upload a template to Salary, which you can later download and reuse when creating the final document.


Guide:

1. Go to HR → Documents, and click on Templates.

2. Click New Template, and upload the document from your drive.

3. Select a category from the dropdown menu, and add a description.
Click Create Document.

4. The template is now saved, and both you and other payroll administrators can access it directly in Salary when sending documents for signature.

How Do I Add a Document Directly to an Employee?

1. Go to the Employees tab, find the relevant employee, and click on Documents.

2. Click Add Document.

3. Choose a Category from the dropdown menu, add a description, and choose whether the document should be visible to the employee in the employee app.
Click Create Document.

💡TIP: Missing a category? Learn how to add more here.

4. The document will now appear under the employee’s profile.

5. Next to the document, you can choose to:

  • Download the document

  • Edit it (e.g., make it visible or hidden for the employee)

  • Archive it

  • Permanently delete it

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