Digital Personnel File

HR & people

Digital Personnel File

HR departments work with the most sensitive data in the company — and often with the fullest binders. The digital personnel file with DocuWare removes both: contracts, references, certificates and correspondence live structured in one file per employee — protected by role-based permissions, with automatic deadlines and GDPR-compliant deletion.

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What the digital personnel file delivers

Everything in one place

Employment contract, references, sick notes, training certificates and correspondence — one complete, structured file per person. With the register structure HR knows, but searchable in seconds.

Access protection that withstands audits

Role-based permissions ensure only authorized people have access — HR fully, managers only their teams, defined document types only for defined roles. Every access is logged: GDPR-compliant and audit-proof.

HR processes automated

Recurring routines run digitally:

  • Onboarding: checklists and tasks as soon as the employment contract exists — created automatically from the template if desired
  • Deadlines and follow-ups: expiring fixed terms, certificates or work permits announce themselves in time
  • Completeness check: the file knows which documents are missing
Deleting when the time comes

Personnel data is subject to strict deletion obligations. With our GDPR deletion concept, documents — or individual parts such as ID copies — are deleted automatically and logged once the periods expire.

Process

Four steps to the digital personnel file

From paper binders to a protected digital file.

01
Structure & permissions

File structure, document types and access roles are defined together.

02
Digitization

Existing files are scanned and automatically assigned per person.

03
Processes

Onboarding, deadlines and follow-ups are set up as workflows.

04
Operation

New documents flow straight into the right file — protected, complete, findable.

At a glance

  • One structured file per employee
  • Role-based access protection, logged access
  • Automatic deadlines and follow-ups
  • Onboarding workflows and completeness checks
  • GDPR-compliant deletion by retention periods
  • Archived audit-proof

Frequently asked questions

How are the paper files digitized?

Existing files are scanned, processed with OCR and automatically assigned to the right person and register. On request we handle the complete digitization including privacy-compliant disposal of the paper files.

Who is allowed to see what?

Role-based permissions handle that: HR sees everything, managers only their teams — and particularly sensitive document types can be restricted to individual roles. Every access is logged.

Does the system remind us of expiring deadlines?

Yes — fixed-term contracts, expiring certificates or work permits create a task for the responsible person in time. Nothing expires unnoticed anymore.

What happens after an employee leaves?

The file remains as long as legal retention periods run — then the deletion concept takes over: documents or individual parts are deleted automatically and logged.

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We will show you the digital personnel file live — including permissions and deadlines.

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