Available to Basic Payroll, Full Service Payroll
If you’re exploring our payroll software through the self-guided demo—or if you’ve already decided on Patriot but want to see what your employees experience—you can create a self-guided demo account and log in as a sample employee to explore the employee portal firsthand.
How to See the Employee Portal Demo
Sign up for a free self-guided demo
Go to Payroll > Employees > Employee List in the left menu.
Click on any employee’s name.
Go to the Employee Profile tab.
Click the Portal Registration link on the right side navigation.
Click “Login to sample employee” to access the portal as that employee.
The sample portal will open in a new tab.
You’ll be automatically logged in and directed to the employee portal, where you can view how employees can:
View pay stubs
View/Update personal details
Access W-2 forms
View Employee Documents (with Patriot’s HR Software)
View time cards as an employee (with Patriot’s Time and Attendance Software)
Log in as Thomas Jefferson to see an hourly employee, time punch entry.
Log in as Abe Lincoln to see a salary employee, manual time card entry.
Direct deposit information isn’t available in the demo, but if your company offers direct deposit, employees will be able to enter their bank details in the employee portal.
View the Employee Portal as a Manager in the Demo
In the self-guided demo, Abe Lincoln is set up as a manager.
To view the manager’s functionality in the self-guided demo account:
Sign up for a free self-guided demo
Go to Payroll > Employees > Employee List in the left menu.
Click on Abraham Lincoln’s name.
Go to the Employee Profile tab.
Click the Portal Registration link on the right side navigation.
Click “Login to sample employee” to access the portal as that employee.
The sample portal will open in a new tab.
In the left menu, you can view the employee functionality, Direct report info, Time cards, etc., uploaded files for the employee, as well as manager functionality:
View team direct report information (with Patriot HR) (based on permissions granted to the manager):
Pay Info
Employee contact info
Employee anniversaries
Employee emergency contact info
Manage direct and indirect report team time cards (with Patriot Time and Attendance Software) (based on permissions granted to the manager):
View time cards
View geotagged location for time punch employee
Nudge employee (remind them to submit time card)
Edit time cards
Approve time cards
Learn more about adding managers and granting manager permissions in our help articles:
“Manager Settings & Permissions,” for payroll admins. “Manager Permissions: Managing Team Time Cards in the Employee Portal,” and, “Manager Permissions: Managing Employee HR Info in the Employee Portal,” for employee managers.
