Getting Started with eSignatures

HR Partner's eSignature module allows you to send out documents for electronic signature so that you can capture a digital signature on any document that needs the extra verification.

This is especially useful if you have New Hire paperwork, policies and procedures or employment contracts. We are especially excited with the latest release of eSignatures which incorporates the use of merge fields, initial fields and checkboxes!

Requesting a Signature

To send out a Document for electronic signing, start by logging into your Admin User profile clicking on eSignatures -> Request Signature.

From here, you can click to upload a brand new file or choose an existing document from the drop-down menu.

Please Note:

You can upload multiple types of document formats into the eSignature platform, but for best results, we highly recommend using a PDF document.

Click Next and then Edit Layout to begin editing the Layout of your document.

In a new browser tab, our latest eSignature editing window will open. Begin editing the layout by clicking and dragging your desired fields onto your document.

Once you have the fields placed onto your document, you can click Save Layout which will navigate back to the eSignature workflow where you can choose who to send this to and where you can write an outgoing message in the 'Recipient' section.

Click Next and then Send Document.

Signing A Document

When you've been asked to Sign a document that has been sent out to you, you will receive an email with a link to follow and begin the signing process.

In a new tab, you will be brought to the signing portal. In this portal, you can see the 'Fields' that need to be signed by you in the right side navigation bar and 'Signing History' towards the bottom.

The document to be signed will be front-and-center, and you may use the scroll bar on the right or the buttons at the bottom to tab through each document page before signing.

Click on the yellow box to complete the field. If you've been asked to electronically sign, you will have the option to draw your signature, type it out, or upload a picture of your signature. Click Save to save this Signature to the document.

When you are ready to complete the eSignature document and when all fields that you are assigned have been completed, click on Complete Signing and a new pop-up will ask for your final confirmation. Click Sign Document to complete the eSignature process and complete the document.

Viewing Assigned eSignature Documents

After sending out any document for eSignature, the recipient will receive an email notification prompting them to follow the link and complete the eSignature document signing process.

You will be able to track the process in your Admin User portal under the Assigned tab.

Don't forget that you can also use the Filter button in the top right corner to filter out what types of documents, who they've been Sent To or by the Status so that you can easily find documents that have been sent.

We are excited of the latest developments within the eSignature module and hope that they are valuable to you and your team! Stay tuned for more improvements on this module in the future and please keep in touch with our Support Team at support@hrpartner.io with any questions you may have.

Deleting a Document Template

If you've added a file into eSignatures and no longer need that document template to be signed or used, you can delete it by going to eSignatures > Documents. Scroll to locate the file and click on the drop-down arrow on the right and you will see a red Delete option.

Click Delete and another window will pop-up to confirm that you'd like to permanently delete this document template from your eSignatures module. This means that you cannot send the file again for signing or use.

Note: Not sure if you want to delete the Template yet? You can also click on Archive in the drop-down option above Delete to archive the Template for now.