Restarting a Former Employee on a New Contract

Optimize Onboarding Efficiency by Reusing Existing Data with Alkimii's Seamless Restart Process

In today's dynamic workplace, businesses often encounter situations where previously departed employees rejoin the company or are extended new contracts. Leveraging the power of Alkimii's cutting-edge HR automation feature, restarting these "leavered" employees has never been easier. This article is your guide to simplifying the onboarding process and ensuring a seamless transition for returning staff members. By employing Alkimii's intuitive tools and features, you can generate a fresh employee profile utilizing their existing data, saving valuable time and effort. In just a few straightforward steps, you'll have your returning employee back on board and ready to contribute to your organization's success.

Restarting the Leaver 

  • Using the search bar on the mega menu, navigate to Profiles 


  • Within profiles, select "Is a leaver" along the top right-hand side. 
  • This will bring a staff list of all previous leavers
  • Search the name of the employee you are looking for 
  • Select the profile you want to restart
  • Scroll down the left-hand panel and click on "Employment Details" 
    • Along the top, you will see "Restart employee on a new contract"  
    • Below you will see who leavered this employee along with the leaver details below for reference. 
    • To "Restart the employee on a new contract", click this option
  • You will be prompted to confirm you want to restart the employee
    • If you are sure select OK
    • If you have made a mistake and have selected the wrong employee click Cancel
  • Once the employee is restarted you can update their personal or employment details such as:
    • Job Title
    • Department
    • Pay Rate
    • Contract Type 
    • Contact Details

After restarting an employee, their biometric badge for clocking in and out will need to be refreshed by the Alkimii Team.  You can contact us by email hello@alkimii.com or by phone at +353-1-531-1177 to do this. 

Reinviting the Employee to the App 

  • You should then go to MyAlkimii Invitations and invite the employee to Alkimii again

Unsure how to invite to MyAlkimii?  Check out our Article on Inviting Employees to the MyAlkimii App

Sending the Contract 

  • After the employee has been restarted and you have invited them to Alkimii, you can send the employee a new contract via HR Automation. 

Unsure how to send a Pack to an employee in HR Automation? Check out our article How to send a Pack to an employee in HR Automation?