{"id":4792,"date":"2026-05-30T01:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=4792"},"modified":"2026-05-30T01:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:55:15","slug":"employee-type-people","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/employee-type-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is Employee Type in Zoho People?<\/h2>\n<p>Employee Type classifies how an individual is engaged by the organisation. Different employee types have different entitlements, policies, and obligations \u2014 a permanent employee may accrue annual leave and be enrolled in provident fund, while a contract worker or intern may not. Zoho People uses the Employee Type field to apply the correct rules automatically.<\/p>\n<h2>Common Employee Types<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Permanent:<\/strong> Full-time employees on the regular payroll with full statutory benefits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract:<\/strong> Fixed-term or project-based workers, often with limited benefits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intern:<\/strong> Temporary learners, typically with a stipend rather than a salary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part-time:<\/strong> Employees working fewer than standard hours, with pro-rated benefits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consultant:<\/strong> Independent professionals engaged for specific expertise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Impact on HR workflows<\/h2>\n<p>Leave policies, notice periods, probation periods, and payroll components can all be configured differently for each Employee Type, ensuring the right rules apply without manual overrides for each individual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employee Type in Zoho People categorises employees by their employment arrangement \u2014 such as permanent, contract, intern, or part-time. It determines which HR policies, leave entitlements, and workflows apply to each person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"Employee Type | Zoho Glossary | Aaxonix","seo_description":"Employee Type in Zoho People categorises employees by their employment arrangement \u2014 such as permanent, contract, intern, or part-time. It determines which","seo_keyword":"employee type zoho people","seo_faqs":"","term_type":"","glossary_related":"","glossary_links":""},"glossary_category":[1251],"class_list":["post-4792","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-zoho-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/4792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_category?post=4792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}