Note: The options and widgets you see depend on the features your company uses and the information relevant to your role.
The Home page
When you open the Employee portal, you land on Home. The page starts with a personalised greeting and brings together the items most relevant to you.
Quick actions and reminders
Important actions may appear near the top of the page, including:
Request time off
Review pending time-off requests
Complete a certification request
Continue an event draft
View assigned tasks
Complete a performance review
Complete missing profile information
Ask Co-pilot, if enabled for your company
Select a reminder to go directly to the relevant item.
Home page widgets
Widgets appear automatically based on the features your company has enabled and the information available for you.
Onboarding
If you have an active onboarding, this widget provides a direct link to your onboarding plan, activities and tasks.
Praise
Shows recent praise you have received. Select View praise to read the full message.
Punch clock
Available when time tracking is enabled. Use it to:
Clock in to a time-tracking project
See the duration of your active session
Clock out or cancel a session
View your total recorded time for the day
Once the week has been submitted, the widget shows that the week is locked for submission.
Timesheet
Provides an overview of the current week, including:
Reported time
Time recorded on each day
The week’s approval status
A link to review or complete the week
Time-off
Shows your current or next approved absence. Select the widget to view your time-off requests and balances.
Vacation plan
If you have been added to an active vacation plan, the widget shows:
The name of the plan
How many days you have submitted
The submission deadline, if applicable
An option to submit or review your planned time off
Team onboardings
If you are involved in colleagues’ onboardings, you may see cards for those onboardings. Select a card to open the onboarding and view its progress or your assigned activities.
Upcoming meeting
Shows your next 1-on-1, including the date, time and manager. Select the widget to open the meeting, agenda and related information.
Expenses
Available when expense reporting is enabled. The widget displays your recent expenses and lets you report a new one.
Face Quiz
Face Quiz is a game that helps you learn the faces of your colleagues. It appears when your company has enough active employee profiles.
At least ten colleagues need profile pictures before the quiz can be played.
Aboard mobile app
Use the QR code in this widget to download or open the Aboard mobile app.
AI integrations
Depending on your access, you may see options for:
Ask Co-pilot – ask questions using your company’s information in Aboard.
MCP – connect Aboard’s company knowledge to supported AI tools.
Tasks, absences and birthdays
Further down the Home page, you may also find tasks, out of office and birthdays indicators:
Tasks
Assigned tasks can be viewed by:
Due in 7 days
All tasks
Tasks are grouped by the onboarding, meeting or person they relate to. You can complete applicable tasks directly from the list.
Out of office
The out-of-office section gives you an overview of colleagues who are absent or otherwise unavailable during the coming days.
Birthdays
Upcoming birthdays are shown when birthday information is available and your company has chosen to display it in the Employee portal.
The side menu
On a computer, the menu appears on the left side of the portal. On a mobile device, open the main menu to access the same options.
Home
Returns you to your Employee portal dashboard and its widgets, reminders and tasks.
People
Opens your company directory. You can:
Search for a colleague
Filter by department or workplace
View new hires
View colleagues you have pinned
Open a colleague’s profile
Access the organisation chart
Photos
View photos shared within your company, including:
Latest uploads
Photo albums
Top contributors
You can also create an album and upload photos.
Posts
Read company news and published internal posts.
This menu option only appears when your company has published posts.
Events
View company events using the following tabs:
Upcoming
Past events
Drafts
You can open an event to see its details, attendance information and discussion. You can also create a new event.
Praise
Browse praise shared within the company. You can search or filter praise by workplace and department, and select Give praise to recognise a colleague.
Workspace options
Time-off
Manage your personal time off. From here, you can:
Submit a new request
View existing and pending requests
Cancel an eligible request
Check your available balances
Add the company time-off calendar to your calendar application
Open vacation plans you have been added to
Timesheet
Available when time tracking applies to you. Use it to:
Record time against projects
Review the current week
Submit your timesheet
See whether a week is pending, approved or rejected
The Timesheet option appears when you have time-tracking projects or previously recorded entries.
Documents
Your documents are divided into two areas:
My – personal documents, contracts and certification requests
Company – documents shared by your company
Depending on your access, you can also:
Upload a file
Add a link
Download documents
Confirm that you have read a document
Respond to certification requests
A small indicator may appear when a document requires your attention.
Forms
The Forms area contains items such as:
Performance reviews
Engagement surveys
Peer nominations
Other forms assigned to you
Pending items appear under To do. Previously completed forms are grouped by month.
Onboardings
This option appears when you have an active onboarding or are involved in another employee’s onboarding.
You can use the page to:
Continue your own onboarding
View onboardings you are involved in
Complete activities and tasks
Search onboardings
Filter by status, workplace or department
An active personal onboarding may also be shown separately at the bottom of the side menu for quick access.
1-on-1
This option appears when you have 1-on-1 meetings in Aboard. Meetings are organised into:
Upcoming
Held
Completed
Archived
Open a meeting to view its agenda, notes, tasks, goals and summary, where available.
Your profile and account menu
Select your name or profile picture at the bottom of the side menu.
Me
Opens your personal profile overview. Depending on the information available, this can include:
Your profile and contact information
Profile-completion reminders
Department and colleagues
Workplace
Salary development
Employment information
Managers and team memberships
When profile information needs to be added or updated, you may be asked to complete sections such as:
Personal details
Bio
Identification
Bank details
Home address
Emergency contacts
Account settings
Manage settings relating to your Aboard account and sign-in.
Notifications
View your Aboard notifications. An indicator on your profile picture shows when unread notifications are available.
Whistleblowing
If your company has enabled whistleblowing, this option opens its whistleblowing channel in a separate page.
Admin portal
Users with administrative access can select Admin portal to open Aboard’s administration area.
Sign out
Signs you out of Aboard.
Why can’t I see an option or widget?
Employee portal content is personalised. An option may not appear because:
Your company has not enabled the feature.
The feature does not apply to your profile.
There is no relevant content yet—for example, no meetings or published posts.
You have no active items, such as an onboarding or vacation plan.
Your access is determined by your role or company settings.
If you believe something is missing, contact your Aboard administrator.







