Company permissions in Factorial define who can access, view, create, edit, and manage different areas and resources within your organisation. In this article, you’ll learn what each company permission allows, how it affects user access, and how to configure them correctly to align with your internal roles, responsibilities, and company policies.

Employees must be assigned to the corresponding permissions group for time planning permissions to apply.
How to set up your company permissions
- In your sidebar, go to Settings
- Click on Permissions
- Select the Company section
- Enable or disable permissions
- Click on Save changes

Some permissions let you choose the specific scope of a permission in Factorial: deciding who a user is allowed to perform a certain action on.
- For themselves: Only on their own profile/data.
- For direct and indirect reportees: On employees who report to them, directly or through a hierarchy.
- For people on teams they lead: Only on members of teams they manage.
- For people in their legal entity: Anyone in their department, branch, or company entity.
- For the whole company: Across all employees in the organisation.
Company Permissions
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Can change company details
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to modify the company’s general information, such as name, address, and contact details.Learn how to set up company details here.
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Can create new legal entities
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to create new legal entities within the organisation.
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Can manage company custom notifications
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to set up and manage custom notifications for the company.
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Can manage company customizations
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to customize the platform to fit the company’s needs, including branding, forms, and internal settings.
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Can see the employees of a legal entity
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to view the employees of a specific legal entity.
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Create legal entities settings
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to define the settings and parameters for new legal entities.
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Edit employee profile
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to edit an employee’s profile information, including personal and work-related details.
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Manage API keys
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to create, edit, and manage API keys for accessing the company’s Factorial data through external applications.Learn more about API Keys here.
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Manage company page
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to customize and manage the company page, including company information, branding, and displayed content.Learn how to configure your company page here.
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Manage company permissions
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to access the permissions section in the company settings.Note: This permission only allows editing the permissions that are delegated to the user, not all company permissions.
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Manage webhook subscriptions
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to read, create, update, and delete webhook subscriptions.
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See employee profile
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to view employee profile information, including personal and work-related details.
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See legal entities settings
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to view the settings and configurations of legal entities within the organisation.
Enable this permission for these to work:
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See referral program page
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to view the Factorial referral program page.
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Invite employees to Factorial
This permission allows the employees inside the specific group of permissions to invite new employees to join the company on Factorial, sending them the onboarding email and access to the platform.You can choose the scope of this permission.
- Create legal entities settings
- Can see the employees of a legal entity
- Can create new legal entities