How to delete a department

How to delete a department

1. Sign into the Rise platform, then under Directory, click Departments on the left hand side menu. 



2. Click the three dots next to the department name, then click Delete department.



Note that departments that contain employees cannot be deleted. Follow the steps in our article on How to remove an employee from a department before deleting the department.

3. Confirm that you wish to delete the department. Deleting departments cannot be reversed.



In some cases, you won’t be able to delete the department even if it contains no employees. Usually, this happens because the department was used on a previous pay run. Departments used on a pay run cannot be deleted as they may need to be reported on in the future.



    • Related Articles

    • How to add a department

      1. Sign into the Rise platform, then under Directory, click Departments on the left hand side menu. 2. Click the +Add department button. 3. Enter the following details, then click the Add department button within the pop-up: Department Name: Enter a ...

    • How to set the Primary Team or Department for employees

      1. Select the Work tab from the employee's Profile. 2. Click Edit then select the department/team you want to set as the primary from the dropdown menu, then click Save changes. If the employee only belongs to one department or team, it will ...

    • How to move an employee to another department

      1. Sign into the Rise platform, then under Directory, click Departments on the left hand side menu. 2. Select the name of the department from which you want to move the employee. 3. Click the three dots next to the employee, then click Move this ...

    • How to remove an employee from a department

      1. Sign into the Rise platform, then under Directory, click Departments on the left hand side menu. 2. Select the name of the department from which you want to remove the employee. 3. Click the three dots next to the employee, then click Remove this ...

    • How to add an employee to a department

      1. Sign into the Rise platform, then under Directory, click Departments on the left hand side menu. 2. Select the name of the department to which you want to add the employee. 3. Click the +Add Employees button, then select the employee(s) you want ...