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Navigating the Sidebar Menu

What is in the Tazk Payroll sidebar menu?

The sidebar lists Dashboard, Message, Travel History, Contacts, Chat, Calendar, Leave Management, Approvals, Today Attendance, Shifts, Salary, Loans, Claims, Attendance Process, Salary Process, Live Location, Manual Attendance, Document Templates, HRMS, Reports, Configuration and Settings. Only HRMS expands into a sub-menu, with 13 screens. Shifts and Salary each open one page with tabs. The items you see depend on your role and plan.

Tazk Payroll sidebar menu from Dashboard to Settings, with Message, Travel History, Leave Management, Claims, Document Templates and HRMS
Menu itemWhat it is for
DashboardWork hours, attendance, events and wishes, live check-ins and location-wise attendance — see Dashboard Overview.
MessageOne inbox for requests, approvals, payslips, claims, wishes and announcements, plus internal mail — see Messages.
Travel HistoryAn employee's route for any day on a map, with stops and playback — see Travel History.
ContactsEmployee records with personal, application, payroll and payment details.
ChatInternal messaging between team members.
CalendarBirthdays, join dates, anniversaries, holidays and loan dues.
Leave ManagementTeam leave calendar, pending approvals and absence register; your own leave, balances and policies — see Leave Management.
ApprovalsApprove or reject leave, permission, attendance correction, loan and claim requests.
Today AttendanceWho checked in and out today, with date navigation.
ShiftsShift Management — tabs for Overview, Create Shift, Schedule Shift and View Shift.
SalarySalary Management — tabs for Overview, Templates, Compliances, Salary Structure and Assign Salary.
LoansEmployee loans, EMIs, manual payments and write-offs.
ClaimsApproved expense claims, their payment status and payments — see Claims.
Attendance ProcessMonthly attendance corrections and processing.
Salary ProcessMonthly payroll — compute salaries, upload incentives and deductions, generate payslips.
Live LocationField employees' positions today on a map — see Live Location.
Manual AttendanceMark Check In, Break Start, Break End and Check Out for an employee.
Document TemplatesDesign, publish and version the payslip and HR letter templates — see Document Templates.
HRMSSub-menu of 13 HR screens, from Employee Profile to Events — each has its own article.
ReportsAttendance, salary, statutory, reference, tax and log reports.
ConfigurationPolicy Management (week off & holiday, attendance and leave policies), General settings, holidays and special permissions, approvals, devices, and SMS, mail and WhatsApp.
SettingsCompany info, users, user roles, themes and subscription.

What is under the HRMS sub-menu?

Click HRMS to expand it: Employee Profile, Organization Structure, Employee Lifecycle, HR Letters, ESS Portal, Document Management, Expense Management, HR Policies, Performance, Recruitment, Training & LMS, HR Analytics and Events.

Tazk Payroll HRMS sub-menu expanded, from Employee Profile to Events

Where did the older menu items go?

Older itemWhere it is now
Shifts → Create / Schedule / View ShiftTabs on the Shifts page.
Salary → Salary Structure / Assign SalaryTabs on the Salary page.
AnnouncementAnnouncements you receive are in Message → Announcements, and live ones scroll across the dashboard.
Employee Verification, Employee DocumentsHRMS → Document Management.
QR Generator, Face Attendance, Offline AttendanceShown only when that attendance method is turned on in Configuration.
Travel History (inside Live Location)Its own Travel History menu item, and still a tab on Live Location.
Note: Your administrator decides which items each role sees, and can rename them, so your sidebar may be shorter or use different names. Some items, such as Travel History, depend on your plan.

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Written by Super AdminPublished 29 Aug 2026Updated 9 Oct 2026146 views