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title: "HR user roles and permissions"
slug: "hr-user-roles-permissions"
updated: 2026-10-07T10:36:18Z
published: 2026-10-07T10:36:18Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/hr-user-roles-permissions"
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# HR user roles and permissions

This section controls who can access what within Cintra People HR.

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Administrators can access this area by clicking **Roles & Access** in the side menu.

> [!NOTE]
> Custom Roles and Custom Role Assignments may not yet have been rolled out to your organisation. If you don’t see them within Roles & Access, then you will only have access to [User roles](/docs/what-are-the-user-roles) and [Project management](/docs/time-project-management).

### **System roles**

The core set of roles built into the system, Employee, Team Manager, HR Manager, Admin, and ADU Admin (where enabled). Every user has at least the Employee role, and additional roles can be assigned to control access to specific data and features.

See [System Roles overview](/docs/what-are-the-user-roles) for the full list of roles and their default permissions.

### **Project roles**

If your organisation uses the Time module, Project Roles lets you assign project-related permissions to users. For each employee you can grant project manager and project admin permissions. See [Project management](/docs/time-project-management).

### **Custom roles**

Lets you build additional roles beyond the standard System Roles, with permissions tailored to your organisation's specific requirements. See [Custom roles](/docs/custom-roles).

### **Custom role assignments**

Once created, this page lets you assign custom roles to individual users. See [Custom role assignments](/docs/custom-role-assignments).