What this guide covers
The Activity Log (People > Human Resources > Activity Log) is a read-only audit trail of who changed what across HR, attendance and leave. Use it to answer "who did this, and when?" - it doesn't change anything itself.
Who can open it: the Activity Log report permission (HR_ACTIVITY_LOG_REPORT). The Payroll audit permission (PAYROLL_AUDIT) also opens it from the menu. The page header carries the chip "Leave · Attendance · HR · Schedules" - the four areas it covers.
What it shows
A chronological list of HR-relevant events, newest first. Each row has these columns:
Time — the date and time of the action.
User — the person (or System, for automated steps) who made the change. This is the actor.
Employee — the employee the event is about (the subject), so you can follow one person's history. Shown as "—" when the event has no single subject.
Module — which area the event belongs to (Leave, Attendance, HR, Schedules).
Action — what happened (e.g. a leave request decided, an attendance day authorised or recalculated, a profile or position change, a schedule change).
Ref — the reference the event points at (a request number, a date, a record id).
Description — a short summary of the change, with a smaller line of extra detail where the event recorded any.
Using the screen
Type in the search box ("Search Reference or Detail...") to find a reference or a word in the description.
Pick a date range ("Select Date Range") to focus on a period.
Filter by actor ("Any actor" dropdown) to see what one person did.
Filter by employee ("Any employee" dropdown) to see everything that happened to one person.
Filter by module ("All Modules" dropdown) to narrow the type of event.
Use the clear-filters button to reset.
When new events arrive while you are on the page, a pill appears saying how many new activities there are. Click it to refresh the list.
Good to know
It's read-only - a record of what already happened, not a place to make changes. To act on something, open the relevant screen (e.g. the employee record, Manage hours, or Leave Approval).
Some events have no single subject (e.g. a bulk reconciliation run) and appear without an employee.
The same table is used by other activity logs in myWork. The Employee column and employee filter only appear here, on the HR-scoped version.
Related guides
Disciplinary Report — the whole picture before acting - one employee's whole disciplinary picture.
HR Portal - what currently needs attention across the workforce, and the launchpad for the rest of HR.
Human Resources (overview) - the rest of the HR area.