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Hubstaff Roles and Permissions Guide (List view)

What can an Organization Owner do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/

As an owner, you’ve got full control! You can:

  • Create, edit, archive, or delete organizations
  • Manage billing, view dashboards, and manage members
  • Invite users, manage roles, and teams
  • Handle project assignments, budgets, timesheets, and time tracking
  • Create teams, projects, tasks, and invoices
  • Set policies, manage payroll, and integrate with third-party tools
  • Basically, you’re in charge of everything across the board, from managing teams to setting up client invoices.

What you can’t do:

  • You can’t leave the organization. You’re the boss!

What can an Organization Manager do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/

Managers have a lot of the same permissions as the owner but with a few limits. They can:

  • Create and manage teams and projects within the organization
  • Invite users, manage roles, and handle timesheets
  • Set time tracking limits, approve time off, and generate reports
  • Create client and team invoices, manage budgets, and work with integrations

What they can’t do:

  • They can’t edit, archive, or delete the organization
  • No access to billing, payroll, or changing the subscription plan

What can a Project Manager do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/
Project Managers have control over project-specific tasks. They can:

  • Create, manage, and assign tasks to users within projects
  • View and manage assigned project budgets, timesheets, and reports
  • Approve time off and manage schedules within their projects

What they can’t do:

  • They don’t have control over billing, payroll, or the organization itself
  • They can’t invite users or change organization settings

What can a User do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/
Users are typically contributors who focus on their own tasks. They can:

  • View their own dashboard, timesheets, and schedules
  • Mark their own tasks as complete and generate reports
  • Submit their time entries and manage their own time off requests

What they can’t do:

  • They don’t have access to manage teams, projects, or any billing-related tasks
  • They can’t edit organization settings or invite users

What can a Project Viewer do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/
Project Viewers are essentially “read-only” for projects. They can:

  • View assigned project details, members, and reports
  • See screenshots, apps, and URLs related to the projects they are assigned to
  • Receive work summary emails

What they can’t do:

  • No ability to edit or manage projects, tasks, or teams
  • No access to billing, timesheets, or payroll features

What can a Team Lead do?

To see our full roles and permissions guide, click here: https://support.hubstaff.com/hubstaff-user-rolepermissions-guide/
Team Leads manage teams and have more responsibility on specific projects. They can:

  • Manage team members and adjust roles
  • Approve time off requests, manage timesheets, and handle team invoices within assigned teams
  • Modify projects, tasks, and manage project budgets for their teams
  • Generate reports and receive work summary emails for their teams

What they can’t do:

  • They can’t manage billing, organization settings, or create/edit teams or projects outside their own scope
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