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title: "Employee Center: Departments"
description: The Departments section of the Employee Center manages an employee's home department and cost centers. Position information can also be updated in this section.
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# Employee Center: Departments
## The Departments section of the Employee Center manages an employee's home department and cost centers. Position information can also be updated in this section.
[Navigate to Departments](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#navigate)
[Layout](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#layout)
- [Home Departments/Cost Center](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#home-departments-cost-center)
- [Position Information](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#position-information)
[Cost Centers](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#cost-centers)
- [Add New Department/Cost Center Option](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#add-new)
### Navigate to Departments
Find the Departments page by navigating to **HR Admin (module)→ Manage Employees → Employee Center → select**  **Employee → Information (tab) → Departments (tab)**.
### Layout
The Departments page is separated into two sections: [Home Departments/Cost Center](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#home-departments-cost-center) and [Position Information](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#position-information).
#### Home Departments/Cost Center
- **CC1**: Assign an employee’s Home Department/Cost Center 1. This is a mandatory field.
- **CC2**: Select applicable Cost Center 2. Options will vary based on company configuration.
- **CC3**: Select applicable Cost Center 3. Options will vary based on company configuration.
- **CC4**: Select applicable Cost Center 4. Options will vary based on company configuration.
- **CC5**: Select applicable Cost Center 5. Options will vary based on company configuration.
**Note:** Learn more in the [Cost Centers](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/employee-center-departments#cost-centers) section of this article.
#### Position Information
- **Position**: The employee’s position. The position field can tie to the **EEO Class**, **Workers Comp**, and **Pay Grade** fields on this page. You can set up a specific position selection to automatically fill out these additional fields by navigating to **Company (module) → Company Setup → Positions**.
- **Title**:The employee’s job title. Titles are for record-keeping purposes only and can be configured by navigating to **Company (module) → Company Setup → Other Options → Title Codes (dropdown option)**.
**Note:** Because **Positions** can be set up to automatically fill out additional fields and **Titles** are strictly informational, **Positions** are a stronger option for reporting.
- **Supervisor ID**: The employee’s supervisor ID. Supervisor IDs can be configured by navigating to **Company (module) → Company Setup → Other Options → Supervisor Codes (dropdown option)**.
- **Supervisor Name**: Name of the supervisor the employee is assigned to.
- **Workers Comp**: The employee’s Worker's Compensation Code.
- **Tipped**: Select the checkbox to indicate that the employee receives tipped wages.
- **Officer**: Select the checkbox to indicate that the employee is an Officer of the company.
- **Overtime Exempt**: Select the checkbox to indicate that the employee is exempt from Overtime hours.
- **EEO Class**: Classification for the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting.
- **EEO Eligible**: This checkbox indicates an employee’s EEO eligibility. This checkbox is usually automatically checked.
- **Job Group**: Select the job group/type for EEO reporting.
**Note:** If you have an employee who works in multiple departments, you can divide their work using the Labor Allocation tab.
### Cost Centers
Cost Centers define the levels that make up your company. Cost Centers work in a tiered system, and you can rename your Cost Centers to best fit your company’s structure.
**Example:** In the example below, the company is set up with three cost center levels: Branch (CC1), Location (CC2), and Department (CC3).
To rename your Cost Centers, navigate to **Company (module) → Company Setup → Departments**.
1. Select the **tab** of the Cost Center you want to rename.
2. Select the **name** of the Cost Center.
3. In the Cost Center pop-up dialog, edit the fields as needed. Select **Save**.
#### Add New Department/Cost Center Option
When assigning an employee to a department/cost center, you must select an option from the drop-down menu. Populate this drop-down menu by navigating to **Company (module) → Company Setup → Departments**.
1. Select the Cost Center tab (e.g., *Department*) to which you wish to add an option.
2. Select **Add New**.
3. Enter an appropriate **Code** and **Description** and other applicable information as needed.
**Example:** If I want to add a new “Accounting” option to my *Department* Cost Center, I could enter “Acct” in the **Code** field and “Accounting” in the **Description** field.
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