Council employees sign-up form

Who should complete this form

This form is for current City of Edinburgh Council employees only. It must only be completed by employees who do not have a work (Council) email address and need access to systems using their personal email address.

What you'll get access to 

Provide your personal email address on the Employee details form and receive access to the following on your personal device (phone, tablet, computer).

  1. myHR - our HR and Payroll system. You can submit leave requests and pay claims online, view your payslip, and update your personal details at a time that suits you.
  2. The Orb - our intranet where you can read information on our rewards including pay, benefits and holidays, employee communications, wellbeing initiatives, as well as guidance and support on all our policies and procedures
  3. myLearning Hub - our online learning experience platform. You can personalise your learning experience, and myLearning Hub can make recommendations on topics that might interest you, and show you new content.
  4. askHR - our online HR helpdesk which lets you raise questions directly with Human Resources.
  5. Communications - you'll receive regular updates from us on what's happening.

How to sign-up 

  1. Fill in all the details on the first page.
  2. You'll need a personal email address, plus a note of your employee number (also known as your payroll number) and National Insurance number. 
  3. Once you complete the form, allow seven working days for system access to be granted. 

Sign up for access

Further information

By signing-up, you'll help to contribute to our commitment in the Council’s print and digital mail strategy - this focuses on creating a print environment that reduces costs and print volumes, reduces our carbon footprint, and ultimately helps move us towards our end goal of Net Carbon Zero.

Personal information will be stored confidentially on our HR and payroll system, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

If you would like further support from HR, please call askHR on 0131 469 5555.