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title: "Email updated in HRIS not changed in Payhawk - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "an-updated-email-in-hris-is-not-changed-in-payhawk"
description: "For security reasons, Payhawk doesn't update email addresses from your HR system. A Payhawk Administrator must change the employee's email in Payhawk manually."
updated: 2025-11-10T08:44:56Z
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# An updated email in HRIS is not changed in Payhawk

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 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<p class="no-margin">The email address in Payhawk is not automatically updated from your HR system for security reasons. Any changes to an employee's email address in Payhawk need to be manually made by a Payhawk administrator.</p>
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