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title: "Using the Org chart - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "org-chart"
description: "Learn how to open and read the Payhawk Org chart, see who reports to whom, find people with Spotlight, and move around the chart with zoom and expand tools."
updated: 2026-10-27T16:10:35Z
published: 2026-10-27T16:10:35Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/org-chart"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://payhawk.com/help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using the Org chart

The **Org chart** shows your company's reporting lines, meaning who reports to whom, in one view. It's built from the Line Managers you sync from your HR system or set in Payhawk.

> The **Org chart** is available in Payhawk Labs as part of the new HR system connection.

## Accessing the **Org chart**

To access the Org chart feature:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Employees**.
2. In the side panel, select **Org chart**.

To be able to view the **Org chart**, you need the **View organizational chart** permission.

To change reporting lines, you need **Edit organizational chart**.

For Payhawk group accounts, the permissions are **View group organizational chart** and **Edit group organizational chart**. The standard Employee role doesn't include them, so a Payhawk Administrator can add them in **Settings** > **Roles and permissions** if needed.

If the chart is empty, Payhawk shows one of these messages:

- **No employees yet**: add or sync employees first.
- **No line managers set yet**: open any employee and set their Line Manager to start building the chart. For more information, see [Setting up Line Managers](/help/line-managers).

## Reading the chart

Each card shows the employee's photo and name, or their email if they have no name. In a group, the chart shows employees across all entities, and each card also lists the entities the employee belongs to.

The number at the bottom of a card shows direct reports first, then everyone in that branch in brackets. For example, 3 (12) means 3 direct reports and 12 people in total. Click the number to expand or collapse the branch, or click the card to open the employee's details.

Employees who don't have a Line Manager and don't manage anyone are grouped in **X employees without a line manager**.

![Org chart in Payhawk at group level with Spotlight and the chart toolbar](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3AHRIS/orgchart-group_20260930_ai.png)

## Finding people and moving around the chart

To highlight one person's reporting line, use **Spotlight**. To go back to the full chart, click **Clear spotlight**.

To move around the chart, use the toolbar in the bottom-left corner:

- **Zoom in** and **Zoom out** change the size of the chart.
- **Fit chart to screen** shows the whole chart at once.
- **Expand all** and **Collapse all** open or close every branch.

Spotlight and the toolbar are available at group level only. At entity level, the chart shows the reporting lines without them.

![Org chart in Payhawk at entity level without Spotlight or the chart toolbar](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3AHRIS/orgchart-entity_20260930_ai.png)