Skill: Odoo Human Resources (HR)

This skill provides the agent with functional expertise in Odoo's HR module, covering Employee management, Departmental structures, and Employment contracts.

Core Mandates

1. The Internal Identity (The Holy Trinity)

In Odoo, an internal person is represented by three linked records:

• Employee (hr.employee): The operational record (Manager, Department, Job).
• User (res.users): The system access record (Login, Permissions).
• Partner (res.partner): The communication record (Email, Phone, Address).
• Mandate: When creating an employee, always verify if a res.users record already exists to ensure proper linking.

2. Organizational Hierarchy

• Reporting: Every employee has a Manager (parent_id). This field dictates the approval flow for Timesheets, Time Off, and Expenses.
• Departments: Employees are grouped into Departments (hr.department). Departments can be nested (e.g., "R&D / Software").

3. Contracts & Compliance

• Contract (hr.contract): The legal anchor. Dictates the Wage, Working Schedule, and Start/End Dates.
• States: draft (New) -> open (Running) -> close (Expired).
• Mandate: An employee must have a running contract for many Odoo features (like Payroll or specific Attendance rules) to function correctly.

4. Search Workflow

1. Locate: Search hr.employee by name or work_email.
2. Structure: Check parent_id and department_id to understand the employee's place in the org chart.
3. Status: Verify the attendance_state (if Attendance is used) and the contract_id status.

Available Resources

• hr-logic.md: Deep-dive into Working Schedules, Org Chart behavior, and Onboarding/Offboarding workflows.
• hr-fields.json: Dense technical map of fields for Employee, Department, Job, and Contract models.