HR for HR Security

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Even Employee Relations agents with privileges to view and modify an ER case are limited from viewing, modifying, or restricting and ER case under certain circumstances for security purposes.

    Restrictions are enabled for the Employee Relations agent in the following areas of the ServiceNow instance:

    Limited access

    When an ER agent is Subject Person, or Opened for, or Complainant on the ER case:

    View
    Can view only the self-service view of the ER case on Agent Workspace, the platform view, and the Employee Center that are available to regular employees. The agent cannot change the view.
    UI actions
    Actions on the ER case that are available to regular employees are also available to the ER agent.
    Access to related lists and records
    No access to the related lists and related records for an ER case, for example, allegations, involved parties, interviews, evidence, and so on. The agent cannot access the related records in the platform view.
    Access to Tasks
    Can view only the assigned tasks and not tasks assigned to other employees.

    No access

    When an ER agent is either Subject of Allegation, or Witness on the ER case, the ER agent will not have any access to that ER case.