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updatedAt: 2025-09-18T11:11:56.000Z
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projectIndex: https://docs.salsa.dev/llms.txt
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# Employer dashboard
The primary entry point for an Employer facing payroll feature, it provides an overview of upcoming payroll runs, tasks, and a review of recent payroll activity.
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Employer dashboard experience
# Options
| Name | Type | Description |
| :---------------------- | :-------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `userToken` | *String* | ***Required.*** A User Token with `EMPLOYER_ADMIN` access role for the specified Employer. |
| `employerId` | *String* | ***Required.*** The id of the Employer. |
| `showPayrollRunReports` | *Boolean* | A flag that determines if the *Download Cash Requirements Report* and *Download Payroll Journal Report* buttons are shown on each payroll run in the payroll run list. If omitted, defaults to *true*. |
| `runPayrollOptions` | *RunPayrollReadOnlyOptions* | Options for configuring what elements should be shown as read only in the run payroll experience. See the [Run Payroll reference](https://docs.salsa.dev/reference/run-payroll#optionsreadonly-properties) for the options object details. |
Refer to the [reference on creating elements](https://docs.salsa.dev/reference/salsajs#create-an-element) for the additional options that are available to all elements.
# Embedded usage
**Element name:** `employer-dashboard`
Refer to the guide on how to [embed an Element with Salsa.js](https://docs.salsa.dev/docs/embedding-a-component) for more detailed instructions.
## Example
```javascript
salsa.elements.create('employer-dashboard', {
userToken: 'eyJhbGciO...ajs0Wqw',
employerId: 'er_e8343fc7-9d63-4cc5-81ed-c573fc666d37'
});
```