--- title: Making Employees Historical, Reinstating Employees & Deleting Employees description: Learn how to make employees historical, reinstate them, or delete them from CheckWorkRights when they leave your organisation. --- [Skip to content](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/making-employees-historical-reinstating-employees-deleting-employees-support-articles#main-content) English - Australia Show submenu for translations ![CheckWorkRights](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/hubfs/tm-logo%20(1).svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English - Australia Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://checkworkrights.com.au/contact/) [Contact us](https://checkworkrights.com.au/contact/) Search the knowledge base - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [CheckWorkRights Support Centre](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/?hsLang=en-au) 2. [Managing Employees](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/managing-employees?hsLang=en-au) 21 May 2026 # Making Employees Historical, Reinstating Employees & Deleting Employees ## All the information you'll need to manage your employees information using CheckWorkRights. Making an individual **Historical** in the CheckWorkRights application is your way of telling the system this individual has left your employment. All ongoing checks on the individual will cease and their data will be retained for the life of your account to provide a comprehensive audit trail, for no ongoing cost. **The easiest way to make an employee historical is via our web application.** ### Making Employees Historical After navigating to the **Employees** tab in the sidebar, locate relevant employee(s) using the provided filters or searching for their name or email address. Select **View** to enter the employee's individual record. Once in the employee's record screen, navigate to the **Employee Profile** tab. Use the **Make Historical** button, and select **Confirm** to mark an employee as historical. If this is done in error, use the back **Reinstate** button that appears in its place to reactivate the employee. | This process makes employees historical for all checks, including VEVO checks and CheckVax. | | --- | ![](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Screenshot+2023-11-23+at+1.57.39%E2%80%AFpm.png) You can also make multiple employees **Historical**, by selecting **Make bulk changes**, selecting your candidates and selecting **Actions**, **Make Historical**. ![](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Screenshot+2024-02-02+at+10.08.12%E2%80%AFam.png) ### Reinstating Employees If you have made an employee **Historical** at any point, and you wish to reinstate them back into your organisation you can do so in the employee profile. Head to the **Employee Profile** where you selected **Make Historical**, this should now be replaced by **Reinstate** and **Delete Employee**. Select **Reinstate** to complete. ![](https://support.checkworkrights.com.au/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Screenshot+2023-11-23+at+1.58.35%E2%80%AFpm.png) ### Deleting Employees Once you have made an employee historical, you can delete them from your CheckWorkRights account. Head to the **Employee Profile** where you selected **Make Historical**, this should now be replaced by **Reinstate** and **Delete Employee**. 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