Electronic Signature for HR Professionals

Reduce your HR management time from days to minutes. Get contracts, job offers and administrative documents signed remotely, in full compliance with eIDAS and applicable labour law.

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Why has eSignature become essential in HR?

HR teams manage a high volume of sensitive documents: permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts, internship agreements, job offers, dismissal notifications and digital payslips.

Paper-based processes slow down recruitment, complicate the employee journey and increase the risk of errors or disputes.

Electronic signature allows HR to streamline onboarding, secure contractual commitments and modernise employee administration.

"An efficient and indispensable tool for the day-to-day management of HR documents."

Delphine C.

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Electronic signature at every stage of the employee journey

  • “Super user-friendly, good looking and simply a great and affordable tool. Perfect for what I need running a small indie record label. Highly recommended!”

  • “Really nice and easy clean website layout. Signing docs is a very smooth process and you get unlimited signatures for your own doc signings. I'm really happy with it and it's a bonus that it's an EU based software company.”

  • “This contract signing app is incredibly intuitive. Easy for my clients and stakeholders to use, no matter what language and location. Just brilliant - AND European so it's all safe under GDPR and the Digital Markets Act...”

  • “Super easy to use. Particularly love the ability to sign documents for free (instead of having to print, sign, scan, etc.)”

  • “Really simple and easy to get contracts signed and have a full paper trail , EU based company which is a bonus. Signing your own docs is free which is handy. Wish they could add two factor authentication though.”

  • “Easy to use. I also appreciate the track of all documents allready signed.”

  • “Super user-friendly, good looking and simply a great and affordable tool. Perfect for what I need running a small indie record label. Highly recommended!”

  • “Really nice and easy clean website layout. Signing docs is a very smooth process and you get unlimited signatures for your own doc signings. I'm really happy with it and it's a bonus that it's an EU based software company.”

  • “This contract signing app is incredibly intuitive. Easy for my clients and stakeholders to use, no matter what language and location. Just brilliant - AND European so it's all safe under GDPR and the Digital Markets Act...”

  • “Super easy to use. Particularly love the ability to sign documents for free (instead of having to print, sign, scan, etc.)”

  • “Really simple and easy to get contracts signed and have a full paper trail , EU based company which is a bonus. Signing your own docs is free which is handy. Wish they could add two factor authentication though.”

  • “Easy to use. I also appreciate the track of all documents allready signed.”

Simplify every step of your HR management

Which HR documents can be signed electronically?

  • Payslip

    Payslips can be issued and validated electronically as part of a secure digitalisation process. Electronic signature ensures the traceability of delivery and the compliant retention of documents.

  • Fixed-term employment contract

  • Permanent employment contract

  • Internship agreement

  • Dismissal notification

  • Job offer

Tailored to every HR role

  • HR departments

    • Accelerated recruitment
    • Centralisation of contracts and documents
    • Secure archiving of employee files
  • Recruitment managers

    • Fast signing of job offers
    • Reduced onboarding times
    • Better candidate experience
  • Payroll and personnel administration teams

    • Secure distribution of payslips
    • Traceability of HR documents
    • Strengthened regulatory compliance

Why is electronic signature valid in HR?

Electronic signature is legally recognised when it allows the signer to be identified, guarantees document integrity and establishes a reliable link between the person and the signed document.

In HR, it can be used to formalise employment contracts, agreements or administrative acts, subject to adapting the signature level to the degree of legal stakes.

The available levels (simple, advanced, qualified) allow the security level to be adjusted according to the nature of the document and the applicable legal obligations.

Secure your HR processes against document fraud

HR teams handle sensitive personal data and high-stakes contractual commitments. Electronic signature, combined with appropriate authentication mechanisms, strengthens document protection and limits the risk of disputes.

Secure HR processes

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • Yes. In accordance with the eIDAS regulation, electronic signature carries the same legal value as a handwritten signature when used at an appropriate level. It is fully valid for employment contracts, amendments, agreements and internal documents.

  • Electronic signature can be used throughout the employee lifecycle, including for:

    • employment contracts (permanent, fixed-term, work-study)
    • contract amendments
    • job offers
    • remote working agreements
    • internal policies
    • annual performance reviews
    • mutually agreed terminations ⚠️

    It allows all HR processes to be digitised.

  • Validity depends on compliance with the legal framework and the choice of an appropriate signature level. A solution compliant with the eIDAS regulation ensures signer identification, document integrity and the generation of an audit trail in the event of a dispute.

  • Yes, if the solution used complies with GDPR and guarantees secure data hosting. HR documents contain sensitive data: it is essential to choose a platform ensuring confidentiality, traceability and access control.

  • Yes. Employees can sign from a computer or smartphone, wherever they are. This facilitates the management of remote or multi-site teams and speeds up administrative procedures.

  • Electronic signature allows you to:

    • reduce administrative processing times
    • avoid printing and paper-based sending
    • secure contractual documents
    • centralise contracts and amendments
    • improve the employee experience

    It modernises HR management while strengthening compliance and legal security.

Speed up the signing of your HR documents today.

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