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AI Background Agents in Better HR

AI Background Agents in Better HR

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Written by Myo Zaw Hein
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Better HR’s AI Background Agents allow HR teams to automate routine tasks, schedule reports, and create ongoing workflows that run without manual effort. This helps HR, Admin, and IT departments work faster, reduce errors, and ensure timely follow-ups for all employee-related processes.


How to Access & Create a Background Agent

  1. Go to Dashboard → HR AI Agent tab.

  2. You will be taken to the Agent Domain login. Enter your username & password and sign in.

  3. Click on the Background Agents on the left side

  4. Click + Create Agent.

  5. A setup box will appear where you can configure:

    • Agent Name

    • Description

    • Prompt Template → add the instructions/tasks you want the agent to perform

    • Schedule → choose when it will run (example: Every Monday at 9:30 AM)

    • Email Notifications → add email addresses to send the output to

    Save and your agent will run automatically based on the schedule.

Note: One Background Agent prompt can handle 5–10 tasks in the same automation.


What Tasks Can Be Automated with Background Agents?

Below are common tasks teams automate, with examples of what prompts you can add under each category. You can write them in English or Burmese.


1. New Joiner List to IT (Weekly)

What the agent can do

  • Generate list of employees who joined last week

  • Include joining date, department, position

  • Send to IT for account creation or device preparation

Sample Prompt (English)

  • Provide a weekly new joiner report including name, department, position, start date.

  • Send the report to the IT team email for account creation or device preparation.

Sample Prompt (Burmese)

  • ယခင်ရက်သတ္တပတ်အတွင်း ဝင်ရောက်လာသော ဝန်ထမ်းများစာရင်းကို နာမည်၊ ဌာန၊ တာဝန်၊ အလုပ်စဝင်သည့်နေ့ ဖြင့် ပြပါ

  • IT team သို့ email ပို့ပေးပါ


2. Resignation List to IT (Weekly)

Tasks the agent can handle

  • List of employees who resigned last week

  • Include the last working day

  • Notify IT to disable accounts

Prompt Examples

  • Generate a weekly resignation report with the last working date and department.

  • Notify IT to disable accounts.


3. Probation Follow-Up Form to Managers

Tasks

  • Identify employees whose probation is ending soon

  • Send follow-up form to the reporting manager

Prompt Examples

  • “Create a weekly probation follow-up list for employees who will be on service length of 3 months within a week.”


4. Monthly Birthday & Anniversary Wishes

Tasks

  • Generate a list of employees with birthdays/anniversaries

  • Create short messages (English or Burmese)

  • Send to HR or directly to all staff email

Prompt Examples

  • “Check who is having a birthday today. Provide a birthday list with name and department. Send a birthday message using in—app announcement.”

  • “Check who is having a work anniversary. Send a congratulatory message using in—app announcement.”


5. Monthly Management Report (Attrition, Joiners, Resignations)

Tasks

  • Calculate attrition rate

  • Provide summary of new joiners & leavers

  • Create a short monthly analysis

Prompt Examples

  • Create a Monthly Management Report for the last month.

  • Include:

    (1) attrition rate calculation

    (2) summary of joiners and leavers

    (3) a short monthly analysis

    Present the result in a clean HR-report format.


6. Weekly Attendance Report

Tasks

  • List of late, absent, early-out employees

  • Weekly summary

  • Department breakdown

Prompt Examples

Generate a weekly attendance report for the past month.

The report should include:

  • Counts of late arrivals, absences, and early check-outs for each week.

  • Detailed breakdown showing employee name, department, and their attendance issues (late, absent, early check-out).

  • Highlight the top employees with repeated late arrivals (most frequent offenders).

Present the results in a clear HR-style report format with tables and a short summary.


7. Weekly Warning Letter for Repeated Lateness

Tasks

  • Identify employees over lateness threshold

  • Create draft warning letter

  • Send to HR for approval

Prompt Example

  • Identify all employees who were late more than three times in a week.

  • Send an in-app warning announcement to employees who have been repeatedly late within a week.


8. Monthly Alert for Anniversary & Birthday Reminders

Tasks

  • Auto-email reminders to HR or Admin

  • Keep track of upcoming dates

Prompt Examples

  • Send monthly reminder email to HR with birthday and anniversary list (next 30 days).


9. Leave Subtraction for Repeated Lateness

Tasks

  • Identify lateness count

  • Provide list of employees eligible for deduction according to company rules

Prompt Examples

  • Subtract 1 balance from the casual leave remaining balance and available balance for being 3 days late for employees during the last week.


Best Practices for Creating Background Agent Prompts

✔ Combine 5–10 related tasks in one prompt

Example: A “Weekly Attendance Agent” can include late report, absent list, warning letter draft, department summary, and email notification.

✔ Be specific with keywords

Use action words such as: Generate, Summarize, Email, Highlight, Count, Alert, Compare.

✔ You can write prompts in English or Burmese

The agent accepts both languages.

✔ Add email recipients clearly

Example:

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