"No employee record" and other access messages

HCM tells you plainly when you cannot use a page. Here is what each message means, and who can fix it.

Message	Meaning	Who fixes it
"No employee record - contact HR" with "Your account isn't linked to an employee record yet, so leave can't be requested. Ask an HR administrator to link your account."	You have an HCM role, but HR has not linked your sign-in account to your employee record.	An HR administrator, with Linked account on your record.
"No employee record is linked to your account, so there's nothing to request leave for yet."	The same, shown in the request form.	An HR administrator.
"You don't have access" with "Your account doesn't have permission to view this page. Ask an HR administrator to check your organization role."	You have no HCM role, or not the role this page needs. A Tenant Admin without an HCM role sees this on every page.	A Tenant Admin, in the Tenant Portal. See Granting HCM access.
"You don't have access" on a request's approval timeline	Employees cannot see approval timelines in the October 2026 release. The status is still correct.	Nobody; this is expected.
"Employee not found" with "This employee record doesn't exist, or you don't have access to it."	The record was removed, or the link is from another workspace.	Check the workspace name in the top bar.
"No workspaces"	Your account is not a member of any workspace.	An administrator must invite you.
"Couldn't load your leave data" (or your approvals, employees, the team calendar, settings, your documents)	HCM could not reach its server.	Reload. If it lasts, contact your administrator.
"No employee record for this user."	A request was sent from an account with no employee record.	An HR administrator.

Tip

Just been given a role? It can take up to about 5 minutes to reach HCM. Wait, then reload.

All other messages are listed in Validation and error messages.