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Update weekly employee remote and coworking status sheet

Automatically retrieve employee remote and coworking assignments across Schedule by Zapier and HR API calls. Automatically update Google Sheets when employee lists change or reference values resolve—so you can keep payroll-ready status, current coworking mapping, and accurate telework fields without manual row updates.

How this automation keeps remote assignments accurate

When the weekly schedule fires, employee status can go stale and payroll or facilities may act on outdated remote or coworking assignments. This automation monitors weekly timing and employee data changes and updates Google Sheets and resolves reference values—so your team can rely on current assignment records.

  1. 1.Watches weekly scheduled event

    Integrate Schedule by Zapier and scheduling tools to trigger the automation on your configured weekly cadence.

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  2. 2.Gets employee list from HR API

    Integrate Webhooks by Zapier and API tools to retrieve employee items and pass paging and requested fields.

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  3. 3.Iterates each employee item

    Integrate Looping by Zapier and data mapping tools to iterate employee items and map fields to required keys.

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  4. 4.Resolves reference values in tables

    Integrate Zapier Tables and lookup tables to resolve business unit, coworking, and remote reference values.

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  5. 5.Updates or creates employee rows

    Integrate Google Sheets and spreadsheet automation tools to lookup by employee id and update or create rows.

    Google Sheetsor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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