Justworks + Nectar Integration

Connect Justworks to Nectar so the team you manage in your PEO is automatically the team you recognize in Nectar.

Overview

Justworks handles payroll, benefits, and compliance for small businesses as a PEO. Nectar connects to Justworks so you never have to rebuild your employee list for recognition and engagement. New hires appear in Nectar automatically, profile changes carry over, and people who leave are deactivated. It is a simple way for a lean team to run a culture program that keeps itself current.

Ideal for:

• Small businesses and startups using Justworks as their PEO
• Founders and operators who manage HR part time
• Remote-first teams that want an easy way to recognize each other
• Companies growing quickly and onboarding new hires every month

How It Works

Nectar reads employee data from Justworks and uses it to create, update, and deactivate Nectar accounts. Data flows one way, from Justworks into Nectar, so Justworks stays your single source of truth.

What data syncs

• First name, preferred first name, and last name
• Work email (personal email is used only if no work email exists)
• Employee ID
• Job title and department
• Manager
• Office location and country
• Hire date and birthday
• Phone number
• Employment status (active or terminated)

Every field has a job inside Nectar. Manager relationships assign manager roles and Team Insights automatically. Hire dates and birthdays drive work anniversary and birthday celebrations in Nectar Recognition. Departments and locations power analytics filters, Group Give, and audience targeting in Nectar Comms, Nectar Engage, and Nectar Flows. Hire dates and work anniversaries can also trigger Nectar Flows, and manager relationships assign reviewers in Nectar Perform and build the org view in Nectar Signals. Country keeps the rewards catalog relevant for each employee, and phone numbers enable SMS delivery in Nectar Comms.

Sync behavior

• Syncs automatically every day, and an admin can run Sync & Import at any time
• New hires in Justworks are added to Nectar, profile changes carry over, and terminated employees are deactivated
• You choose which departments and employee types sync, and you can pause the sync whenever you need to

New users are created quietly by default. When you are ready to launch, turn on "Send Nectar platform email invitations to new users" so every future hire gets an invite automatically.

Authentication method

A Justworks Administrator signs in to Justworks and authorizes read-only access. An active paid Justworks plan is required. The connection runs through Nectar's SOC 2 Type II audited integration partner with read-only access, and Nectar never asks for or stores your Justworks login credentials.

Where users interact

Admins connect, monitor, and pause the integration in Nectar under Workspace Settings, then Integrations. Employees never touch it: they just find an accurate profile, the right manager, and their teammates already in Nectar when they log in.

Key Features + Benefits

• Automatic provisioning: new hires in Justworks get Nectar accounts without a manual upload
• Always-current profiles: title, department, manager, and location changes flow into Nectar
• Automated offboarding: terminated employees are deactivated, not deleted, so access ends and records stay intact
• Celebrations on autopilot: birthdays and work anniversaries are recognized automatically from synced dates
• Controlled launch: accounts are created quietly, and invitations go out only when you turn them on
• Selective sync: choose exactly which departments and employee types are included

Setup and Implementation

Setting up the Justworks integration follows four steps: Connect, Authorize, Map, and Enable. Your Nectar Customer Success Manager guides you through each one.

High-level setup steps

1. Connect: In Nectar, go to Workspace Settings, then Integrations, and click Connect HRIS.
2. Authorize: Search for Justworks, sign in as a Justworks Administrator, and click Authorize.
3. Map: Open Sync Settings and choose which departments and employee types to include.
4. Enable: Click Sync & Import, confirm your users on the Users page, and turn on invitations when you are ready to launch.

Requirements

• Justworks Administrator access on an active paid plan
• Nectar admin access

Estimated setup time

Justworks does not require any setup on its side, so most teams are connected in under 30 minutes.

Detailed, step-by-step instructions are available in the Nectar Help Center.

Use Cases

• Welcome new hires in Nectar the day after they join in Justworks
• Celebrate birthdays and anniversaries without a shared calendar
• Keep a small team's managers and departments accurate
• Remove access when someone leaves, with no manual step
• Run quick Nectar Engage pulse surveys as the team grows

Security & Compliance

Nectar protects employee data at every step of the Justworks connection.

• Read-only access to Justworks through a SOC 2 Type II audited integration partner
• Nectar never asks for or stores your Justworks login credentials
• Data is encrypted in transit
• Nectar only uses the profile fields listed above and never syncs compensation, bank details, or benefits elections
• Only Nectar admins can connect, pause, or remove the integration
• Nectar maintains a SOC 2 Type II report, audited annually, with security documentation available in the Nectar Trust Center

Learn more on the Nectar Security page and in the Nectar Trust Center.

Support & Resources

• Nectar Help Center
• Bulk upload users (to launch before your sync is live)
• Nectar Trust Center
• Email Nectar Support at [email protected], or contact your Customer Success Manager