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What's good copy to indicate addition, deletion and updation of employee data?

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We are creating a section in the our software that shows all the addition of new employees, deletion of employees who left the company and updates in the personal details of any employees. I am not able to think of good copy for this; should "Changes" work?
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What about a general "Updates" or "New"? I would think even the addition or deletion of employees constitutes an update in itself.
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