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## Added

* **Contractors** → [Create an engagement](/api/reference/endpoints/contractors/create-engagement-v-2026-01-01): Endpoint is now available, which allows to create an IC contract, apply the client signature, and invite the worker in one idempotent call.

## Changed

* **Onboarding** → [List onboarding employees](/api/reference/endpoints/onboarding/list-onboarding-employees-v-2026-01-01): Added `owner` to each checklist step in the response indicating who acts on the step (the client, the worker, or Deel), and `is_current` to each contract indicating whether the contract is the focus of the overview.

* **Onboarding** → [Get onboarding details by employee HRIS profile ID](/api/reference/endpoints/onboarding/get-onboarding-details-by-employee-hris-profile-id-v-2026-01-01): Added `owner` in the response that indicates who acts on each checklist step.

* **Onboarding** → [Get onboarding details by onboarding tracker ID](/api/reference/endpoints/onboarding/get-onboarding-details-by-onboarding-tracker-id-v-2026-01-01): Added `owner` in the response that indicates who acts on each checklist step.