Here are our product releases for Week 34 of 2026, which includes August 17 - 21, 2026.

Automations

Added Compensation Cycles as a data source in Build Your Own Report, allowing HR admins to combine compensation review data with other employee reporting data in a single export for faster analysis and decision-making. (Released: 19 August 2026, HR Admins and managers with reporting access)
Added Preview Mode to the Custom Forms builder so form creators can review layout, test validation, and confirm how draft forms will appear before publishing them to employees. (Released: 19 August 2026, HR Admins and Managers)

Core HR

Added a date-only field type for additional information fields, making it easier for admins to collect consistent date-based information. (Released: 20 August 2026)
Added flexible certification timing in onboarding so admins can choose which certifications must be completed during onboarding and which can be completed afterward with reminders and due dates. (Released: 20 August 2026)
Added required subject lines to new management notes, making notes easier to search, organise, and audit. Existing notes can also be updated with a subject line. (Released: 18 August 2026)
Added the Worker Code column to people reports, helping teams filter and align report data with compliance reporting requirements. (Released: 18 August 2026)
Doc Studio is now available to all customers for creating new templates, making the new document editing experience broadly accessible across organisations. (Released: 17 August 2026)
Updated Doc Studio’s variable library to label volunteer-related variables more clearly, making template creation easier for organisations managing volunteer documentation. (Released: 18 August 2026)

Finance Ops

Updated the HeroForce homepage with clearer messaging and new Global and Local toggles so admins can more easily compare hiring pathways, costs, and process information. (Released: 13 August 2026, AU orgs with HeroForce access)

ITOps & Security

Added support for integration builders to retrieve leave requests with a new employee-specific endpoint and enhanced filtering on the organisation-level endpoint, improving efficiency for leave-related integrations. (Released: 19 August 2026)
Added support for programmatically approving and declining leave requests through OpenAPI, enabling more automated approval workflows. (Released: 19 August 2026)
Added support for programmatically updating and permanently deleting leave requests through OpenAPI, helping integrations keep leave data accurate without manual platform access. (Released: 17 August 2026)
Added step-up identity verification for sensitive payroll account changes, helping protect payroll users when updating passwords, email addresses, or two-factor authentication settings. (Released: 19 August 2026, All users)
Added extra recaptcha checks to the payroll login flow, improving protection against automated attacks and aligning payroll login controls with HR. (Released: 18 August 2026, Payroll Web Users)
Added a new permission for viewing the Access Permissions widget in the employee file, allowing organisations to grant view-only access without full admin rights. (Released: 17 August 2026, Admins, owners, and assigned users)
Added a new permission for viewing payslips and payslip history in the employee file, allowing authorised users to view, download, and print payslips without needing full admin or owner access. (Released: 17 August 2026, Admins, owners, and assigned users)
Enhanced the request ticket portal with comments, ticket history, priority levels, assignment options, and improved ticket navigation to make request management easier and more transparent. (Released: August 2026, visibility based on request ticket feature access)
Simplified switching between payroll two-factor authentication methods during login, reducing the process to a single click. (Released: 17 August 2026, Payroll Web Users)
Updated personal details permissions so authorised AU users can now view or edit the ATSI field based on their existing access level and scope, without requiring full admin rights. (Released: 14 August 2026, AU organisations using Employee File personal details permissions)

Leave & Time Off

Added live, read-only payroll-backed leave balances to the Employee File so employees and authorised managers can check balances directly during leave planning. (Released: 19 August 2026, AU HR and Payroll customers)

Payroll

Added an Active only filter to the Rule Tester so payroll admins can quickly see which rules actually applied in a test, reducing clutter when reviewing large rule sets. (Released: 19 August 2026, users with Rule Tester access)

Payroll Ops

Added automatic weekend adjustments for forecasted pay dates and task deadlines in Payroll Service Hub, along with schedule guardrails and a live preview of projected pay dates before saving. (Released: 14 August 2026)

Platform Experience

Added dedicated CSS permissions for the Organisation Emails page, giving admins more granular control over who can access delivery settings, delivery logs, and audit logs. (Released: 14 August 2026)
Added email delivery and audit logs across organisation emails and templates, giving admins better visibility into email status, troubleshooting, and configuration history. (Released: 14 August 2026)

Recruitment

Added a dashboard credit-balance widget and upgrade path for SARA Free users, making it easier to understand plan options and move to paid Recruitment Agent plans. (Released: 19 August 2026, SARA PLG users)
Added a first-login two-factor authentication bypass for SARA Free users so they can reach ATS immediately after activation, with two-factor authentication enforced from their second login onward. (Released: 18 August 2026, SARA PLG users)
Refreshed SmartMatch tokenised job pages so candidates can see richer job details, salary information, AI-generated summaries, personalised match insights, and sticky response actions. (Released: 17 August 2026, Candidates)
Updated hiring stage setup with a more consistent card layout, clearer enabled-state details, inline setup improvements, and automatic conflict prevention between incompatible options. (Released: 13 August 2026, Recruiters)

Rostering & Timesheets

Added standalone photo capture to Hero Time Clock so organisations can capture clock-in and clock-out photos without needing facial recognition enabled. (Released: 18 August 2026, Admins and owners with kiosks)
Added bulk updates for timesheet and clocking access settings, making it faster for admins to manage access across large employee groups. (Released: August 2026, organisations with access to the new timesheet settings)