The below release notes cover Monday 3 March to Friday 7 March, 2025.

C

Core HR

Bulk Action Accounts (Lock and Unlock) - HR Description:

Introduced a dedicated Bulk Action Accounts tool that empowers InfoSec teams to independently manage bulk account locks and unlocks directly from the HR platform. Features include bulk lock and unlock, CSV upload, real-time validation, customizable notifications, self-service unlock links, auto-unlock timers, and audit logging.
Release Date: 05/03/2025
Target Users: Global users

Core Payroll

Adding a deduction tab to a pay run (UK)

We've expanded the "add a deduction tab" feature to include the UK. This allows related deductions added to the pay run inclusion page to easily flow through to an open pay run. A key benefit is enabling Earned Wage Access for UK employees in an open pay run.
Target Users: Public UK
Release Date: March 4, 2025
Further Resources: Partner Update

Core Payroll

Initiative: 2026 AU Public Holidays have been uploaded to the payroll platform
Objective: Compliance and improve user experience
Description: Correct leave hours will be reduced when employees are taking leave on a PH in the payroll platform, calculations in rule sets when working on PH. Public Holiday for VIC "Friday before the AFL Grand Final" not included, date TBC.
Release Schedule: 7th March 2025
Target Users: Payroll users.

Core Payroll

Include Leave Loading in System-Generated Back Pay Calculations

Description: The platform now automatically includes leave loading back pay in back pay calculations, eliminating the need for manual calculations.
Release Date: Released 5 March, 2025.
Target Users: AU payroll users on Plus/Premium plan

Core payroll

Publishing Multi-Entity Chart of Accounts - Phase 3 - Split CoA by Location and Employing Entity

Description:
Building on MVP and Phase 2, this update improves functionality for organisations with multiple employing entities by allowing the generation of accurate and compliant accounts tailored to each entity’s needs.

Users can now select to split by location and employing entity simultaneously using checkboxes.
Journal generation reflects account configuration settings.

Target Users: Payroll users in all regions except the UK, utilising File Export/Detailed File Export connections.

Release date: Wednesday 12 March.

Further information: Partner update.

D

Data & AI

Talent Marketplace: Repo Expansion (Slice 2) - Extraction & Enrichment for 6 New AU Cities

Description: Completed extraction and enrichment processes for Gold Coast, Canberra, Newcastle, Sunshine Coast, Geelong, and Hobart, adding 32,577 businesses to the repository.
Release Date: 21/02/25
Objectives: Complete extraction and enrichment for 6 additional Australian cities.

Data & AI

EOS Implementations - Manual Column Matching

Objective: Enable admins to manually review and adjust AI-inferred column matchings in the EOS DIY flow.
Description:

Introduced a new screen between the file upload page and the individual field editing page.
Added dropdowns for users to change AI-inferred column mappings, reducing the time needed to correct AI-driven errors.
Introduced a manual entry option, allowing users to leave fields blank and enter data in the next step.
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Target Users: EmploymentOS, no award, less than 20 employee admins in an account.

Data & AI

EH Jobs - Enhance SAP moderation capabilities & refine moderation accuracy

Problem: SAP Conversation Moderation Queue only allows review actions for Jobseeker-sent messages. AI Moderation occasionally flags legitimate Business messages incorrectly (e.g., tracking URLs, signatures). SAP moderators lack tools to correct AI false positives.

Solution: Enhanced SAP Page 2 - Conversation moderation queue

Enable Moderator to take review action of unblocking JS/Business message
Add "Message Unblocked By" tracking column on SAP Recipient can receive unblocked messages and read them in the thread (in-app chat/mailbox)

Refine prompt to improve moderation accuracy

Allow tracking URLs (SendGrid, Mailchimp)
Prevent flagging of signature blocks Ignore system warnings from external organisations
Exempt auto-reply messages from Layer 2 flagging Ignore Business requests for personal sensitive information (ID, DOB) with provided reasons/reasonable background

Target users: EH Internal Staff & EH Jobs app users

Release Date: 28 Feb & 5 Mar 2025.

I

Integrations

Xero Employee Import Enhancements

Objective: Correctly map Xero’s four gender options to payroll.
Description:

Xero has four gender options: Female, Male, Non-Binary, and Not Stated.
Payroll previously only had three options, causing incorrect mappings.
A new Non-Binary option has been added to payroll, ensuring proper mapping:
- Female → Female
- Male → Male
- Non-Binary → Non-Binary
- Not Stated → Unspecified
  Release Schedule: Available now.
  Target Users: AU Payroll customers integrated with Xero.

Integrations

Initiative: Xero Employee Import enhancements.

Objective: Correctly display deductions when imported to payroll via the Xero employee import function.
Description:
We have improved the employee import function to correctly handle deductions:
- Percentage deductions: Previously, deductions calculated as a percentage were imported as fixed amounts, potentially causing reconciliation issues. This has been fixed.
- Deductions over $100: The import process used to incorrectly cap deductions at $100. This has been fixed, and all deduction amounts will now import correctly.
Release Schedule: Available now
Target Users: AU Payroll customers integrated with Xero and using the Xero employee import function.

P

Pre-payroll

Detailed Sickness Reporting

Our Sickness Report now provides detailed information about individual employee sick reasons, going beyond the previous high-level view. This enhancement supports legal, operational, and well-being considerations by allowing employers to accurately track and report on sick leave reasons.
Target Users:
- UK, Malaysia and Singapore EmploymentOS Standard - Premium & Platinum subscribers
- All EmploymentOS subs
- Global HR-only subscribers: Standard, Premium and Platinum.
Release Date: March 3, 2025
Further Resources:
- Knowledge base article.

Pre-payroll (Time and Attendance)

Localise Terminology for Canadian Users

Description: Replaced “Rostering” terminology with “Scheduling” across all relevant interfaces in Canada to better align with Canadian conventions.
Release Date: 03/03/2025
Target Users: Canada
OKR Alignment: #okr-eos
Objective: Improve user experience and clarity.

Payroll Integrations

Surfacing Payroll Integrations in the AIOP

Description:
This update enhances the accessibility and management of payroll integrations within the AIOP, streamlining workflows and improving payroll processing efficiency.

Users can now navigate to 'Payroll Integrations' via 'Pay' in AIOP and connect to their required integration provider.
Available in AU (Xero, File-based exports), UK (Xero, Telleroo, File-based exports), and NZ (Xero, File-based exports).
Customers no longer need temporary access to payroll or share login credentials with the services team.
Next phases: QBO integration is imminent, with other integrations (Business Central, NetSuite) following soon.

Target Users: Intelligent Payroll Customers ONLY
Release Date: Friday 7 March

T

Talent Marketplace

Application Tracking Enhancements

Objective: Improve visibility into job application progress to boost user engagement.
Description:

Previously, users had no clear way to track job applications, leading to drop-offs.
Introduced Transparent Application Stages so users can see their progress.
Added Visual Progress Tracking with a redesigned application screen.
Implemented Proactive Notifications for key updates (e.g., when an employer views a profile or downloads a resume).
Release Date: March 6, 2025.

Talent - Website

EmploymentOS Menu Updates

Description:

Introducing an updated menu for Employment operating system on the website (both old & new instances)
Highlighted pricing section in the website footer
Featured tile section, 3 column layout with description for all options
Target users: Global EmploymentOS users
Release schedule: 7 March 2025.

Talent - Website

Employment Hero Jobs Migration & Re-skin - Job Search and Job Detail Page

- We've migrated the job search and job detail pages from jobs.employmenthero.com to employmenthero.com/jobs. These pages have also been reskinned to align with our latest design and branding.
- Target Users: Global Users
- Release Date: March 3, 2025
- Note: The migration of other pages (Homepage, Company Page) will follow soon.

Talent Marketplace - Employment Hero Jobs app

Hiring Intent

Description: Added a "Hiring now" section on the Find Work page, a "Hiring now" drawer on the map view, and hiring banners on business details pages to help job seekers quickly find and connect with hiring businesses.
Release Date: 6/3/2025
Target Users: Job Seekers

Description: Implemented profile strength indicators, profile task prompts, and profile queue priority to gamify the job seeker profile experience.
Release Date: 06/03/2025
Target Users: Job Seekers

Profile Public Share

Release Date: 06/03/2025
Target Users: Job Seekers

- Description: Added sign-up banners on the Find Work page and sign-up CTAs on screens where unauthenticated users can't see content.
- Release Date: 6/3/2025
- Target Users: Job Seekers

Workplace Compliance - Accessible Certification Module

Description: Enhanced the certification experience by simplifying employer certification management and employee certification input and renewal.
Release Date: 03/03/2025
Target Users: Canada only.

Description: Enhanced employee profile support localisation for Canada, including hiding irrelevant fields, updating address and banking details, updating date formats, phone number validation, and capturing SIN.
Release Date: 26/02/2025
Target Users: Canada only.

Talent - Website

Website Migration - Moving Path Pages to the New Instance

OKR Alignment: #okr-eos
Objective: Migrate multiple path pages to the new website instance.
Description:

- - Migrated over 250+ pages from the old website to the new WordPress instance.
  - Ensured all components were rebuilt, content was published, and network configurations were handled using a reverse proxy.
  - Previously, some pages were live in the AU region; this release includes:
    - /solutions → 20 pages across all 5 regions
    - /services → 7 pages across all 5 regions
    - /products → 11 pages across all 5 regions
    - Homepage → 1 page across all 5 regions
    - /hire-employees → 10 pages across all 5 regions
    - /hero-foundation/ → 1 page across all 5 regions

More migration work will continue after EmploymentOS menu updates.
Release Schedule: February 24, 2025 – March 6, 2025
Target Users: Australia.

Talent - Website

EmploymentOS Menu Updates (for Marketing Campaign Going Live on March 10th)

Description:
Introducing an updated menu for the Employment Operating System on the website (both old and new instances), along with additional enhancements:

Highlighted pricing section in the website footer.
Featured tile section with a three-column layout and descriptions for all options.

Target Users: Global
Release Schedule: March 7, 2025

W

Workplace Compliance

Localise the employer onboarding/quick add process for Canada

Description: We have localised the employer onboarding and quick-add process to support Canada. The following updates have been made:
Localisation: When the language is set to English (Canada), the localised naming conventions for compensation rates, normal working hours per week, and time off will be displayed
Location: The location is pre-filled from the Location Settings and is uneditable during onboarding and employee quick-add
Location Options: The ability to add a new location during onboarding and quick add has been removed Date Formats: Date formats have been updated to the YYYY-MM-DD format Employment Types: Employment type options are Full Time, Part Time, and Casual Checklists - The option to trigger checklists during onboarding has been removed
Currency: The default currency is set to CAD Compensation
Rate: Compensation rate selections are now updated to “Annum” and “Hour” Vacation Pay Percentage: A new field has been added to capture the Vacation Pay Percentage in the Pay Details section of onboarding
Release Schedule: February 27, 2025.

Workplace Compliance

Product family: Workplace Compliance OKR Alignment: (O4) $300M - Local (CA) :canada-flag-waving: Initiative: Localise the document template and basic editor variables for Canada Description: We have updated the document templates and basic editor variables to support Canada. The following changes have been implemented:

Advanced Editor Templates have been removed from the selection options When the language is set to English (Canada), the following localised naming conventions will be displayed:
Employee Address - Street Address
Employee Address - Unit/Suite
Employee Address - City
Employee Address - Postal/ZIP Code
Employee Address - Province/Territory/State
Employee Compensation Rate
Schedule
Company Name
Company Address

Date variables are now set to the default YYYY-MM-DD format. If Canada is the only country chosen for the template, the Award and Classification variables will be hidden from the variable selections. However, if both Canada and Australia (or all countries) are chosen, the award and classification variables will show up. The Contractor Trading Name variable is now a text box and will not automatically fill in any details. Document history will show dates in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

Release Schedule: March 3, 2025.