Here are our product releases for Week 36 of 2026, which includes August 31 - September 4, 2026.

AI

Hero AI can now answer authorised questions about disciplinary records, including open cases, historical actions, and company-wide trends where permitted, helping customers find information faster without manually checking employee files. (Released: 28 August 2026, Global)

Core HR

Users can now click a public holiday on the Calendar page to view the holiday name, date, and applicable locations in a contextual popover, making it easier to understand where each holiday applies. (Released: 3 September 2026, MY, SG, CA)
Organisations can now target custom calendar events to specific locations so only relevant members see them, with a location pin indicator showing when an event is location-specific. (Released: 3 September 2026, MY, SG, CA)
The leave calendar experience has been refreshed with the new Calendar UI across the Leave Calendar dashboard widget, My Leave > Leave Calendar, and Leave Management > Leave Calendar, creating a more consistent and modern experience. (Released: 23 July 2026, now Global)

The Sales Data page now includes Actual and Scheduled SPLH, Actual and Scheduled Labour %, plus configurable columns with saved preferences, helping managers and business owners better monitor labour productivity and costs. (Released: 31 August 2026, all regions using work sites and position rostering)

Added a new Induction Content employee file permission so admins can grant view access to induction content and permission to send reminders for outstanding content, with support for standard scopes and exclusions. (Released: 31 August 2026, Admins/Owners and permitted users)

Added new Asset Register API endpoints so developers can list, retrieve, create, update, and delete asset records programmatically, making it easier to automate equipment and asset management workflows. (Released: 31 August 2026, Global)

Canadian payroll admins can now configure Union Dues deduction categories using selected income types, business-level default rates, and employee-specific overrides, reducing manual setup and improving consistency with collective agreements. (Released: 2 September 2026, Canada only)

Compensation cycles now support Compa-Ratio and New Compa-Ratio columns, helping reviewers compare current and proposed salaries against benchmark midpoints with automatic calculations and visual indicators. (Released: 3 September 2026, Global)
Added a Gender Pay Equity widget to the Company Salary Overview report so customers can compare average benchmark positions across male and female employees and assess pay gap percentages more quickly. (Released: 3 September 2026, Global)
Compensation admins can now configure a 3x3 merit matrix in compensation cycles to deliver tailored pay increase guidance based on employee performance ratings and salary benchmark position. (Released: 3 September 2026, Global)
Admins and recommenders can now reorder compensation cycle columns to match their preferred review workflow, with layouts reflected in exports and personal reviewer views. (Released: 3 September 2026, Global)