Product Family: Singapore CPF APEX API Integration
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Features:
- Electronic CPF filing via APEX API.
- Integration of direct debit, MEPs, and PayNow payment methods.
- CPF summary reporting enhancements.
- Release Date: 13 Dec 2024.
- Target Users: Singapore Payroll Admins.
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Product Family: Candidate profile enhancements
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Features:
- Add education, work preferences, work type, start availability, right to work, and certification suggestions.
- URL blocker for candidate bios.
- AI Magic Wand in candidate bio.
- Updated Shift Availability screen UI.
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Release Dates:
- Education: 5 Dec 2024
- Work Preferences, Certification Suggestions, and URL Blocker: 11 Dec (internal), 12 Dec (public).
- Target Users: Job Seekers, Employers.
Product Family: Core
Initiative: Organic Billing Upgrade - Flexible Cancellation Button
- Objective: Allow subscription cancellations anytime while adhering to renewal policies.
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Features:
- Enable “Request to Cancel” button at any time, effective on renewal date.
- “Un-cancel” option available for user changes.
- Limited to organic users; CSA process remains unchanged.
- Release Date: 10 December 2024
- Target Users: Customers who signed up online. Customers who signed up via a customer service representative will not be able to action a cancellation this way.
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Product Family: eBenefits and Fintech - Money
Initiative: EWA Recurring UK
- Objective: Automate recurring Earned Wage Access (EWA) transactions in the UK.
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Features:
- Automatic recurring payments triggered when balances reach user-set thresholds.
- Addresses challenges with manual EWA checks.
- Release Date: 10 December 2024
- Target users: All UK users.
Product Family: EH Jobs
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Initiative: CV Upload & Parsing
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Features:
- Users can upload CVs to auto-populate profiles with parsed data (personal summary, experience, skills, etc.).
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Fixes:
- Improved sign-up from profile flow by removing unnecessary screens.
- Release Date: 12/12/2024
- Target Users: Job Seekers
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Features:
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Initiative: Find Work Enhancements
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Features:
- Enhanced location search (history, "use current location", dynamic map loading).
- Business results sorted by Google ratings with pagination.
- Display of role types in business cards.
- Release Date: 12/12/2024
- Target Users: Job Seekers (Sydney & Wollongong)
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Features:
Product Family: EmploymentOS Rostering
Initiative: Rostering Management UX Improvements - Shift Bidding
- Objective: Improve the process of creating open shifts by automatically resolving conflicts in shift bidding groups.
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Description:
- Employees with overlapping shifts will now be automatically excluded from bidding groups, making it easier to create open shifts without manual conflict resolution.
- Release Schedule: 9 December 2024
- Target users: All EmploymentOS customers.
Product Family: EmploymentOS Rostering
Initiative: Rostering Management UX Improvements - Sticky Filters
- Objective: Enhance user experience by making roster filter selections "sticky."
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Description:
- Filters for Location, Employee, and Roster view will now persist across sessions, page refreshes, and navigation, so users don't need to reapply filters every time they interact with the page.
- Release Date: 10 December 2024
- Target users: All EmploymentOS customers.
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Product Family: Growth
Initiative: Implement 10-Day Expiry Limit on Candidate Profile URL (Hirer’s Web Experience)
- Objective: Further enhance security for candidate profile URLs.
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Description:
- In addition to the 5-view limit and OTP verification, candidate profile URLs will now automatically expire after 10 days, ensuring that sensitive candidate data is protected regardless of access activity.
- Release Date: 5 December 2024
- Target Users: Anyone with access to the public applicant profile URL.
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Product Family: HR platform
Initiative: Minor 2FA QoL Improvements
- Objective: Improve user experience for web-based 2FA by reducing password prompts and enhancing security settings.
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Description:
- Users will now only need to enter their password once every 10 minutes to view or edit 2FA settings.
- The 'Change' 2FA method flow has been improved to avoid disabling existing setups when changing methods (e.g., users can switch 2FA methods without losing the current configuration).
- Release Schedule: Live on production now
P
Product Family: Payroll
Initiative: 52 Week Average Import
- Objective: Streamline the process of calculating the average hourly rate for holiday pay.
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Description:
- Previously, UK payroll users manually calculated the 52-week average by adding up to 104 weeks of data. The new feature allows users to import the data automatically, reducing the time and effort required for this process.
- Release Date: Today (10 December 2024)
- Target Users: UK payroll users.
Product Family: Payroll
Initiative: Allowing Users to Unlock Completed Back Pay Records
- Objective: Enable users to adjust or delete back pay records after they’ve been completed.
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Description:
- Users can now unlock completed back pay records to make corrections or delete them, rather than having to submit a support ticket. This is particularly useful for testing or making adjustments after processing.
- Release Date: Today (10 December 2024)
- Target Users: Australia and NZ Payroll Plus subscribers using the back pay feature.
Product Family: Australian Payroll
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Features:
- Contractor Management Phase 1: contractor wizard, tax withholding, super contributions, GST calculations, basic reporting.
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Limitations:
- No self-setup, portal access, or restricted access for contractors yet.
- STP/ATO reporting unavailable for contractors.
- Release Date: 12 Dec 2024.
- Target Users: Australian Payroll Admins.
Product Family: Payroll Services (NextGen Intelligent Payroll)
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Features:
- Intelligent Payroll Permissions with JWT token framework.
- Role-based access for improved security and flexibility.
- Release Date: 12 Dec 2024.
- Target Users: EmploymentOS customers.
Product Family: Payroll
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Initiative: SG CPF 2025 Contribution Updates
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Features:
- Updated CPF rates for individuals aged 55–65.
- Increased CPF ordinary wage cap to $7,400.
- Release Schedule: 11/12/2024
- Target Users: Payroll Admins in Singapore.
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Features:
Product Family: Payroll
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Initiative: Leave Rate Breakdowns (Phase 1 - Beta)
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Features:
- Leave can now be processed using daily/weekly rates.
- Businesses can configure this preference in Leave Categories.
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Limitations:
- Reporting and some irregular employee scenarios not yet addressed.
- Release Date: 11/12/2024
- Target Users: Payroll Admins in New Zealand.
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Features:
Product Family: Payroll
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Initiative: Automation of Public Holiday Not Worked (Phase 1 - Beta)
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Features:
- Automates public holiday payment for auto-paid employees.
- Configurable per employee based on eligibility.
- New pay category introduced for reporting.
- Release Date: 13/12/2024
- Target Users: Payroll Admins in Australia.
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Features:
Product Family: Payroll
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Initiative: Improvements to Zendesk Authentication
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Features:
- Direct article access from the payroll platform without re-login.
- Added authentication tags and org IDs for users.
- Release Date: 13/12/2024
- Target Users: All users of Employment Hero support resources.
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Features:
Product Family: Pre-Payroll (Leave Management)
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Features:
- UK statutory leave form updates for adoption, maternity, paternity, bereavement, and sick leave.
- UX improvements: renamed "Leave" to "My Leave," search functionality in leave balances.
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Release Dates:
- Statutory Leave: 12 Dec 2024.
- UX Updates: 12 Dec 2024.
- UK EmploymentOS users.
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Product Family: Talent Management
Initiative: Expand Data Associated with Vacant Positions
- Objective: Enhance workforce planning tools by expanding data captured for vacant positions.
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Description:
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New Features for Vacant Positions:
- Admin users can pre-populate vacant position details by selecting existing employee information or vacancy details.
- Ability to define entity, team, employment type, start/end dates, and remuneration ranges.
- New filtering options for workforce planning reports.
- Vacancies can now be automatically created when employees are offboarded, with details pre-populated.
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New Features for Vacant Positions:
- Release Schedule: 9 December 2024
- : Admin users of Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited subscriptions.
Product Family: Talent Management
Initiative: Visual Organization of Vacant Positions
- Objective: Provide a visual tool for admins to track and manage vacant positions.
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Features:
- Chart view for organizing vacant positions.
- Enhanced management tools for vacant positions.
- Release Date: 11 December 2024
- Target audience: Admin users of Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited subscriptions.