Select your platform and then browse by platform category

Who are you and what section are you in?

Week 51 2024 | Release notes

Employment Hero release notes for the week 16-20 December, 2024.


A

Automation

  • Objective: Migrate leave approval processes to a workflow engine for better control and competitiveness.
  • Key Features:
    • Default leave approval workflow for all organisations.
    • Platinum+ users can customise workflows.
    • Two-level approval toggle removed for new customers.
  • Release Date: 19th Dec 2024.
  • Target Users: Platinum and EmploymentOS Plus customers onboarded after 15th Dec 2024.


AutoPay/Integrations

Objective: Localise AutoPay Reports for the UK region.

  • Features:
    • UK users can now access P32, P45, and Pension Contribution reports in the AIOP.
    • Reduces manual reporting tasks for payroll managers.
  • Release Date: 17 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: AutoPay UK users

 

AutoPay/Integrations

  1. Localisation of AutoPay Reports in AIOP for the UK
    Objective: Provide UK payroll reports (P32, P45, Pension Contribution) in the AutoPay Interface.
    Release Schedule: 17 Dec 2024
    Target Users: AutoPay UK users.

  2. Surfacing Pay Rate Templates (PRT) in HR for NZ
    Objective: Enable NZ clients to manage employee salaries in HR and sync with payroll.
    Release Schedule: 18–20 Dec 2024 (public release)
    Target Users: NZ orgs connected to EH Payroll.

  3. Surfacing Pay Rate Templates (PRT) in HR for UK
    Objective: Provide UK clients with salary management and payroll sync capabilities in HR.
    Release Schedule: 18 Dec 2024
    Target Users: UK orgs connected to EH Payroll.


C

Candidate Profile Updates

  • Objective: Enhance JobSeeker profiles with photo upload and UI improvements.
  • Key Features:
    • Profile picture updates via camera roll or real-time photos.
    • UI updates for sections like skills, education, and shift availability.
  • Release Date: 18th Dec 2024.
  • Target Users: JobSeekers.

E



EH Jobs App (Mobile)

Objective: Utilise Braze for dynamic and personalised messaging to engage job seekers.

  • Features:
    • Braze Content Cards (e.g., Map View).
    • In-App Messages (e.g., Create an Account).
    • Real-time events via SDK and API integration.
  • Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: Job Seekers.

 

Employment Hero HR platform

  • Objective: Mandate 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) for all paid users.
  • Key Features:
    • Removal of the toggle to skip 2FA during login
    • Mandatory 2FA for all paid organisations
  • Release Date: Not specified
  • Target Users: Paid users across all platforms.

 

Employment Hero HR platform and payroll-connected organisations

  • Objective: Fix National Insurance (NI) number formatting issue in employee onboarding and file management.
  • Key Features:
    • NI numbers must now match HMRC’s exact format (2 letters + 6 numbers + 1 letter, no spaces).
    • Validation ensures correct prefixes and suffixes
  • Release Date: 16th Dec 2024
  • Target Users: UK HR+PY connected organisations.

 


J

JobSeeker Experience

  1. Push Notifications for Hiring Status:
    • Triggered after 14 days of inactivity in JobSeeker-Hirer chats
    • Notification prompts JobSeekers to provide feedback on hiring status
  2. Modal Feedback Options:
    • “Yes, I’m hired” → Congratulations modal, option to update profile
    • “No, not yet” → Further options based on context (e.g., waiting for a reply, not looking anymore)
    • Archiving chats for JobSeekers not seeking work
  • Release Date: 18th Dec 2024
  • Target Users: JobSeekers.

S


South East Asia Payroll

Objective: Update MY tax reliefs for the 2025 assessment year.

  • Features:
    • Increased relief thresholds for individuals with disabilities, childcare, medical expenses, etc.
    • Expanded scope for tax-deductible expenses (e.g., EV facilities, mental health exams).
    • Updated limits and extensions for retirement schemes, education-related expenses, and home loans.
  • Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: Payroll admins in Malaysia.

Swag

Objective: Apply new branding colours to Swag as part of rebranding.

  • Features:
    • Purple theme unifying employer and candidate sides.
    • First phase of Swag rebranding project.
  • Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: All Swag users.

T

 

Talent Management

Objective: Streamline Recruitment and Onboarding using data from Vacant Positions.

  • Features:
    • "Start Recruiting" and "Fill with New Employee" actions for vacant positions.
    • Pre-fills recruitment and onboarding workflows with position details.
    • Marks positions as filled upon onboarding completion
  • Release Date: 18 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: Admin users (Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited).

 

Talent Management

  1. Link Vacant Positions to Recruitment and Employee Onboarding
    Objective: Streamline recruitment and onboarding workflows by linking vacant position data to these processes.
    Release Schedule: 18 Dec 2024
    Target Users: Admins with Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited subscriptions.

 

Talent Management

  • Objective: Restrict Go1 course library access to 10-course bundles.
  • Key Features:
    • Clients restricted to 10 courses in their library.
    • Ability to swap existing courses within the limit.
  • Release Schedule:
    • New bundles: Effective 19th Dec 2024.
    • Existing bundles: Migration over the next few days.
  • Target Users: Admins of Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited subscriptions.

Talent Marketplace

  • Add 'Work Preferences' Info to Job Seeker Details
    Objective: Capture and display additional job seeker details, including Preferred Work Type, Availability to Start, and Right to Work.
    Release Schedule: 19 Dec 2024
    Target Users: Talent Marketplace Hirers.

 

Time and Attendance

Objective: Enable accurate real-time award costing by integrating classifications and shift conditions into HR Rostering and My Timesheets.

  • Features:
    • Shift conditions accessible to employees and administrators; classifications restricted to administrators
    • Default classifications based on employee files, adjustable by administrators.
    • Real-time syncing with Payroll (PY)
    • Inputs displayed in HR Rosters and Timesheets
    • Currently supports daily timesheet types; future plans include Swag Timesheet, Clock in/out, and weekly timesheets
  • Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: EmploymentOS/payroll-connected organisations.

W


Workplace Compliance

Objective: Enhance the Employee Profile for usability and visual appeal.

  • Features:
    • Improved navigation for Management Notes with search, filter, and sort functions.
    • Expanded default view for widgets (e.g., Reviews)
    • Quick Links for "Management Notes" and "Medical Disclosure Updates."
  • Release Date: 17 Dec 2024
  • Target Users: All users.

 

Workplace Compliance

  1. Enhancements to Work Pillar in EH Work App
    Objective: Streamline Work features by reordering widgets, adding expenses to navigation, and enhancing leave request processes
    Release Schedule: 16 Dec 2024
    Target Users: All EH Work users.
Was this article helpful?
1 out of 2 found this helpful