Employment Hero release notes for the week 16-20 December, 2024.
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Automation
- Objective: Migrate leave approval processes to a workflow engine for better control and competitiveness.
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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.
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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
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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. -
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. -
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.
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Candidate Profile Updates
- Objective: Enhance JobSeeker profiles with photo upload and UI improvements.
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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.
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EH Jobs App (Mobile)
Objective: Utilise Braze for dynamic and personalised messaging to engage job seekers.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Push Notifications for Hiring Status:
- Triggered after 14 days of inactivity in JobSeeker-Hirer chats
- Notification prompts JobSeekers to provide feedback on hiring status
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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.
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South East Asia Payroll
Objective: Update MY tax reliefs for the 2025 assessment year.
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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
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Target Users: Payroll admins in Malaysia.
Swag
Objective: Apply new branding colours to Swag as part of rebranding.
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Features:
- Purple theme unifying employer and candidate sides.
- First phase of Swag rebranding project.
- Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
- Target Users: All Swag users.
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Talent Management
Objective: Streamline Recruitment and Onboarding using data from Vacant Positions.
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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
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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.
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Key Features:
- Clients restricted to 10 courses in their library.
- Ability to swap existing courses within the limit.
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Release Schedule:
- New bundles: Effective 19th Dec 2024.
- Existing bundles: Migration over the next few days.
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Target Users: Admins of Classic Platinum and EmploymentOS Unlimited subscriptions.
Talent Marketplace
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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.
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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.
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Workplace Compliance
Objective: Enhance the Employee Profile for usability and visual appeal.
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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
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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.