2024 Release Notes

Release 24001 - 23 February 2024

  • Change of Gold/Silver status now added to Audit trail.
  • Public Holiday recognition has now been enabled for all organisations.
  • Updates to prevent conflicts when multiple leave requests apply to the same period.
  • Minor bugfixes on break calculations.
  • Improved Payroll sync for certain organisations.
  • Fix for employees starting overnight shifts across two days instead of one.
  • Number of leave requests showing per page increased.
  • Adjustments to leave types available.
  • Custom reliever field moved to Timesheet page of Payroll report.
  • Fix for rosters not updating when added from weekly view.
  • Fix for unauthorised Kiosk logins.
  • Updated format for overnight shift files.
  • Fix for bug encountered when changing holiday types.
  • Fixed issues with InfoCare info and one-click breaks.
  • Fix for incorrect rooms occasionally appearing on timesheets.
  • Issues with some leave applications resolved.
  • Issues with certain payroll / rules combinations resolved.
  • Fix for errored Timesheets being treated as approved.
  • Payroll filter to show timesheets with rate code.
  • Changes to variance reports.
  • Fix for back-to-back shifts not autoclocking.
  • Issues with compliance recognition resolved.
  • Payroll Forecasting Phase 1 implemented.

Release 24002 - 26 March 2024

  • Embed website links within job notes when publishing a job, and the links are active and clickable. .
  • Users with 'Schedule views only' permissions will not be able to cancel or modify any job(s).
  • Added audit trail for broadcast options.
  • Added filter for published jobs to only show those with repsonses.
  • Staff profiles can be accessed from Schedule and Availability view by clicking on their profile pictures.
  • Job notifications now display staff member being replaced where applicable.
  • Deleted Timesheet Auditing now includes Rostering Timesheet.
  • Timesheet count filter now also shows total hours.
  • Payroll IDs can now be included in Raw Data reports.
  • User Efficiency reporting has been added.
  • Minor bugifxes on rostering screen.
  • Audit trail updated to show clock-in/out method for breaks.
  • Rate code toggles now only appear if rate codes are enabled.
  • Payroll IDs no longer being cleared upon staff termination.
  • Wording of certain system generated emails updated.
  • Visual issues on schedule view for certain clock-in patterns resolved.
  • Calendar now displays dates in Mon-Sun format.
  • Resolved issues with different leave types across one leave period.
  • Resolved issues with timesheet / hours calculation.

Release 24003 - 24 April 2024

  • Recording absence info for multiple staff members
  • Fixed the duplicated timesheets issue.
  • Organizations have the "Pay As You Go" option, with the bill charged based on the number of jobs you publish.
  • In the "Expire Notice Recipient" section, only active staff members' email addresses are displayed. Inactive staff members have been removed.
  • Users tagged as Schedule view only can no longer view individual jobs .
  • Users can add timesheets back as far back as they want.
  • Roster requirements can now span multiple roles, and allows activities to be included and multiple roles..
  • In the compliance module, only people with roles that match the required compliance field are showing.
  • "Roster Viewing for Staff" now can be set at the store level, independently of any Head Office settings.
  • Amendment timesheets to not be included in PG Time band Format.
  • Breaktime modifications column is staying blank unless actually modified by staff.
  • Report to role of New store to default to Head office setting.
  • Don't allow timesheets that exceed 24 hours to Save.
  • Added questions required for broadcast.
  • Files can now be uploaded by a manager when updating the request.
  • Can Reapply contracted hours pop up with option to remove manual adjustments.
  • Fixed the leave Filename not displaying issue.
  • Added activities will now default to the Timesheet default (a Shift default if there is one, a Role default if not).
  • Splited "Report to" option to Timesheet and Leave.
  • organisations can add default activities to a shift.
  • User Active/Inactive option to be taken away from company level
  • Any annual leave approved public holidays is now defaulting to SDNW .
  • New Interface for "Clock in" and "Clock out" button.
  • On Current Jobs page the toggle which used to read"Show only jobs responded to" now reads "Show only jobs with applicants". This now only filters for jobs with a positive response.
  • Fixed rostering screen not showing all options on first entry issue.
  • Fixed the leave request showing all days, not just contracted hours Issue.
  • Fixed the weird clock in bar issue.

Release 24004 - 22 May 2024

  • Fixed the issue where auto-assigned staff on jobs were not being audited.
  • Relievers cannot apply for the job if they have been terminated by the organization.
  • Timesheet filters and date range should exist in the processed payroll batches.
  • At head office if the staff are not managed at head office, new feature to search on staff Employee ID , Payroll ID and FSNI ID.
  • Added a new shift swap module.
  • Pay Factor Adjustment,% Value to be entered to be added to timesheets.
  • 100% Manually Maintained employees to be allowed a hourly rate entered into StaffSync.
  • Added a new "Manually Maintained" option to the Public Holiday timesheet setting. This allows manual modification of Public Holiday timesheets.
  • Fixed the issue where approved hours only shows calculates based on generated rosters.
  • Added the display of department, role and time options To Schedule View.
  • Fixed the issue with the pay rule start time failure.
  • Hid the deleted timesheets tab.
  • Fixed the future contract hours not totaling correctly issue.
  • Added option in forecasting settings to use the previous weeks data.
  • Hided the The 'Show Internal Job' option in the calendar module and the 'Internal Job Record' option if organizations that are using the rostering module.
  • Fixed the issue where file not uploading for reliever information.
  • Fixed the issue where approved hours were not calculated correctly.
  • The timesheets in the past of payroll period can be approved.
  • Fixed the issue where random shifts appeared in the schedule.
  • Copy Roster function will now no longer copy Published Jobs, Contracted Hours or Shift Swaps. Only manually created rosters will be copied.
  • Fixed the issue where partial leave hours not calculated correctly.
  • File uploads will no longer be processed if they belong to a list of prohibited / potentially dangerous types.
  • Fixed issue where cancelled Jobs not being removed from roster.
  • Fixed the issue where modification Comments feeding through to payslip messages.
  • Shifts to be built then Roles to be chosen.
  • Added new pay roll status column in Payroll Excel Export to show what status a timesheet is in.
  • Staff payroll hourly rate can only be viewed with the toggle set be to "YES".
  • Fixed the issue where total timesheets to approve on homescreen is not correct.
  • Staff couldn't clock in if they have a previous day's timesheet that needs to be clocked out.
  • Fixed the issue where department Filter for Only Working Staff on Schedule not working properly.
  • Audit Log for PAYG activation and deactivation has been added to Organisation Audit Trail.
  • Added a new button in home screen that modify timesheet time.
  • Fixed the issue where beacon Trigger retain that allowed clock out from Home.

Release 24005 - 30 June 2024

  • Added auto clock in/out audit trail
  • A send email option has been added to the requested reliever review screen.
  • Added role filter for leave module and schedule module.
  • When clicking Process all for InfoCare at an organisation it just processes that organisation timesheets, not all at the head office level.
  • Added the timesheet processed date column for Payroll Summary Report.
  • Added organization go live date in JAS. and function logic to create future roster and clear timesheet for the organization when it goes alive.
  • Deactivating Users on Termination.
  • Added Pay Factor toggle to keep track of the payroll calculation.
  • Roster Timesheet cost be post rules engine.
  • dded the total unpaid break time column for the Clock Variance report.
  • "When" criteria are now checking the details after the previous award applied.
  • Added audio sound and successful text to confirm the clock in/out.
  • Added an Option in rostering settings to also check the room/department not just the role.
  • Department Level Payroll Code - Character limit to be increased to 25.
  • Activity calculation for fraction of Day: Hours of Activity / (Total Hours Activities excluding unpaid breaks)
  • Reporting Roles to be able to have a toggle to show them only the people that report to them and not all the department they have access to.
  • Primary Site(Company) and Primary Role:Options are now able to be turned on in rostering settings, then show in staff settings to be able to set.
  • Added a field in the edit requirement screen to add a minimum number of staff required.
  • Email notifications sent at the end of the night with any details of errors during file downloading.
  • In the roster module, the toggle for roster options will be defaulted to the previous visiting value.
  • Add a warning message when publishing a job for more than 30 days.Doesn't stop them but just prompts them to confirm if its correct.If its more than 90 days then stop the job being published.
  • Added a Valid To field in contracted hours.
  • Payroll rules: Option now added so can pick up the answer from any question either on the timesheet or the persons registration details, if its a text field that gives a number.
  • Option is now in JAS for part 1 to only show timesheets up to the end of the current pay period.

Release 24006 - 25 July 2024

  • Staff can no longer apply to become preferred at an organisation unless they meet the minimum requirements for that Industry.
  • Bug incorrectly calculating contracted hours from the rostering view has been fixed.
  • Jobs published against specific shifts will now only show against those shifts in the rostering view, even if they overlap other shifts.
  • Bug preventing one-click breaks being used on overnight shifts has been fixed.
  • Organisations are now in alphabetical order on the home screen for users who have access to multiple organisations.
  • Staff absences can now be recorded directly from the home screen.
  • Staff can now be notified of changes to their shifts directly from the timesheet modification screen.
  • Changes have been made to the Variance Report to include the distinction between scheduled time and timesheet time.
  • Organisations can now choose whether to recognise public holidays at the organisation level or based on staff location.
  • Rostering and contracted hours settings can no longer be turned off if a staff member has any contracted hours in place - these must be removed first.
  • The home page has been disabled for private staff.
  • The Payroll Rules Engine now features a 'Reapply all Rules' button which will reapply all rules to all unprocessed timesheets.
  • Bug where a staff member's termination date displays a day early in contracted hours has been fixed.
  • Organisations can now choose whether or not to see the staff profile picture in the rostering weekly view.
  • Organisations can now choose the day of the week on which payroll is finalised. Approved leave balances will clear after this date.
  • A 'Sync Now' button has been added to the InfoCare module so Kindergartens can sync their requirements from InfoCare immediately.
  • Organisations with staffing requirements can now choose under which conditions they want to be warned about over/understaffing.
  • Maximum number of days to pull down rostering requirements has been increased from 14 to 90 days.
  • When arranging replacement staff, leave balances will now only show to users who have access to the leave module.
  • Settings to display role and department in the Schedule module now apply to the weekly view as well as the daily view.
  • Organisations can now set an override percentage on staff profiles which will adjust all timesheet pay by the set amount.
  • Bug where internal comments were not saving on timesheet modifications from certain views has been fixed.
  • The contracted hours view in the rostering module has been updated to allow for multiple shifts on the same day.
  • The time calculation systems in the contracted hours view of the rostering module have been improved.
  • When using the copy roster function in the rostering module, the date of the roster to be copied is now displayed.
  • Bug where the 'rates of pay' toggle appears for organisations not using pay rates has been fixed.
  • Users with access to multiple organisations can now see which organisation they are currently accessing from the navigation bar.
  • Minor bugfixes to the display of the rostering view when staffing requirements are in place.
  • Bug preventing head office users from being granted access to all locations has been fixed.
  • Bug preventing immediate update of leave balances once leave is added to a timesheet has been fixed.
  • Comprehensive checks have been implemented against the Maximum Hours setting on a staff profile, so staff cannot be rostered to work longer than this period.
  • Bug where staff members sometimes do not appear in the rostering view has been fixed.
  • Bug allowing differential access to timesheets for users with the same access settings has been fixed.
  • Bug preventing certain settings on default rosters taking effect has been fixed.

Release 24007 - 28 August 2024

  • Added a unproccess Payroll Batch Button payroll batches scree.
  • Show total worked hours for both parties whern swaping shifts.
  • Added a toggle under user seetings , so users with option to add or modify employee numbers.
  • Added a cancle terminated staff confirmation.
  • Changeed the KIOSK confirmation background to Green
  • Changed the Warning message for contracted hours being deleted color to be red.
  • QR Dev for another app in staffsync for online team to use to sign into scanne
  • Added a top level filter on the leave module so requests can be filtered by organisation.

Release 24008 - 25 September 2024

  • Added a person Level overide unpaid break minutes setting.
  • Cancelling clock out now will be recorded in audit.
  • Added a date field on timesheet be editable.
  • Added clear roster feature.
  • Declined leave request now not going to show on future timesheets.
  • Added audit for making user inactive.
  • Added a setting in the timesheet information collection module to determine whether this field will be showing on timesheets.
  • Staff in calendar to be able to see the payroll transactions in their timesheets.
  • Changed the two incative account buttons to be one inactvie and one delete account.
  • Forecasting Spilt of Department Budget, % Value entered per day of the week.
  • Added the feature for non-roster staff applying leaves.
  • Clients can now manage their own beacons via the website.

Release 24010 - 31 October 2024

  • Updated the dashboard financial data view to always display at least 12 weeks of previous data.
  • Change setting of timesheets in payroll view to end of current period option to be Payroll Module only .
  • Change payroll engine to always look at the current pay period dates, not the pay period that related to the timesheet you were on.
  • Updated dashboard roster to not include staff on leave.
  • Now All the name lists in our system will be ordered alphabetically of first name .
  • The option to only process payroll differences has been removed.
  • Add feature that staff could be able to view departm schedule.
  • Add feature that staff able to modify clcok in and clock out times without using clock in/out feature.
  • Add to audit if termination has caused a casual to be unassigned from the job.
  • Cost code is now visible on the payroll table.
  • Add role - teacher-LAT for publishing jobs .
  • Staff now cannot clock in from calendar view.
  • Updated password instructions to improve clarity.

Release 24012 - 28 November 2024

  • Added 'Hours to pay' to show on timesheet entry for leave timesheet .
  • Updated 'Productivity Summary Report' structure .
  • Updated that total Rostered Hours calculation completed without Productivity data.
  • Added a tab called 'Staff Availability' in the staff/reliever module.
  • Added 'On Hold ' option for requested relievers .
  • Added 'Note' section for requested relievers.
  • Added 'Opt Out' option for relievers.
  • Added leave details in the timesheet module.
  • Added a warning message if the assigned role if different from the role published.
  • The "Message Reliever" section of the requested reliever page has been updated with an option to send a copy of the message back to the sender as well.
  • If a tempstaff is a private user and none of their preferred organisations allow them to accept casual jobs, the ability to update availability has been removed.
  • Updated so that organisations can only edit staff details and reset passwords if they are private staff.