More control and flexibility over time management, making it easier to collect the right information, assign responsibilities, and sync with payroll. You can now tailor absence workflows to fit their company policies, delegate responsibilities with precision, and connect absence tracking directly to payroll deductions.

You can now build bespoke absence request forms using attachment fields, notes, instructions, select fields, and more — ensuring you capture all the required information from employees when they request time off. Learn more about form building for absence requests here.

Absence custom forms are also supported on iOS and Android apps.

New permission settings allow organisations to assign absence policy admins to specific policies. This is particularly useful when department heads need visibility and control over their own team's absences without accessing other teams’ records. Read more here.

We’ve extended absence functionality into payroll by introducing an unpaid leave setting. When selected, it automatically generates explicit payroll deductions, streamlining how leave impacts payroll calculations.

Enhanced reporting flexibility and financial insights, enabling deeper data exploration and smarter decision-making. With new chart filters and smarter grouping logic, you can surface insights faster and tailor reporting to specific organisational needs.

Quickly apply filters to insights charts to better understand your team setup at a glance — giving you visual clarity and actionable context.

Create highly specific reports using grouped filters with logical operators (AND/OR), allowing for precise segmentation and analysis.

Enable viewing all historical records to track changes for Roles, Compensation, Contract, Address, Bank details, Tax information and any fields with Effective Dates. To see previous records, turn on viewing all records rather than Effective records only in Custom Reports.

Pay items in the payroll journal can now be assigned to cost centres using Entity, Department or Site, giving you a more detailed breakdown of your organisation’s financials.

Better review experience and oversight — making performance management smoother for employees and managers alike. These updates improve focus during performance reviews and ensure managers stay informed and engaged with team development.

Employees will now answer one question at a time in performance reviews, helping them stay focused and provide better responses before moving on to the next prompt.

A new alert setting notifies managers as soon as reviews are submitted for their direct reports — helping them stay on top of feedback cycles and performance tracking. To enable this notification, you can update Ongoing cycles in the Notifications tab.

New UK tax year updates and benefits handling — stay compliant and make the most of available tax relief. These changes help companies reduce their tax burden and stay on top of critical payroll deadlines.

With the new tax year underway in the UK, your company may now be eligible for up to £10,500 in Employment Allowance relief. Make sure to review your eligibility and claim it in Company settings > Payroll > HMRC > Claim allowance.

If you have offered benefits like health insurance or wellness allowances, don’t forget: P11D submissions are due by July 6th. Reach out to support to make sure your submission process is smooth and compliant.