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May and June 2024 Releases

Get ready to supercharge your experience with our thrilling updates for May and June 2024!

Prepare for a surge of innovative enhancements designed to make everything smoother, sleeker, and more exciting. Stay tuned and enjoy the seamless, crisp, and beautiful improvements we've crafted just for you! 🌟🌟

Leave and Attendance  

  1. Enhancement: Late In/Early Out Notification for Better Attendance Management (June)
    Managers can now receive detailed daily attendance emails, including in/out times and total work hours, improving the accuracy and clarity of attendance data for better decision-making.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins, managers and employees
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  2. Enhancement: Manager Apply Overtime on Behalf (May)
    Managers are empowered to apply for overtime on behalf of their team members. This capability streamlines the process, allowing managers to manage overtime requests for their teams efficiently.
    Applicable for: All India and Middle East (ME) customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and employees
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HRAS and HRIS

  1. Enhancement: Exclusion from Final Settlement in Query Builder Report (June)

    This enhancement enables the selection of the Exclude from final settlement field from the Resignation Details Query Builder category, ensuring accurate and comprehensive reporting.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  2. Enhancement: Aligning Goals and Reviews with Performance Periods for Improved Management (June)
    The introduction of Performance Periods creates a cohesive structure for linking goals and review cycles, eliminating misalignment and confusion. Previously, goals and reviews operated independently, leading to potential mismatches. Now, by defining a performance period—such as an annual cycle—you can link quarterly goals and annual reviews, ensuring all performance activities are aligned and focused on the same objectives.

    Applicable for: All India customers

    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins
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  3. Enhancement: Inclusion of Acknowledge Only option in Letter Template (June)
    This enhancement enables the admin to choose the Acknowledge Only option while creating a letter template. Once the letter is generated, it will be visible to the employees in their ESS portal allowing them to acknowledge the letter.

    Applicable for: All India customers

    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins
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  4. Enhancement: Email Notification for Employee Separation (June)

    This enhancement enables admins to automatically notify managers when marking an employee as exited, enhancing communication and process efficiency during separations.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  5. Enhancement: EPS information in Employee Onboarding (June)
    This enhancement allows admins to collect EPS membership status from new employees, ensuring comprehensive and accurate data collection.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and employees
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  6. Enhancement: Employee’s Reference Details Capturing (June)
    This enhancement improves the recruitment process, maintains data integrity, and facilitates easy retrieval of referral data through the Query Builder, streamlining administrative tasks and enhancing data accuracy.
    Applicable for: All India and Middle East (ME) customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins
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  7. Enhancement: Attrition Report (May)
    Attrition Reports allow HR admins to track and analyze employee turnover across various dimensions such as department, location, and reason for leaving for any selected period. With this insight, you can develop targeted strategies to address specific issues and enhance employee retention, ultimately supporting organizational growth and stability.
    Applicable for: All India and Middle East (ME) customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and employees

  8. Enhancement: Deletion of Accepted/Acknowledged Letters (June)
    A new user role has been introduced, enabling the deletion of letters sent for acceptance or acknowledgment, including those in pending or accepted statuses. Confirmation popups will ensure intentional deletion. This feature is enabled by default for admin and majordomo roles, allowing admins to delete letters published to employees.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and employees

  9. Enhancement: Auto Status Update for Contract Expiry (June)
    The contract expiry status feature automatically updates an employee’s contract status to "Expired" once the contract end date has passed. This update is reflected across employee contract information, the contract listing page, and can be imported/exported via Excel and Query Builder. This automation improves accuracy, reduces manual updates, and ensures real-time contract status reflection.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  10. Enhancement: First Hire Date Capturing in Employee Profiles (June)
    A new option has been added to capture the First Hire Date in employee profiles. This option is unchecked by default unless the Multi-Company feature is enabled. This enhancement ensures accurate recording of the first hire date based on company settings, improving the completeness and accuracy of employee records.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  11. Enhancement: Admin Ability to Add Login ID via Employee Profile (May)
    Admins now have the ability to add or change employee login IDs directly within the employee profile. This ensures accurate and editable login ID management without relying solely on the Excel importer.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  12. Enhancement: Filter Assets Based on Status in ESS (May)
    Employees can now filter their assets by status directly from the View My Info > Assets section in ESS. A new Asset Status dropdown menu allows users to select from available statuses, with Received selected by default. This update simplifies asset tracking and management, enhancing organization and user experience.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Employees

  13. Enhancement: Addition of DOB & Gender in Onboarding (May)
    Employees can now correct their Date of Birth (DOB) and Gender during onboarding, ensuring the accuracy of personal information. This update helps reduce errors from incorrect admin entries, promoting data accuracy from the start.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Employees
    Help Doc: Knowledge Base for admins

  14. Enhancement: Addition of TIN Identification for Employees (May)
    The addition of TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) for employees enhances the accuracy and completeness of employee records, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in the MEA region.
    Applicable for: All India and Middle East (ME) customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR Admins

Payroll

  1. Enhancement: Capture Employees' PAN-Aadhaar Link Status to Avoid Payroll Pitfalls (June)
    Easily mark the PAN status as inoperative if the PAN is not linked with Aadhaar on the PAN Status page. TDS is auto-calculated as per applicable rates.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins
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  2. Enhancement: Display Missing Employees in Annexure II During Form 24Q Generation (June)
    To resolve mismatches in Annexure II, we now display a list of employees missing from the annexure when a salary statement is uploaded without recomputing income tax. This allows users to recompute the tax and regenerate the annexure, ensuring accurate details are captured in Form 24Q.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  3. Enhancement: SIF File for AL-ANSARI: Simplified Payroll Compliance for UAE Customers (June)
    The Salary Information File (SIF) is a mandatory digital format for processing employee salaries in the UAE. It ensures payroll compliance with local laws and regulations, streamlining salary disbursements for businesses.
    Applicable for: Middle East (ME) customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  4. Enhancement: Form B (Himachal) and Form V (Tamil Nadu): Statutory Reports (June)
    Employers in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu must maintain the following statutory reports for compliance:

    1. Form B - Register of Festival Holidays, Casual, and Sick Leave (Himachal Pradesh):
      Tracks employee leave and public holidays, ensuring labor law compliance, accurate payroll management, and effective workforce planning.

    2. Form V - Muster Roll (Tamil Nadu):
      Records daily employee attendance to comply with labor laws, streamline payroll processes, and optimize workforce management.
      Applicable for: Middle East (ME) customers
      Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  5. Enhancement: Simplified CPF Payment File (May)
    CPF EZPay is a digital file designed to simplify the submission of CPF contributions for employers of all sizes. This feature enhances convenience and saves time, making CPF payments easier and more efficient for users.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

  6. Enhancement: Form X - Minimum Wages (Tamil Nadu) (May)
    Form X is a statutory report required by employers in Tamil Nadu under the Shops and Establishment Act. It must be maintained to comply with state labor laws concerning minimum wages.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins

Integrations

  1. Enhancement: Fatakpay- Advance Salary Solution on Unite Marketplace (June)
    Fatakpay provides employees with instant access to earned wages, improving financial flexibility and reducing reliance on high-interest loans. Fatakpay also offers financial literacy resources to support better financial management.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and Employees
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  2. Enhancement: Auto-Fetch Form 16: Simplifying Tax Filing with ClearTax (June)
    The Auto-Fetch Form 16 feature on ClearTax, available via the Unite Marketplace, continues to streamline the tax filing process for greytHR users. By seamlessly fetching Form 16 from ESS, this integration enhances efficiency and simplifies tax season preparations.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: HR admins and Employees
    Help Doc: Knowledge Base

  3. Enhancement: OffiNeeds-Corporate gifting solutions on Unite Marketplace (June)
    Unite by greytHR, an integrated marketplace within the greytHR platform, offers a comprehensive HR solution that streamlines employee and client gifting programs by integrating with corporate gifting applications. It focuses on thoughtful and personalized corporate gifts.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Admin and Employees
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  4. Enhancement: greytHR PRO Workcenter (June)
    In the Workcentre, users of greytHR PRO can monitor and manage all client-specific milestones and deadlines efficiently that they had set using Payroll Scheduler. This feature empowers users by providing clear visibility into tasks and timelines, facilitating effective planning and smooth execution without unnecessary complications.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: PSP
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  5. Enhancement: New Recruitment App - LueinHire (June)

    Simplify your hiring process with LueinHire, the latest addition to Unite Marketplace. Find top talent efficiently and seamlessly.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Admin
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  6. Enhancement: Introducing InstaVeritas for Background Verification (BGV) (June)

    Enhance your HR operations with InstaVeritas, a powerful BGV application now available on Unite Marketplace. Streamline verification processes and ensure compliance within greytHR.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Admin
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Mobile Application

  1. Enhancement: WhatsApp based log in feature for international clients (June)
    greytHR uses WhatsApp to log in to the mobile app for international customers as it ensures secure app login through instant verification codes. It also enhances convenience and authentication security.
    Applicable for: All International customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Employees

  2. Enhancement: Streamlined Attendance Marking with Location Search (June)
    Employees marking attendance on mobile is now easier with the new search function in the location dropdown. Simply start typing your location’s name, and the list will filter instantly for quick selection, saving time and improving efficiency.
    Applicable for: All India customers
    Who can experience the functionality: Employees