EmpowerHR 2025.3 release notes

We are pleased to present EmpowerHR 2025.3

What's new

• Login attempts enquiry screen now sorts chronologically when clicking the Date column, with wider column display preventing mis-sorting
  Ticket: EMP-7842, EMP-8973 | Requested by: Department of Health (Tasmania)
  
  
• Casual pay mapping now uses correct historical rate based on work date instead of current rate
  Ticket: EMP-8254 | Reported by: CEDB
  
  
• Jemini integration transactions now process in correct logical order using event and transaction sequence numbers
  Ticket: EMP-8342 | Requested by: AMES
  
  
• Super fund screen now displays USI and ABN fields in the summary screen, making it easier to verify super fund information without needing to search through fund name details
  Ticket: EMP-9552 | Requested internally by Fusion5
  
  
• General Ledger account mappings updated for ARTC payroll integration, including configuration changes for wage accounts, deductions, and cost center allocations
  Ticket: EMP-9698 | Reported by: ARTC
  
  
• Absence chart access now restricted to managers' authorised sections only, preventing unauthorised leave visibility through URL modification
  iHelp: 576814 | Ticket: EMP-9875, EMP-9872 | Requested by: DPAC
  
  
• Employee photo management now available in ESS with workflow approval and Azure Blob storage integration
  Ticket: EMP-9880 | Reported by: DFES
  
  
• General ledger now applies 3.45% on-cost charge for TasTAFE permanent employees exempt from Payroll Tax
  Ticket: EMP-9886 | Reported by: Tasmania Tafe
  
  
• Background processing validation now passes flags correctly during onboarding, eliminating NULL attribute error messages
  iHelp: 497662 | Ticket: EMP-9898 | Reported by: David Jones
  
  
• LSL bookings in Pay Data Entry now complete without position display errors
  iHelp: 526953 | Ticket: EMP-9797 | Reported by: DPAC
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• Onboarding via Employee Self Service now allows new employees to enter tax details, super fund information, and payment instructions
  Ticket: EMP-9892, EMP-9893 | Requested by: TasTAFE
  
  
• OBG Workday payslip now displays with corrected alignment and font size, with the logo centered to match the EmpowerHR ESS payslip view
  Ticket: EMP-9900 | Reported by: OBrien
  
  
• GetEmployeeDetails API now includes additional search options for surname, given name, and start date to improve employee record matching
  Ticket: EMP-9892, EMP-9936 | Requested by: TasTAFE
  
  
• UpdateActivelyRecruitedPositions API now allows external recruitment systems to automatically flag positions as actively recruited
  Ticket: EMP-9892, EMP-9936 | Requested by: TasTAFE
  
  
• GetVacantPositions API now allows external recruitment systems to automatically retrieve current vacant position information
  Ticket: EMP-9892, EMP-9936 | Requested by: TasTAFE
  
  
• LSL leave screen now automatically sets "Accrue by hours paid" toggle when default is configured
  iHelp: 546092 | Ticket: EMP-9906 | Reported by: CECG
  
  
• Time and claims reports now include both standard claims and casual relief claims for complete visibility
  Ticket: EMP-10009 | Reported by: CECG
  
  
• Payroll tax now generates correctly for terminated employees by checking PAYG flag at position level
  Ticket: EMP-10073 | Reported by: Vitasoy
  
  
• O'Brien's Workday Payslip/Variable Pay File implementation now integrates with Workday, generating CSV files containing employee payment data for transfer via SFTP, including file generation, transfer capabilities, and payslip formatting improvements
  Ticket: EMP-10089 | Reported by: O'Brien Glass
  
  
• Leave requests now submit successfully for organisations using minutes-based time format, with automatic recalculation during submission
  Ticket: EMP-10108 | Reported by: UniSA
  
  
• STSL calculations now apply current tax scales correctly for retrospective payments after 2025.1 upgrade
  Ticket: EMP-10109 | Reported by: DECYP
  
  
• Two-factor authentication during self-service login now processes correctly, allowing users to sign in without exceptions
  iHelp: 577466 | Ticket: EMP-10346, EMP-10204 | Reported by: JWH
  
  
• Re-employment matching now uses TFN as primary identifier, then employee code, name and birth date to find terminated employees
  iHelp: 565857 | Ticket: EMP-10221, EMP-10251 | Reported by: DFES
  
  
• Regular allowances now recover correctly when retrospectively end-dated, preventing overpayments
  iHelp: 572245 | Ticket: EMP-10233 | Reported by: DOC
  
  
• NESA registrations with 'Conditional' accreditation now save all dates correctly for complete compliance
  Ticket: EMP-10250 | Reported by: CECG
  
  
• Employee code now displays correctly in the catalogue screen after adding a new record, eliminating the need to clear the catalogue screen and re-search to see the employee code
  Ticket: EMP-10264 | Requested internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Payroll gather now processes unlimited employees without hitting numeric limits, ensuring payroll runs complete successfully
  iHelp: 576814 | Ticket: EMP-10317, EMP-10338 | Reported by: DHHS
  
  
• ESS leave history now displays correct leave details when accessed via pay data import, showing the most recent leave entry's details instead of older entries in the dropdown
  iHelp: 552686 | Ticket: EMP-10380 | Requested by: ARTC
  
  
• Memory allocation issue resolved, ensuring SQL operations complete successfully
  Ticket: EMP-10381 | Reported internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Time and Claims reports screen now loads faster for managers
  Ticket: EMP-10388 | Reported by: CECG
  
  
• Temporary re-assignment position history records now correctly flagged as historical when end of day job is complete
  Ticket: EMP - 9777 | Reported by: DFES
  
  
• Tax recalculation on leave adjustments now processes correctly when entered retrospectively, ensuring STSL calculations remain accurate and the system doesn't apply tax effects on the actual gross for previous pay periods
  iHelp: 572851 | Ticket: EMP-10401 | Reported by: DOC
  
  
• New employees can now save and submit payment instructions and superannuation fund details during onboarding
  Ticket: EMP-10403 | Reported by: TasTAFE
  
  
• Tax scale now remains visible after assigning a payroll code during employee onboarding
  Ticket: EMP-10404 | Reported by: TasTAFE
  
  
• Superannuation now calculates correctly when employees have multiple cost codes with balance deduction codes
  iHelp: 574743 | Ticket: EMP-10416 | Reported by: Drakes
  
  
• Tax calculations now process correctly when backpay adjustments create negative gross amounts for previous periods
  Ticket: EMP-10422 | Reported by: CEDoW
  
  
• Superfund and tax declaration requests now display under pending requests after submission in self-service
  Ticket: EMP-10496 | Reported internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Payroll details now save successfully for new employees after accepting tax declaration requests from self-service
  Ticket: EMP-10500 | Reported internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Leave booking details now open correctly when accessed from the current bookings table in self-service
  Ticket: EMP-10513 | Reported by: TasTAFE
  
  
• Student loan deductions now adjust correctly when reversing prior period overpayments that result in negative taxable gross amounts
  Ticket: EMP-10518 | Reported internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Set password email links now work correctly for new employees granted self-service access in desktop
  Ticket: EMP-10495 | Reported internally by Fusion5
  
  
• Clicking Details on an older entry in ESS Leave History now opens the right leave, not the most recent imported one
  iHelp: 552686 | Ticket: EMP-10380 | Reported by: ARTC
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

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