Release Notes for July 2026

New Features

Assign Onboarding Packages to Employees in Just a Few Clicks

Admins can now assign active onboarding packages directly to employees in Onboarding status from the Payroll App. The new workflow lets you select employees, review package details, assign documents and training materials in one streamlined step. Symply also automatically checks for duplicates, skips items already assigned, and sends reminders and email notifications, helping teams move onboarding forward faster with less manual work.

Expanded Employee Creation API for More Complete Onboarding

Symply now supports a full employee creation REST API for third-party integrations. This allows clients to create employee profiles with more complete information in a single flow, while returning assigned documents and training materials after setup. With built-in validations and stronger data handling, our clients gain a more scalable and reliable way to connect hiring and HR systems with Symply.

Create Employee Records Through REST API

We’ve introduced a REST API endpoint that allows third-party systems to create employee records in Symply more efficiently. This enhancement helps businesses reduce manual data entry, improve integration workflows, and speed up employee setup while maintaining validation and security safeguards.

Enhancements

Duplicate Employee Name Warning During Employee Setup

When adding a new employee, employers will now see a warning if someone with the same first and last name already exists in the same company. This gives teams a chance to double-check before creating a possible duplicate profile, helping reduce cleanup work later while still allowing employers to continue when appropriate.

More Accurate Payroll Imports for Multi-Location Teams

Payroll imports now support a work location selector, making it easier for businesses with employees working across multiple locations in the same pay period. This improvement helps preserve imported hours more accurately instead of unintentionally overwriting prior imports, giving payroll teams more confidence when managing location-based time data.

Time Off Requests Now Support Weekends and Holidays for Hourly Employees

Hourly employees can now submit time off requests for weekends and holidays when needed. This update better reflects real-world scheduling for businesses that operate beyond a standard Monday - Friday workweek, giving employees more flexibility and helping managers track requests more accurately.

Cleaner PDF Field Naming for Repeated Signatures and Initials

We’ve improved the PDF editor so repeated signature or initials fields can use the same field name without creating unnecessary variations like “Signature 1,” “Signature 2,” and more. This creates a cleaner document setup experience and makes forms easier to manage and present professionally.

Choose a Default Employee Compensation More Easily

Company admins can now select a default employee compensation setting, making employee setup faster and more consistent. This small but useful enhancement helps reduce repetitive configuration steps and supports smoother payroll administration.

Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where the wrong offer letter could be assigned to all onboarding employees. This update helps ensure each employee receives the correct onboarding document, improving accuracy and reducing confusion during the hiring and onboarding process.