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Release Notes for October 2026

New Features

Multi-Pay Schedule Support

Organizations can now manage multiple pay schedules within a single client account, making it easier to support different employee groups and pay frequencies.


Time-Off Log Export & Printable Balance Summaries

Users can now export and print time-off activity logs and balance summaries for easier auditing, reviews, and record-keeping.


Dedicated Inactive Employee Status

A new Inactive status makes it easier to manage employees who are temporarily not working without fully terminating their profiles.


Integrated ZayZoon Client Management

Administrators can now manage client participation in the ZayZoon integration directly in settings, including offboarding and opt-out actions.


Enterprise Single Sign-On via Symply OAuth

Modern OAuth 2.0 support enables secure enterprise Single Sign-On, helping teams access the platform through centralized identity management.

 

Enhancements

Manager & Supervisor Hierarchies with Role-Based Visibility

Reporting structures and visibility rules now help ensure supervisors only see time-off, compensation, and profile data relevant to their teams.


Pre-Payroll Pending Time-Off Alerts

Payroll administrators now receive an alert when employees have pending time-off requests during pay run entry, helping prevent payroll mistakes.


Automated ACH Date Adjustment on Check Date Changes

Changing a payroll check date now automatically updates the related ACH origination dates to keep banking timelines aligned.


Complete Employment Status Change Timeline

Employment status changes are now logged directly in employee history, improving auditability and record tracking.


Streamlined Bank Setup & Pay Schedule UI

Bank account setup now includes clearer validation, and Pay Schedule navigation has been improved for a smoother settings experience.


Comprehensive Training Assignment Instructions

Initial training assignment emails now include clearer instructions, deadlines, and course guidance to help employees complete training successfully.



Accurate System Attribution in Change Logs

Automated benefit and deduction updates now appear as made by System in audit logs, providing clearer tracking.


FEIN Protection Guardrail for Active Clients

The FEIN field is now locked for active clients to help prevent accidental tax entity changes.


Cleaned Up Document Management View

Removed redundant technical ID columns from the document management view to create a cleaner experience for administrators.


Enterprise Multi-Company Data Scaling

Improved support for large corporate groups by enhancing how company metadata loads at higher volume.


Accelerated Multi-Company Loading Speeds

Optimized payload handling to improve load times when working across multiple companies.


Secure Database Privileges for Advanced Reporting

Updated database permissions to better support specialized payroll calculation functions in production.

 

Bug Fixes

  • Automatic Time-Off Accrual Calculation Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented accrued time-off hours from updating automatically on policy cycle dates.

  • Custom Accrual Effective Date Validation: Resolved a validation issue that could block saving custom accrual start dates for employee time-off policies.
  • Real-Time Paystub PTO Balance Sync: Corrected a discrepancy so paystub time-off balances now match current portal balances more reliably.
  • Auto-Termination Protection for Open Payroll Runs: Added a safeguard so scheduled terminations do not disrupt employees already included in an open payroll draft.
  • Penny-Perfect Creditor Garnishment Accounting: Refined rounding logic to eliminate one-cent General Ledger imbalances in creditor garnishment exports.
  • Error-Free Manual Payroll Tax Corrections: Resolved an error that could occur when submitting payroll tax corrections for employees without previous tax history.
  • Multi-Bank Tax Collection Processing Fix: Corrected an effective-date issue that could interfere with scheduled ACH tax collection for multi-bank clients.
  • Accurate ACH Batch Calendar Presentation: Fixed a timezone issue that could cause ACH batch dates to appear one day early.
  • Direct Deposit Banking Document Upload Fix: Resolved a file upload issue when attaching banking verification documents during employee setup.
  • Reliable Employee Onboarding Email Delivery: Fixed an intermittent problem that could prevent onboarding invitation emails from being sent.
  • I-9 Record Persistence on Employee Re-creation: Corrected an issue where deleting and recreating an onboarding employee could detach existing I-9 data.
  • Employee Access to Assigned Documents: Fixed an issue that prevented employees from opening files in the Assigned Documents area.
  • Document Viewer Form Field Alignment: Resolved a rendering bug that could place fillable form fields outside document page boundaries.
  • Salaried Employee Time-Off Submission Validation: Added validation to prevent empty salaried time-off requests from being submitted for approval.
  • Paystub & Document PDF Parsing Fix: Resolved a document parsing error to improve PDF paystub and payroll document generation.
  • Report File Generation Parameter Fix: Resolved missing storage parameters during payroll processing so reports and checks generate more reliably.
  • Earnings Statement Query Parameter Fix: Fixed a query parameter issue affecting employee earnings statement generation.
  • Automated Notification Email Authorization: Corrected email authorization permissions so automated payroll and system notifications send reliably.