January-March 2026 Product Updates

Payroll Enhancements

• Allowance Master Report: The Allowance Master Report provides a comprehensive view of active allowances, providing details on frequency, payout type, CTC grouping, and overtime components. It also provides information on the applicability of statutory components of ESIC, PF, PT, and TDS for these allowances.
  
  This can be downloaded from the Admin section > Payroll > Masters > Allowances section. Once downloaded, the report will be available under the Downloaded Reports section. 
  
  

• Bonus Statutory Report: The Bonus Statutory Report now includes Adjustment Days in bonus computations along with Current Month Days. The report can be downloaded from the Admin section > Payroll > View/Run Payroll > Registers/Checklists > Statutory Reports.

  
  

• Statutory Deduction Settings: In line with the statutory regulations, under the Admin section > Payroll > Masters > Statutory Deductions, the system-defined Allowances, i.e., Basic, Dearness Allowance for computation of PF and several other allowances, i.e., Education Allowance, House Rent Allowance, etc., for TDS computations, are selected by default and cannot be removed.
  
  
   

• New Tax Regime: Section 80G deductions for charitable donations are not available under the new tax regime. To claim deductions for donations, the employee must choose the old tax regime. Consequently, these sections are now disabled within the system for the New Tax Regime.

  New Feature

  Leave Clubbing

• The recently implemented Leave clubbing functionality allows administrators to configure leave combinations by linking one leave type with another, along with prefix and/or postfix conditions. Based on the configured sequence, the system can automatically club leaves (for example, Earned Leave (EL) with Sick Leave (SL), as per the Organisation’s Leave policy. 
   

• The Policy can be configured from the Admin Section > Setup Policy > Leaves Configuration > Leave Clubbing. This helps HR teams to maintain consistency, reduce misuse, and promote responsible leave usage.
   

• As per the setup shown below, in the first scenario, EL is clubbed with SL with the prefix enabled. In this scenario, the employee can avail SL immediately before EL. For instance, if EL is applied on 15th April 2026, applying SL on 14th April 2026 will be permitted.
   

• In the second scenario, PL is clubbed with SL, with Postfix enabled. In this scenario, the employee can avail SL only after PL and not before it. 
  For instance, if PL is applied on 16th April 2026, SL can be applied on 17th April 2026, but not on 15th April 2026.

  
  
   

  Other Enhancements

  HR Letters & Documents

• Under the Admin section > Utilities > Other Documents, the Document Code is now displayed as a separate column.  The list now supports sorting by Document Code for easier searching and navigation.
   

• Under the Other Documents field, a restriction has also been added to prevent multiple uploads of the same document type. It ensures a "Single Source of Truth." By preventing duplicate entries for the same document type (e.g., two different files labelled "ID Proof"), you eliminate confusion over which version is current or valid.

  
  
  Assets Management

• The Asset Master option has been moved from the Manage Employees section to the Organisation tab for better navigation and logical grouping. You can now access it under the Admin Section > Organisation > Assets. 
  
  

• The asset assignment functionality continues to be available under Admin Section > Manage Employees > Assign Assets.
  
  

  Approvals, Requests & UI Enhancements

• Manual entry for all Date fields has been disabled across the portal; Dates must now be selected using the calendar. A calendar picker prevents users from entering incorrect dates. Also, the system can visually restrict "future dating" or "back dating" where prohibited.
   
• To maintain fairness and compliance with the Attendance policy, a new validation rule has been introduced: employees marked as Absent on a specific day are not allowed to apply for Compensatory Off (Comp-Off) for that day. In cases where attendance was not marked, and the employee is recorded as Absent, they must first regularise their attendance. Once regularised, they can proceed to apply for Comp-Off as applicable.
   

• Proxy Leave and Attendance Regularisation alerts will now be sent to HR in addition to the Reporting Managers as per the defined reporting structure. HR will now receive automated notifications whenever a Proxy Leave or Regularisation request is submitted. 
   

  Reports & Notifications

• The Announcement Acceptance Status Report has been upgraded to prioritise visibility of pending acknowledgements. By clearly highlighting employees who have not yet accepted an announcement, the system now provides immediate insights into low engagement or potential login issues. The report provides 3 types of statuses, i.e., Accepted, Skipped, and Not Seen.
  
  
   
• The system has been updated to automatically CC the HR department on all New Joiner notification emails. Earlier, the mail notification would go to only the concerned Reporting Manager. This ensures the HR has real-time visibility into all new onboarding activities, enabling them to initiate documentation and compliance checks without delays.