HRplus Release Notes 29 Jan 2019 to 10 March 2019

02. HRplus Release Notes 29 Jan to 10 March 2019


   Release Notes

Release Number:        2019.01.02 (Year.Quarter.Month)

Development Period:  29th January 2019 to 10th March 2019

Release Closed:          10th March 2019


NOTE:  The numeric ID that is used to identify each item is of no significance to the client and is for the use of HRplus Software personnel only.

 

NEW AND IMPROVED

POWERpay

HV5-I168       New Calendar

Ø  POWERpay>>Pay Cycles>>Pay Cycles>>Calendar Setup

A new calendar with an updated interface replaced the old calendar.

 

HV5-I37         Cycle Pay Register – Option 2

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Register Reports>>Cycle Pay Register – Option 2

Cosmetic changes were made to the above report as follows:  Current” was changed to “Employee”; Page X of Y was added; the grey rectangular box on the bottom left was removed; unused space at the bottom of each report was removed, and spacing was improved.

 

HV5-I98         TD4 Trinidad 2018

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Reports>>TD4 Reports

The alignment of preprinted TD4 2018 forms was fixed and the above reports were updated to (1)  match the 2018 template, (2)  facilitate Word Compatibility, (3)  display the approved P.A.Y.E. number and.

Barbados

HV5-I170       Barbados Monthly Remittance

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Barbados Statutory Reports>>PAYE Monthly Upload Form

The above report was created and the following modifications made:  (1)  the incorrect amount in the Vehicle column was fixed; (2)  duplicate records, for employees in a weekly pay group whose TIN numbers were changed, are no longer being displayed; and (3)  the Date Employment Started and Date Employment Ended only show if these dates fall within the report month.  Please note that this report uses the codes linked to the TD5BD (TD5 (BARBADOS)) Statutory Report Flags so the appropriate links must be made.


HV5-I194       PAYE Reconciliation Form

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Barbados Statutory Reports>>PAYE Reconciliation Form

The data source for the report was changed.  To generate data for the report, please select the desired company and pay year for the TD5 via POWERpay>>Year End Close>>Statutories>>Save Statutory Report Consolidated by Company.

Haiti

HV5-I40         SOGE Bank Interface

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Sogebank Haiti Download

The interface was created and the following fixes made:  (1) split net pays are no longer showing up on the Other Deductions tabs; (2)  records are no longer missing on the Archived>>Other Deductions tabs.

Jamaica

HV5-I183       Employer’s Annual Return (SO2) Report

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Jamaica Statutory Reports>>Employers Annual Return (SO2)

The report was modified to (1) match the given format, and (2) download in Excel and .pdf.

 

Recuitment

HV5-I150       Recruitment

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HV5-I181

Ø  Recruitment

All areas of the module were tested and improvements made:  Letter Template, Applicant Template, Interview Schedule, Internal Applicants, Mail Notifications to include Salary Grade option, Screens layout.


 

BUG FIXES

Leave

HV5-182        

Ø  Leave>>Leave Transactions

The Audit screen was fixed so that the delete transactions can now be seen.

 

Benefits

HV5-183        

Ø  Benefits>>Beneficiaries>>Registered Beneficiaries

A new field, Sum Insured, was added to capture the sum insured for the selected beneficiary.  

 

POWERpay

HV5-I110       Multi-Currency Salary Transfer Report

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Salary Transfers Multi-Currency

The following formatting modifications were made:  (1)  the Currency column was left-aligned; (2)  the Account # column was right-aligned; (3)  the space for employee names was adjusted, and (4)  a sheet showing the US$ Grand Total was added.  

 

HV5-I123       Payslips

Ø  Home>>My Pay Items>>My Payslip>>Pay Slips>>click Print Preview

Ø  Home>>My Pay Items>>My Payslip>>Pay Slips>>click PAYSLIP INFORMATION)

The pay slip report was fixed so that the Report does not contain any records and No payslip information error messages are no longer displayed and employees can now successfully view their pay slips.

 

HV5-I124       Graphic Departmental Payroll Summary

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Graphic Departmental Payroll Summary

The Basic Pay column now shows the correct pay group total.

 

HV5-I1612     Dependent Age

Ø  Personnel>>Employees>>Toggle Additional Details>>Dependents

The calculation for Age in the above screen was changed so that the correct age is now being displayed. 

 

HV5-I147       Dot Matrix Cheques

The following modifications were made: 

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Dot Matrix Reports>>(Dot Matrix) Payee/Head Office Cheques – Option 5

1.     The size of the report generated when No is selected for Use New Format was adjusted so it would align with the client’s cheque paper.

2.     A Cycle Status option was added so that cheques can be generated for unarchived cycles.

3.     The report generated when No is selected for Use New Format now has 3 cheques to a page.

 

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Dot Matrix Reports>>(Dot Matrix) Employee Cheques – Option 5

1.        A new option, Use New Format, was added.  This new format matches the client’s cheque paper.

2.        The size of the report generated when No is selected for Use New Format was adjusted so it would align with the client’s cheque paper.

3.        A Cycle Status option was added so that cheques can be generated for unarchived cycles.

 

HV5-I196       Salary Transfers Multi-Currency

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Salary Transfers Multi-Currency

The report was modified to display the correct CI Total and CI Total Converted to US.

 

HV5-I197       Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Dot Matrix Pay Slip 1

The report was modified so that the Net Pay is correct.

 

HV5-I28         Multi-Currency Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Multi-Currency Pay Slip

The following cosmetic changes were made:

1.     The gap above Total Deductions which occurred when employees did not have any deductions was fixed.

2.     The Total Deductions heading when there are no deductions was removed.

3.     The difference in line thickness along the left and right borders of the report was fixed.

4.     The rectangle at the bottom left of each page was removed.

5.     Deductions are now printed according to the print order (group flag) set up at POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Payroll Setup>>Deductions>>Deductions Listing.

 

HV5-I29         Reporting Relationships

Ø  Personnel>>Positions>>All Positions (Filled and Vacant)

The following modifications were made:  (1)  the Reporting Relationships tab was removed, and (2)  the Edit Position Supervisor option was fixed so that supervisors can now be successfully linked to positions via this option only.

 

HV5-I37         Cycle Pay Register – Option 2

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Register Reports>>Cycle Pay Register – Option 2

The rendering issues were fixed, the font size was changed to 10 and all reports were realigned to facilitate this change. 

 

HV5-I47         Delete Leave Scheduler Record/Auto Post Timesheet revert

Ø  Leave>>Leave Setup>>Scheduler

The screen was modified so that the Company field can be edited.

 

HV5-I48         Option 8 Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Option 8 Pay Slip

The report was modified to improve performance.

 

HV5-I49         Fix Attendance Logs

Ø  HRplus Time>>Timesheets>>Attendance Logs>>Fix Attendance Logs

The Fix Attendance Logs was added to the Scheduler.

 

HV5-I84         Employees

Ø  Personnel>>Employees>>Identity and Hire Data

Two new fields, Retirement Date and Vested Date, were added to the above screen.

 

HV5-I85         Schedule Group

Ø  HRplus Time>>Schedules>>Scheduling>>Schedule>>Employee in Schedule>>Add Employee Schedules

The screen was modified so that when removing employees from schedules the system will check to see if they belong to a schedule group first before allowing the removal.


Guyana

HV5-I187       Guyana Tax Returns

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Guyana Statutory Reports>>Employers Return – Form 5 CSV

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Guyana Statutory Reports>>Employers Return – Form 2 CSV

The report was modified so that the period employed is always reflected in months regardless of the pay group’s pay type.

 

HV5-I195       P.A.Y.E. Cumulative

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Guyana Statutory Reports>>P.A.Y.E. Cumulative

The report was fixed so that (1) the statutory deductions for employees who only worked part of the pay year are now accurate, and (2) the calculation of the statutory deductions is now determined by the year to date gross pay and the period of employment in the pay year.

Jamaica

HV5-I34         P45 – Income Tax

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Jamaica Statutory Reports>>P45 – Income Tax Particulars of Employee Leaving

The company name is no longer being trimmed on the report.

 

HV5-I161       P45 – Income Tax Particulars of Employees Leaving

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Jamaica Statutory Reports>>P45 – Income Tax Particulars of Employees Leaving

The allowable length of the following fields was extended:  Code No. at Leaving;  Job Name; Company Name.

 

HV5-I183       Employers Annual Return (S02)

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Jamaica Statutory Reports>>Employers Annual Return (S02)

The above report was created, to match the given format, and added to the reports menus.  The report also included buttons to download to Excel and PDF.

 



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