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The Singapore government is enhancing and consolidating its digital services for Central Provident Fund (CPF) reporting under the One-Stop Payroll scheme.
Employment Hero has updated CPF calculation for pay runs
Remain compliant with HMRC reporting requirements over the festive period
Users can now import 52-week average holiday pay data into the payroll platform.
The Swag by Employment Hero app will become Employment Hero Work (EH Work) on 13 January 2025.
We are uplifting EOFY Tax APIs to ensure continuity for the Singapore region in alignment with recent updates from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).
The platform will now check the password against a database of known compromised passwords.
Chart of accounts can now be split by employing entities.
Users will be required to verify their password before making any changes to their existing two-factor authentication (2FA) settings.
We have updated fund details following the update that Spirit Super and CareSuper have merged
Several updates have been made to CP8A form management.
The IRB - Borang CP8D E form (Return form of employer) report now supports showing the number of employees for the year to facilitate filing of Form E.
Users who have email as their only two factor authentication (2FA) method will be required to set up an additional 2FA method via SMS verification or an authentication app.
It is now possible to switch authentication apps without having to enter a mobile number as a placeholder authentication method.
Restricted users with pay run creation access can now submit STP and Super once the pay run has been finalised.
Restricted users with pay run creation access can now submit PayDay filing once the pay run has been finalised.
An update is being made to the Work Types API end points to ensure the API is working as per the values described in our API documentation.
The payroll platform now supports Standard Chartered bank file format
Trust Bank Singapore is now available on the payroll platform as a bank option for employees.
From 31 October 2024, the authentication app (if enabled) will be the default option to receive verification codes when verifying two-factor authentication.
If a security incident is identified, a user's account may be locked to protect their safety.
In order to protect employee personal identifying information, partners can now choose to deactivate inactive businesses from Payroll.
From 30 October 2024, we are improving the employee superannuation setup for all businesses.
The payroll platform can now backdate a Leave Without Pay (LWOP) request.
For employees with salaries exceeding RM6,000 per month, the contribution amount is subject to the new wage ceiling of RM6,000.
Users can now create custom reports and save them along side existing reports for future use.
It is now easier to navigate between employees in the Employees List screen on the payroll platform.
It is now possible to search employees by National Insurance in the employee file.
One of the most popular feature requests has been the ability to expand on the current restricted user permissions in order to provide greater flexibility over access to employees and pay runs.
Users in all regions are now required to have 2FA enabled.
Employees can now request their intention to change to permanent employment
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving the onboarding experience at Employment Hero (EH), we’ve decided to remove the "Add Later" button from the Employee Self Setup superannuation selection process.
How to view a history of HMRC notices in the HMRC Inbox
2-Factor Authentication is now required for Employees and Managers
Payroll admins now have the ability to pro-rata allowances by selecting the Incomplete month calculation option from the dropdown menu in pay run inclusions.
Alternative holidays are accrued when an employee works on a public holiday that is their normal working day. Those that were accrued 12 months or more ago can be cashed out.
In Pay Categories, a checkbox entitled Include in overtime rate has been added to determine if the Pay Category should be considered for overtime calculation.
The platform now automatically includes terminated employees with approved timesheets into a pay run.
The system can now generate the HRDF Monthly Contributions report to facilitate monthly submission and payment for the HRDF (HRD Corp) levy.
All new Singapore businesses created will now support automated contributions to self-help groups (SHGs) when a pay run is created.
Statutory Shared Parental Pay has been added as an option on the Statutory payments page.
Sage Intacct Projects has been added to the location page on the Employment Hero Payroll platform
After an employment relationship is established, if the employee’s superannuation details are not provided, the 'Request Super Stapling' button will appear on the employee's Super Fund page 21 days after the employee starts, provided they have been included in an STP event.
The gross-to-net report now includes an option to display a monthly breakdown of all pay, deductions, and statutory contributions for each employee.
Mizuho Bank GIRO file format bulk upload by CSV
The payroll platform now supports Bank Islam’s Bulk Payment Salary upload file
Zapier can now be integrated with the payroll platform from the 25 July 2024
We have released a new system generated email notification.
From 1 July 2024, the employer is required to contribute SOCSO for foreign workers the same as Malaysians or Permanent Residents.
Available 25 July 2024 - Introducing the “Import Self Setup Employees” feature, the latest improvement to ESS.
The platform will now look at timesheets submitted for the final day and pay for the same number of hours as the timesheet processed for the final day.
The tax tables have been updated with the new thresholds
Business reports can now be generated at a brand level from within the Bureau Dashboard.
We are releasing an update to the Employment Hero HR PY Experience Swag open beta feature that streamlines the process of granting employee portal access.
When configuring additional earnings within an employee's pay run inclusions, the system allows including the allowance in the RDP or OWP agreed rate calculations.
Users can now configure their platform to automatically pay rolled-up holiday pay to their irregular-hour workers
Expense categories, cost centres and pay schedules in your HR platform are managed in your payroll platform.
You can now quickly update multiple pay rates via import.
A new pay condition has been added that accesses the duration of hours worked without a break.
We are introducing the HMRC Notices tab in the pay run screen.
Payroll History has been enhanced to streamline entering year-to-date earnings for mid-year hires with prior employment.
Update to the Social, Community, Home Care, and Disability Services Award (MA000100)
Employment Hero Malaysia now has a simple and automatic method of calculating tax and EPF for additional remuneration.
Companies can effectively report LWOP when approved and taken, ensuring transparency and accuracy in leave management and payroll processes.
From 18 May 2024, employees that are members of Spaceship Super will need their USI and ABN updated.
We have added a tax code history feature within the employee’s Tax & NI details screen.
You can now save an instance of SMP where an employee is not eligible.
We have streamlined the pay run audit remote.
For employees on national insurance category ‘X’, a checkbox has been added to the employees’ tax & NI details section.
You can allow a restricted user to view employee notes via the manage user screen.
After thorough analysis, we've decided to streamline our processes in the Singapore region by removing the "Recalculate CPF" action button.
This enhanced functionality enables administrators to customise CPF calculations in alignment with their company policies, offering increased flexibility and control over CPF management.
This feature allows for a seamless integration between pay runs and superannuation payments.
This update introduces aggregated PAYG calculations across pay runs that share the same pay period dates where ‘normal’ earnings apply.
We have now enhanced our automated calculations for weekly pay runs, ensuring that Self-Help Group (SHG) contributions are calculated within the designated range.
We are introducing new employment types to follow CP8D guidelines.
We are improving how we handle Enum values during deserialisation within the AuStpRegistrationModel resource in the AU Payroll API.
After careful consideration and analysis, we observed a low utilisation rate of the fortnightly pay schedule option among clients. Effective from mid-May, you can no longer select the fortnightly pay schedule.
The payroll platform now supports the UOB IBG Payroll with Payment Advice (Employee) file. This allows admins to easily pay employee salaries through their UOB internet banking provider via bulk upload.
Starting 18th April 2024, all users can no longer delete top-level locations on the platform and in the end point DELETE/api/v2/business/{businessid}/location/{id}
We have developed a solution to address the various circumstances where different leave entitlement dates are required (such as company common anniversary dates for annual leave), but they are not covered by the current options available on the platform.
The back pay feature automates the process of calculating the rate difference, tax owed and penalty rates.
The Employment Hero Payroll platform now supports integration with Deputy Enterprise Edition.
The tax tables for the 2024/2025 financial year have been applied to payroll.
We've improved the employee onboarding process.
Occupational maternity leave (OML) is now available within the leave category settings.
Admins using the payroll platform can now set a timesheet period when configuring automated pay runs.
We have updated SOCSO - Borang 8A (SOCSO Monthly Contribution) report to capture Social Security Foreign Worker Number (SSFW).
We have introduced a new set of Pay Rate Templates for Casual employees
Sunday, 17 March, 8:00 am AEDT
Tax relief changes for the year assessment of 2024 have been implemented in the payroll platform.
We are introducing an option for admins to specify a timesheet period when creating a new payrun.
The new format for the CP8D text file is now available
Additional EPF contribution for any payment that is not paid monthly (e.g. Bonus, Commission) is now calculated automatically.
We have released a small changed with locks fixed pay categories from being able to be changed.
You can now connect your payroll platform to your Lightspeed Restaurant (O-series) Point of Sale (POS) platform.
Payroll has released an update to address validations to be in line with IRAS validations, so users do not get an error when they file taxes with IRAS during tax season (Jan-Mar).
We have prepared a guide to assist you through the process of wrapping up the 2023 tax year and getting you ready for the 2024 financial year.
Unfinalised pay runs to automatically recalculate the pay run if an admin edits a pay period
We have prepared an article to guide you through the process of wrapping up the 2023 tax year and getting you ready for the 2024 financial year.
