Release notes for versions 16.20.1 - 17.34.0

Enhanced PeopleHR Employee ID Validation - Updated validation rules to allow specific characters like hyphens

MFLAC - Additional MFLAC endpoints released to live environment (Sprint 6)

Update Identity Migration flow for Pay Portal, Payroll, and Registration with new introductory page and improved clarity

'Add working pattern change' doesn't work if you don't change the pattern

Migration issues when confirming an email to use then changing to a different email

Users can bypass date of birth verification by editing HTML attributes

Auto enrolment pension letter shows wrong value for employer contributions

Work pattern change disappears after updating the effective date

Workflow → SU/TM can't re-assign steps assigned to themselves

Working pattern preview flyout scaling issues across higher resolutions

Pensions → Prevent disabling of team assessment when pension submission pending

Pension Notices title updates

Integration Unit tests DeleteUser index out of range exception

Disbursement schedule incorrect when using monthly HMRC Disbursement for annual payroll

Company name not loading when entering a company

Increased max payment limits in line with HMRC FPS & EPS limits - Enhanced from 7.2 format to 9.2 format for larger payments

Advancing future payrolls causing incorrect pay calculations

User centricity - Updated permissions for managing admins and team members

PeopleHR event for employee who moved payrolls

Company Live Mode - Back button and Previous Period navigation fixes

Company settings → 'Off-payroll workers' and 'Expats' module visibility

HSBC BACS File Formatting Issues

Importer → Euro currency symbol now permitted

Digital Employment Verification (Experian) feature for secure payslip data sharing

PeopleHR to Paycircle Integration Onboarding Utilities for streamlined client self-service setup

Identity Pay Portal migration fixes

Processing opt-outs for deleted companies

Ability to unlink admin without deleting admin profile

Ability to unlink employees from identity if migrated in error

Integration → Intercom - pass additional fields from Paycircle for enhanced support

Apply padding to journal code for Financials alignment

Remove hardcoding of currency symbol

Fix AuditLog message content

'Change' option in Settings > Workflows functionality

Unable to delete a pay policy as soon as it's saved

Working pattern preview alignment with expected rotation

DisbursementID allocation accuracy issues

UI text for App Levy clarity improvements

SSO Updates - Enhancements to SSO Sign-in when Identity Enabled for improved security

Director NI with Multiple NI Categories for accurate NIC calculations

Populate the TaxWkOfApptOfDirector data item on the FPS for enhanced compliance

Occupational Sickness Working vs Calendar days calculation method

Warning Notification for Work Pattern changes affecting Sick Pay Schedule

Improved Sick Pay calculations for Work Pattern Overrides feature

(Telemetry) BE - Track Last Logged In Date for user tracking

(Project DAWN) Limit calls to GetPlatformResource for performance improvements

Fix permission check for Download/Regenerate/Upload buttons in Documents tab

'View work pattern' copy gendered pronoun updates

Note left after payroll completion prevention

Paycircle and PayPortal text color consistency

Enrolment status on pension resubmissions fixes

Report settings display improvements

App levy pay bill YTD limit updates

Identity infinite loading screen issue

Gender pronoun removal from code

Apply data updates to Changes table functionality

PHR Integration Utility UI changes (INTERNAL ONLY)

Update Headers for register.paycircle.co.uk

Identity session management

ATLEL split causing FPS failures

Current period pay/allowance policies display

Bureau user logout issues

YE 25/26 → Employment Allowance increase from £5,000 to £10,500

YE 25/26 → Rates and Thresholds updates

YE 25/26 → RTI Schema updates

MFLAC - AgencyLibrary updates

Gremlin when Hourly Pay rate name exceeds 50 characters

Unable to enter negative tax YTDs via YTD UI

Import template availability issues

Identity Migration for userid Guid.Empty

Gross up pension figure disappearing after rollback

9M - Online payslip icon repositioning

Payments to date modal validation issues

Identity Migration user validation data breach

Replace Sentry with New Relic in frontend

MFLAC code cleanup

Unable to set up new company (P2 fix)

MFLAC endpoints errors (P2 fix)

Importer column name change investigation

UI QA updates for PeopleHR Employee ID

Bureau Settings UI fixes

Team Members sick pay deletion issues

Attachment duplication fixes

Emojis in Workflow Welcome note fixes

Duplicated DEO deduction AgencyLog entries

MFLAC library cleanups

Azure Storage Account Key security fixes

YE 25/26 → Adding workplace postcode for Freeport/Investment zone employees

YE 25/26 → Statutory Neonatal Care (final year-end update)

Show linked identity account on user "account" tab

Evo → Access Identity - Linking Admin Accounts (feature flagged pilot)

Holiday Pay - Rolled up holiday pay (12.07%) - New system calculated pay element

Education → Sickness - Pick daily rate calculations for Occupational Sickness Policies

Create new stored procedures & add endpoints to Platform

Access Account link fixes

AOE payment reporting issues

API errors when running reports

Login/Identity session issues

Privacy link and working pattern fixes

Unify - Imports - Create 'Hours Worked' and 'Days Worked' rated elements

Re-factor Pay Info form to fix rate duplication

Evo → Button continuation

Integration → Telemetry implementation

Average Pay Report BE Components

Holiday date and Group Admin fixes

MFLAC library cleanups

Paycircle ↔ PeopleHR integration improvements

Unify - Imports → Create new 'Units' import type (Horizontal)

Add all rated elements to existing 'Hourly Units' import (Vertical)

Enable new rate selection fly out in Vertical unit importer

Compliance → Maternity Leave - End date support

Evo → Button continuation and enhancements

Analytics Report additional columns

HotFix for Evo Button appearance & performance

Multiple bug fixes including payroll calculation modal validation, pension issues, supplementary pay runs, and session settings

MFLAC library updates

Login button and overtime rate logs fixes

Supplementary Pay Run validation fixes

HR Pay Policy validation improvements

Current Period display and Access Evo redirect fixes

MFLAC library cleanups

Unify - Imports → Import Business Categories

Units for Multiple Posts

New starter declaration fixes

Payroll corrections and PeopleHR integration fixes

Admin Linking design adjustments

Unify - Holiday Pay → Average Pay Report

Telemetry for Rolled Up Holiday Pay

Unify - Imports → Import/add units into changes table

Multiple bug fixes including pay element editing, Benefit in Kind Refund, Evo Button migration, and PeopleHR updates

Tech Debt → Fix package reference issues with windows-2022

Experian Integration updates

Multiple bug fixes including FK updates, journal reports, admin settings, and payroll corrections

Unify - Imports → Absences (Sickness) automation

Evo → Button continuation

Administrator permissions and grouping fixes

MFLAC - Q4 Sprint 5 release

Proactive Support → Pending Pensions visibility

Pay period validation warnings

Multiple performance and bug fixes

MFLAC updates and broken references fixes

Copilot UI framework introduction (Summary, Smart Moves, Smart View sections)

Unify - Imports - Paycircle ↔ Rotaready integration

Multiple bug fixes including resolution overlaps, imports typos, address formatting, and reporting columns

PayExperian fixes for processing issues

Unify - Default Work Pattern for SSP - Paid Hourly Employees

MFLAC Q4 final fixes

Cost splits, Intercom transcript, and sickness policy fixes

Evo - Paycircle Dev API Endpoint for myHub Payroll Reminders

Performance degradation and serialization error fixes

Unify - 4-4-5 Reference Periods for Rotaready integration

Evo - Copilot - Smart view - Summary with AI-powered payroll analysis

Evo → Client Discovery for enhanced onboarding

PayExperian rolling totals calculation fixes