What's new?

Configuration option for Absence Classes in the Tronc module

We've introduced a new feature that allows administrators to configure which Absence Classes are included in the 'holiday' hours calculation within the Tronc module, providing more flexibility in how holiday hours are managed for Tronc distribution.

How it works

Administrators can now access this setting within the Absence Class configuration screen.

Navigation: Go to Module Settings - HR - Absence Class.
New Checkbox – ‘Tronc’: A new checkbox labelled ‘Tronc’ has been added to each Absence Class.
Default State: The checkbox is defaulted to Off/Unselected.
When Enabled: Once selected, any absence class with the ‘Tronc’ checkbox enabled will be included in the holiday hours calculation within the Tronc module when ‘Include holiday hours’ is selected.

Benefits

This enhancement offers greater flexibility by allowing organisations to:

Select specific absence types to be included in the Tronc holiday hours calculation.
Tailor the Tronc distribution to their operational needs, ensuring that holiday hours are accurately reflected and distributed within the Tronc module.

This update helps ensure that the Tronc module reflects holiday hours based on your selected absence classes, providing more accurate and customisable payroll management.

Enhancement to Custom Reporting module

We’ve introduced new settings and additional fields to the Custom Reporting module to provide more control over data retrieval and improve reporting capabilities.

New data retrieval settings

Administrators can now configure how much historical data is retrieved within Custom Reporting, improving performance and ensuring only necessary data is loaded.

How it works

Navigate to Global Settings - Custom Reporting to access the following settings:
- Custom Reports - Absence Dataset - Absence End Date Limit: Sets the number of days in the past for retrieving absences based on their end date within the Absence dataset. Default is 730 days (2 years). Increasing this value may increase data refresh times.
- Custom Reports - Employee Dataset - Employee Termination Date Limit: Sets the number of days in the past for retrieving terminated employees based on their termination date within the Employee dataset. Default is 730 days (2 years). Increasing this value may increase data refresh times.

Benefits

Improves system performance by limiting the amount of data retrieved.
Allows organisations to tailor data retrieval to their specific reporting needs.

Additional fields in existing datasets

We have expanded the data available in Custom Reporting by adding new fields to existing datasets:

Employee dataset
- Contact Details: Personal Mobile, Home Telephone, Personal Email, Current Address, Postcode.
- Emergency Contact: Forename, Surname, Telephone, Mobile, Relationship, Contact Email.
- Work Contact: Work Mobile, Work Telephone, Extension, Workspace Email, Work Address, Work Postcode.
Leave & Absence dataset
- o Employee Contract Data: Trigger Level, Leave Approver, Absence Approver.

Note: Existing reports will not automatically include these new fields. Administrators must manually add them by editing existing reports or duplicating Access-provided reports.