Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
RSS
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now required for all users with access to payroll. If you don’t already have 2FA set up, you’ll be prompted to enable it when accessing payroll.
A 30-minute inactivity screen lock now applies when using payroll.
What does this mean?
These changes help protect sensitive payroll data and align with security best practices. You may notice you’re required to set up 2FA or that your session locks after periods of inactivity.
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Time Clock
Face Detection on Time Clock
Tanda Time Clock now supports
face detection
during clock-in on Android devices.Once enabled, the Time Clock app checks that a clear face is visible. If no face is detected, the clock-in button is disabled and a validation message is shown. This helps reduce buddy punching and improves attendance accuracy.
To use this feature:
- Update the Time Clock app to v6.5.8or later
- Enable Face Detection under Settings>Timesheet Settings>Face Detection
This feature is currently available on Android devices only.
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Rostering
Roster Day View Improvements
We’ve made some more adjustments to the
Roster Day View
, based on your feedback on the new look:- Bolder team colours:shift cards now display in the full team colour rather than a muted tint, making it much easier to distinguish between teams at a glance.
- Smarter content on narrow cards:for shorter shifts where the card is narrow, only the most essential info is shown.
- Cleaner overnight shift handling:when a shift extends past the visible time range, the drag handle on the cropped edge is now hidden, so it's clear that side of the shift can't be dragged.
- We've reinstated shift cards on the left-hand side in stacked view.
These fixes should make it easier to use the Day View roster again.
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Workforce
AT
Staff Import/Export Cessation Codes (AU)
You can now include Cessation Codes when importing or exporting staff via CSV. Supported codes include:
- V: Voluntary cessation
- I: Ill health
- D: Deceased
- R: Redundancy
- F: Dismissal
- C: Contract cessation
- T: Transfer
Note that when importing, cessation codes will only be applied if the employee does not already have an employment end date.
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Training
HR
HR Training Updates
We’ve released some improvements to Training and how employees can access them in the app.
What’s new
- Training ESS:Training templates now include anEmployee Self Servicetab where you can configure eligible staff.

- Self-start training from the mobile app:A new+ New Trainingbutton lets employees start eligible ESS training in the app without needing it assigned by a manager first.
- Assign training directly from staff profiles:A newAssign Trainingbutton underHR>Train & Qualifyon employee profiles allows managers to quickly assign training to individual employees.
- Result filter:Training logs can now be filtered by Passed, Failed, or N/A, making it easier to identify employees who need reassignment or follow-up training.

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Payroll
AT
LSL
Long Service Leave (calculated) for the Northern Territory
The
Long Service Leave (calculated)
feature is now available for staff in the Northern Territory
, meaning it is now supported in every
state and territory in Australia.Per the Long Service Leave Act 1981, we've automated the following:
- Prorated balances between 7 and 10 years of employment
- Available balance of 13 weeks at 10 years of continuous employment
- Additional 6.5 weeks available for every 5 years thereafter
- Handling for periods of non-continuous service
- Automatic payment of available and prorata balances upon termination
- Rate of Pay calculations for employees with varied hours
- Liability tracking before reaching 7 years of employment
You can read more about the LSL (calculated) feature here.
We've added a new button in Pay Runs to send payslips out to all staff after they have already been sent:

This will send staff another email with their payslip for that period.
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HR
Hire
Distance Screening in Hire
You can now
automatically reject
applications whose home address is outside a set distance from a job location.Under
Hire
> Job Ads
> [your job ad]
> Edit Job
> General
, tick the "Auto reject based on distance from location
" setting and configure how far away a candidate can be from the job.
You can also have this setting prefill for new job ads under
Hire
> Job Ad Defaults
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Workforce
Locations & Teams
Archiving Locations
Following the ability to archive teams, you can now also archive entire
locations
in Tanda. What's New
- Locations can no longer be deleted and are instead archived:

- All teams in that location will also be archived.
- View and unarchive locations at any time via Show Archived Teams>Unarchive

- You can select specific teams within the location to remain archived when unarchiving the location.

- Archived locations and associated teams will appear in reports when the ‘Show Archived Teams’ toggle is enabled.
This will make it easier to keep your location list organised without losing access to historical data (note that archiving a location will still
unassign
those teams from rostered shifts).new
Rostering
Roster Publish Requests
When a roster has blocking validation errors, you can now
request approval
to publish it anyway, instead of being blocked.Managers with the right permissions will see a Request Approval option when trying to publish the roster. Once submitted, approvers are notified and can review the affected schedules and validation issues under
Time & Attendance
> Roster Publish Requests
. 
If approved, the roster is published and employees receive their shift notifications as normal.
Enable this under
Settings
> All Settings
> Rosters
> Roster Validation
and configure who can submit and approve requests via Manage Approval Processes
. Learn more about this feature here.This feature is currently being rolled out progressively, so you may not see this in your account yet.
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