Resumes and cover letters can now be marked as on a job ad or in the job ad defaults. When required, the application cannot be submitted without it.

Configure this under the tab > in a job's settings.

Applications from SEEK and Indeed are also checked.

You can now approve pending availability requests directly from the roster.

Click the request, then select to , , and now the request.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a Decision on 1 June 2026 to vary the SCHADS Award under the Gender-based undervaluation - priority awards review case.

This decision set out a classification restructure and wage increases for home care employees to be phased in over two years.

The SCHADS Home Care Managed Template has been updated to align with the new rates for home care employees. No action is required to receive this update.

For more information on the variation to the SCHADS Award 2010, please see the Fair Work Commission Determination.

For more information on the SCHADS Managed Templates, please see MA000100: Social, Community and Disability Services (SCHADS) Award 2010 Managed Template Summary.

You can now configure Tanda HR templates (e.g., Forms, Performance Reviews, Training, etc.) to automatically be sent after a certain number of shifts are worked by the employee.

Under the > tab, click and select , as well as the number of shifts.

On 26 August 2026, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision in the Junior rates application (AM2024/24) case, resulting in variations to three modern awards:

Between 1 December 2026 and 1 July 2029, junior rates for employees under these awards aged 18 to 20 and with more than 6 months' tenure . Employees with 6 months or less tenure will continue on junior rates until their tenure exceeds six months.

All three of these modern awards are available as Managed Award Templates in Tanda and this change .

, and Managed Templates will be updated before this date. Additional communications will be sent once the updates are live.

This change is automated using the field in the employee profile. We recommend reviewing this data ahead of December via the Export Employee Data (CSV) or Employee Report, which includes date of birth, age, and tenure.

For further information on the upcoming variations, please see:

You can now upload a , and Tanda will against the appropriate file type and employee profile.

This includes . During import, you can also adjust who each file should be assigned to, the file type, visibility settings, and if the file should be skipped.

This is especially useful when moving from another system to Tanda.

Find this under > > > .

Learn more about this importer here.

We've made it quicker and easier to adjust your availability for a single day in the mobile app.

Navigate to > and adjust the visible week if necessary. Then, tap the date in the overview that you wish to adjust.

You'll see a simple pop-up menu to quickly create an availability request for just that day.

The existing availability functionality remains the same; this just adds a shortcut for single days in the app.

You can now mark an answer on a job ad screening question as . Any applicant who selects a different option is automatically rejected.

To configure a question as required, tick next to the correct option in the job's screening questions. This works only for single-answer multiple-choice questions.

Auto-rejected applicants show as the rejection reason. On the candidate's profile, the specific answer that didn't meet the requirement is highlighted:

Notes:

You can now set a for your job ads in Tanda Hire. This auto-rejects applications where the candidate is younger than the minimum age threshold.

Configure the minimum age under > > :

Applicants will be rejected with the reason "":

We're introducing an in Tanda HR, letting you build a library of skills, assign them to employees with a proficiency rating, set , and identify gaps across your workforce.

Skills can be assigned manually from an employee's profile, or automatically through Skill Assessments. Each skill tracks the , , and an optional .

Skills are also visible to the , so you can request skill-based coverage when building a roster.

This also includes two new reports: and .

You can learn more about this feature in this help guide.