We’ve updated how and costs are allocated in NZ Payroll to better handle splitting costs by team and account.

The feature is now supported in all applicable Tanda-managed Award Templates, alongside the existing functionality in custom rules.

'Higher Duties Overflow' is the term we have given to the feature that applies a higher duties rate to all hours worked in a day when a defined number of hours have been worked in a higher duties role.

You can set which teams the higher duties rate can 'overflow' into in the Higher Duties section of your award template:

Learn more about this feature here.

You can now use the Payroll to find the for pay periods.

We've added three new columns to this report:

This is available for payroll customers in AU and NZ.

Following the recent introduction of the Long Service Leave (calculated) feature in the ACT, you can now track LSL entitlements more accurately in , based on the Long Service Leave Act 1976.

This automates the following:

Note that this feature account for the entitlements that Tasmanian mining employees receive.

You can read more about the LSL (calculated) feature here.

We’ve updated how work for qualifications (most commonly used with student visas).

Maximum hours limits will now continue to apply . Previously, the validation would not apply once the final effective period concluded.

This means the maximum hours validation now applies to:

The validation will still (for example, during semester breaks).

This helps ensure employee qualifications remain up to date, especially at the end of a semester or year. If validation is being applied when it shouldn’t be, you may need to update the employee’s qualification or add the next set of effective dates.

The feature, previously only introduced for AU Payroll customers in QLD, WA, NSW, VIC and SA, is now also supported for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), based on the Long Service Leave Act 1976.

This automates the following:

Note that this feature support Portable LSL. Balances will be calculated using the employment start date set in the user's profile.

You can read more about the LSL (calculated) feature here.

You can now separate your sales data from Tevalis into your Item Types (e.g., Food, Beverage). A separate Data Stream will be created for each Item Type in each Location.

Configure this in your Tevalis integration under > > :

The number of transactions is now also brought across to Tanda.

When approving leave that overlaps part of a rostered shift, you can choose to keep, vacate, or delete the existing schedule.

Previously, or would always apply to the entire shift, even if only part of it was covered by leave.

Now, . The remaining worked hours stay on the roster.

For example, if a shift runs from 07:30–19:30 and leave is taken from 13:00-19:30, the shift will now split, keeping the worked portion (7:30-13:00) intact and only deleting or vacating the 13:00-19:30 period.

This also applies to leave taken in the middle of a shift, where the schedule will split around the leave period.

You can now access the new and improved dashboard, with full feature parity with the previous version, plus a range of performance and usability enhancements.

This update is being rolled out progressively.

You can now create a custom report directly from the dashboard and add it instantly to your dashboard. Any reports you create will also appear under for easy access.

You can now request enhanced DBS checks through Trust ID for both new starters and existing employees, directly within Workforce.

Once a check is requested, employees complete their details via a secure link, and admins can review and submit the application. Status updates are tracked in-product, keeping both employers and employees informed throughout the process.

This helps streamline compliance checks and reduces manual admin when onboarding or managing staff.