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Rostering

Mobile App

Roster Agent Enhancements

The Roster Agent is now available in the mobile app! View any week and click
Ask the Roster Agent
:
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This lets you ask questions about the roster and use it to make changes. Anything you can do on the web, you can now do in the app too.
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We've also introduced the following improvements:
  • You can now set general instructions that the agent will use each session
  • Breaks: It can now suggest and apply shift break times, which can help resolve break overlaps.
  • Weather: It can now recognise the forecast for each day and adjust accordingly.
Learn more about the Roster Agent here.
We've temporarily reverted the change forcing all users with the 'View Sensitive Information' to set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).
We've adjusted this security update and will be gradually releasing it soon.
A summary of the planned update is below:
  • Users with access to Tanda Payroll will be forced to apply 2FA before using the Tanda.
  • Users with the 'View Sensitive Information' permission (but without access to Payroll) will only be
    asked
    to add multi-factor authentication after logging in, and can still use Tanda without it.
  • Users using Xero for payroll will also be forced to set up 2FA (for those with a permission level of Manager or higher).
  • Employees and SSO users are not required to set up 2FA.
Learn more about setting up 2FA here.
Users with any permission role that includes
access to sensitive employee information
(such as personal details and payroll data) are
now required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) set up
on their account. Previously, this was only enforced for Admin/Payroll Officer roles.
Eligible users will be prompted to configure 2FA immediately upon logging in and
will be unable to use Tanda until it's set up
.
Any authenticator app can be used for 2FA.
Note that this will
not
apply to users that only have the employee role.
You can learn more about 2FA in Tanda here.
We’re introducing the
Roster Agent
! This is an AI-powered tool that helps build your weekly roster for you. Choose a starting point (regular hours, a template, a previous week, or a roster pattern), and the agent will factor in staff availability, leave, past scheduling patterns, public holidays, and budget targets to propose a complete plan for your review.
Once the proposed shifts are approved, you can continue chatting with the agent to make further adjustments or edit the roster manually as usual.
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Find this under
Time & Attendance > Rosters
, then click the
Roster Agent
button in the top bar.
Note:
The Roster Agent is part of a progressive rollout, so you may not see this in your account yet. You can reach out to support if you'd like to try this new feature out.
Learn more about this feature in this help guide.
You can now set an
Attained Date
on qualifications, allowing you to record when a qualification was actually acquired, rather than only tracking the expiry and the date it was entered into Tanda.
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For those already seeing changes to their roster layout, we've made a few more small updates to your rostering view.
Some accounts may not see these changes to their roster yet, as they are part of a sequential rollout.
The options from the
Quick Build dropdown
are now found under the
Actions
button in the top right, under the
Build Shifts
heading.
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This includes:
  • Copy Shifts
  • Apply Template
  • Apply Roster Pattern
  • Build from Regular Hours
  • Instant Build (if applicable)

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Workforce

Time Off

Availability Release (AU/NZ)

The new Availability feature is currently being rolled out to
all remaining AU/NZ organisations
. The changes should be visible in your account by the end of the day (27 May 2026). Any existing
approved
Unavailability requests will be automatically converted to the new Availability format. Pending requests will not be migrated.
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If you have already been using the new Availability feature, you can disregard this release.
We’ve also made a few more small improvements to Availability
. These include:
  • By default, the roster will now determine when an employee is unavailable based on their set availability and
    show only the times they cannot work
    . To switch back to showing the times they are
    available
    , tick "Show availability windows instead of unavailability" under the
    Spotlight
    dropdown: imageThis is located under Settings in the top menu for those not on the new roster view yet.
  • Specific
    staff
    permissions
    for submitting Ongoing vs Temporary Availability requests in the Availability Settings page:image
  • When creating a new Availability request, you'll now see a compact
    summary of your existing approved availability
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  • A
    Types
    filter on the Availability page, letting you filter by the different types of Availability requests.
Learn more about using the Availability feature here.
We have made updates to the
SCHADS Award Managed Templates
. These updates have been made to align the award with the recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down on Monday, 13 April 2026.
The variations to the award as set out in the Decision and Determination will take effect from the
first full pay period starting on or after 1 June 2026
We have developed new award interpretation functionalities in order to automate the new conditions of the SCHADS Award. The updates to the SCHADS Award Managed Templates implement these new functionalities, including the automation of:
These conditions are now facilitated via the Sleepover Schedule and On Call Schedule functionality.
For further details and how to implement these changes, please read the SCHADS Award Variations Guide.
We have made improvements to the
Road Transport and Distribution Award Managed Template
, which are now available to be enabled in your account.
You will have until
Monday, 15 June 2026
to opt-in to the changes. The improvements will be live in your account from
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 if you have not yet opted in.
To voluntarily enable these changes, please see the steps outlined here.
The updates include:
  • Automation of several agreements permitted under the Award
  • Automation of the Oil Distribution Stream
  • Addition of new functionality to manage Part Time compliance
  • Automation of the missed meal break penalty
  • Automation of non-continuous shift overtime
  • Further automation of public holidays
  • Addition of shift tags to manage non-continuous shiftwork and roster changes for shiftworkers
  • Addition of Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
  • Addition of Call-back and Standing-by
  • Addition of Allowances
  • Automation of aged-based hourly rate progression for junior employees and retirement of junior classification tags.
A detailed summary of the updates can be found here.
The Help Guide for the Road Transport and Distribution Award can be found here.
You can now easily see when an employee has
future leave requests for a leave type they are no longer entitled to
. This is especially useful when an employee changes from Full Time/Part Time to Casual.
On the employee profile, find the
Leave Requests to action
tab under
Leave & Availability
:
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The future leave requests for the leave type they are no longer entitled to are displayed here and can easily be converted to an
Unpaid
leave type or
Rejected
.
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