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The Tanda Platform

Upcoming 2FA/MFA Changes

We're releasing some more changes to
Multi-Factor Authentication
, which will be enforced in all accounts over the coming weeks.
All users with an
admin-type role
(e.g., 'admin', 'payroll officer', or 'general manager')
will be required to set up MFA
before they can continue accessing the platform. It is recommended to set up 2FA before this to avoid any interruptions. Learn more about doing this here.
Users with a
manager
or
employee
role who do not have MFA enabled will continue to receive a one-time code via email after entering their email address and password. They will then be redirected to the existing code entry page to complete sign-in.
These changes will not apply to users who authenticate via Single Sign-On (SSO).
When manually creating a new child account, the user will also be required to enter an authenticator code. API behaviour will remain unchanged.
Award rules can now be configured to calculate overtime based on the length of a
single contiguous shift
, rather than just total hours worked in a day.
Previously, the per-day configuration would apply overtime to a second shift if the combined daily hours exceeded the threshold, even if neither shift individually did. With the new per-shift option, you can now have each shift be assessed
independently
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If you are uploading award rules via CSV, the relevant header is max_length_for_contiguous_shifts.
The Racing Ground Maintenance Award 2020 is now a Tanda Managed Award Template!
Find this among the other award templates under
Time & Attendance
>
Compliance
>
Award Templates
:
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The Racing Ground Maintenance Award Managed Template contains:
  • Automatic payment of the night cleaning duties penalty for casuals (clause 11.3)
  • Automated span of hours for early morning track work (clause 13.1(c))
  • Automated span of hours for extended hours for meetings open to the public (clause 13.1(d))
  • Automated span of hours when there are water restrictions (clause 13.2)
  • Automated weekend penalties when there are public events (clauses 20.3 and 20.4)
  • Automated overtime conditions (clause 19.1 and 19.2)
  • TOIL agreement conditions (clause 19.4)
  • Break rules (clause 14)
  • Higher duties(clause 15.5)
  • Allowances (clause 17)
When an employee declines a future shift or hands it away through a swap or replacement request, a temporary
unavailability request can now be created to block that time in their availability
. This prevents them from being offered a slot they've already turned down.
The employee chooses whether giving up/declining the shift should block their availability.
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If your organisation requires manager approval for shift changes,
the manager can then confirm or adjust that choice
before the temporary unavailability is created.
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Reporting

Reports

Custom Report Sharing

Saved custom reports can now be shared with
other users in your organisation
, so they can access the same report with the same filters and settings applied.
When running a report and saving it as a
Custom Report
(under the Actions dropdown), you'll now have the option to share it with certain staff.
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Shared reports are accessible via the
Shared Reports
section on the reports page.
Shared users cannot edit the filters—to make changes, they'll need to duplicate the report first. They will also only ever see data they already have access to.
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If the owner deletes a shared report, it will also be removed for everyone it was shared with.
You can now save and reuse job ad configurations as
templates
, rather than rebuilding every ad from scratch.
Templates let you keep several named starting points and pick the right one when creating a new ad.
When creating a
New Job Ad
in Hire, you'll now be prompted to choose a starting point: start from scratch, start from a template, or copy an existing job ad.
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Templates can be created and managed under
Hire
>
Settings
>
Job Ad Templates
.
When logging in with a username and password, users will now be prompted to verify their identity by
entering a code sent to their email
address as an additional security measure.
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This does not apply to users who already have MFA set up, SSO users, or Timeclock authentication.
When switching from
Test Mode
to
Live Mode
in Tanda Payroll, you can now choose which locations to notify, rather than sending a notification to every employee in the account.
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Previously, going live would prompt
all
employees with
missing payroll details
to update their information, even if they weren't part of the business going live.
Now, you can untick any locations you're not ready to notify, or send to none at all. You can also optionally include employees who aren't assigned to a location.
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Only staff with missing payroll details (such as bank or super information) will receive the notification.
This change is gradually rolling out to Australian accounts. If you would like this enabled
now
, please reach out to Tanda support.
We've added four new pay run statuses to give better visibility into what's happening when a pay run is being processed, rather than silently failing:
  • Posting
  • Reverting
  • Posting Failed
  • Reverting Failed
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If a pay run ends up in a failed state, a message will display the affected payslips and prompt you to contact support.
These statuses are rolling out to all accounts gradually over the next few weeks.

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Workforce

Locations & Teams

Location and Teams Pages Redesign

The Locations and Teams pages have been redesigned to match the new look and feel of the rest of Tanda. All existing functionality remains the same, this is just a visual update:
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These changes are rolling out gradually, so some accounts may not see them yet.
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