In case you use Xero Payroll in New Zealand, you’ll have seen that what you noticed on display screen when managing a contractor in Xero was very completely different to what you noticed when managing an worker. To create a constant appear and feel throughout our platform, we’ve rolled out an up to date design of worker profiles.
This not solely makes it a seamless expertise for you, but additionally helps newer prospects learn to use Xero. It’s all a part of our work to improve the expertise that underpins our platform, so we are able to proceed our journey to make Xero extra visually accessible, and ship new options quicker than ever earlier than (similar to enhancements that can assist you extra simply adjust to the Holidays Act).
Your worker profiles will nonetheless have the whole lot you really liked within the older model, with just a few enhancements. Right here’s an summary of the adjustments.
Our newest enhancements to worker profiles
Historic wage and wage particulars
That is the preferred function request for Xero Payroll in New Zealand, so we’re thrilled to let that the brand new design will present you a full historical past of wage and wage data, serving to you:
- perceive what values had been utilized in earlier go away calculations — each entitlements and pay charges
- view the historical past of worker pay charge adjustments
- view the historical past of adjustments to work hours
Web page names and order
We’ve modified a few of the web page names so it’s clear what they embrace. For instance, we’ve renamed ‘Particulars’ to ‘Private particulars’, and ‘Financial institution accounts’ to ‘Cost data’. We’ve additionally reordered just a few of the pages, to provide you a greater expertise when organising a brand new worker.
Creating new customized pay objects
Now you can create new pay objects to your workers’ straight from the ‘Pay template’ web page, slightly than having to navigate to ‘Payroll settings’.
Ending employment for contractors
Now you can document the top of employment for a contractor with out together with them in a ultimate pay run. Simply go to the ‘Employment data’ web page inside their profile and choose ‘Finish employment’. Simple!
Improved area validation
We’ve added hints to some fields (for instance, reference numbers) to point out the suitable format. In case you miss a area or enter an invalid worth, you’ll now see a useful message subsequent to it slightly than on the prime of the web page.
Gender
The ‘Gender’ area has at all times been elective, however till now you couldn’t clear your choice. Now you possibly can. We all know it doesn’t provide many choices, however proper now, it’s simply to your use and doesn’t get included in any experiences or authorities filings. Sooner or later, we might look to replace this area.
Not fairly prepared for the change?
We all know the brand new design might take some getting used to, so should you’re not prepared you possibly can at all times swap again to the outdated design by clicking the toggle on the prime proper of the web page. Nonetheless, we’ll be trying to take away the outdated design and toggle within the month forward, so we encourage you to take a look at the brand new model as quickly as you possibly can.
We hope these enhancements allow you to arrange new workers and handle their payroll, by making it simpler to see what data is required and shortly create new pay sorts. As at all times, we’d like to know what you assume, so please be at liberty to go away a remark or attain out to our assist group should you want a hand.