What's new in OfficePortal

Updated tax slabs and reliefs of new tax regime as per India's Union Budget 2025, with no tax up to ₹12 lakh through a Section 87A rebate of up to ₹60,000 and revised slab rates starting at 5% above ₹4 lakh.

POI-based TDS updates are now made easier — approved POI values now be directly updated in the employee's TDS records.

A powerful new feature – The Call Tracker has launched! Designed to revolutionize the way you manage and track calls. Say goodbye to lost call details and missed follow-up. Additionally, call recording allows managers to train employees effectively, ensuring quality interactions and helping to prevent potential malfunctions or miscommunications.

Smarter Reports: Overall search option added to the reports main screen for faster access.

Quick Access: Use Ctrl + E to instantly focus on the search box.

My Attendance Upgrade: Undo attendance entry additions/deletions easily.

Smart Shift based Hourly leave: Full-day timing hourly leaves now adapts based on shifts.

Smooth Scrolling: Mobile scrolling animation enhanced for a fluid experience.

Mobile Makeover: Fresh new header design across the portal.

Powered Up: Upgraded platforms for faster performance.

Sleek Desktop UI: Reduced space, search box moved to the top.

Mobile Paginator Overhaul: Enjoy a redesigned pagination experience.

Leave Balance Fix: Leave inbox click here details now includes carryforwarded balances.

Turtle highlight update: In attendance, turtle icon now only appears when late beyond the shift start time for default shift & beyond the provided grace period for other shifts.

Profile Mix-Up Fixed: Employee profiles no longer switch when navigating through notifications.

Button Fix: Pay run screens now show buttons for easy access.

Roles Save Issue: Save button now properly enables when checking/unchecking time tracker reports.

Seamless Holiday Import: No more failures when importing restricted holiday leave types.

Employee salary statement with leave details report fix: Weekend count now correctly aligns with shift & calendar settings.

Employee Role-Based button accessibility fix: "View full details, Edit, Delete” & all employee tabs, now play by role-based permissions.

Introduced a contractor pay option in payroll, allowing users to define a customizable TDS percentage in the salary details of the employee form.

Customizable Headings: You can now choose which headings to display and rearrange the column order in the Employee Salary Statement with Leave Details report, giving you full control over the view.

Enhanced the export feature in the Employee Salary Statement with Leave Details report. If there are more than 100 records, a notification will be triggered after processing, allowing users to download the file. The export can either sync with the selected columns or include all columns.

New tax slab changes of surcharge has been updated in TDS computation.

Introduced a contact feature within the Time Tracker module, allowing multiple contacts for a single client with the option to designate primary and additional contacts. This feature includes role-based authentication.

Enabled bulk addition of contact details using the contact import option for streamlined entry.

Added client and contact person selection within work items (tasks), enhancing task assignment with additional details.

Implemented router redirection for unauthorized access, directing users to appropriate pages when attempting to access restricted routes in the Leave Tracker.

Smarter Leave Accrual: Now, you can configure leave accrual based on actual worked days, giving you more accurate leave management.

Error-Proof Imports: We've added detailed failure reasons for client, project, contributor, work item, and timesheet imports, so fixing data issues is now quicker and easier!

Fixed the push notification content for current-level approvals to display the requestor's name correctly.

Improved scroll smoothness in the dashboard, inbox, and my attendance widgets.

Router redirection on unauthorized access: Redirect users to appropriate pages when they attempt to access unauthorized routes such as "home" or "asset."

Detailed Timesheet Descriptions: The Timesheet Summary Report now includes a description section for better clarity.

Customizable Headings: You can now pick and choose which headings to display in your Timesheet Summary Report, giving you full control over the view.

Enhanced the export feature in the Timesheet Summary Report. If there are more than 500 records, a notification will be triggered after processing, allowing users to download the file. The export can either sync with the selected columns or include all columns.

Updated "My Task" access to align with "View Task" permissions.

Added a role for viewing tasks and a privilege for editing tasks, which helps control unauthorized access by non-members of the task.

Fixed the issue on the "My Team Leaves" list page where the available leave count was incorrect after the consumption or expiration of comp-off.

Parent tasks now show off their subtask count! Instantly see how many subtasks are still pending or completed.

Sending test emails to bounced addresses? You’ll now get a heads-up alert so you can clean up the bounce list and retry!

No more date limits in the "Bounced Email" report. Access all your bounced emails from day one to today, hassle-free.

Due dates just got clearer! We’ve added the year to the due date in "My Tasks," "Board," and "List" views—no more second-guessing deadlines.

The My Team Performance assessment refresh issue has been squashed!

Introducing Comp-off : Request and approve comp-off hours, which can be used within an expiry period. Access detailed reports on your requests and leave usage, all protected with role-based authentication. Also streamlined payroll updates for seamless comp-off integration.

Task timer magic : Track your tasks with a play-pause timer for hassle-free, automated timesheets.

Timesheet superpower control now in work item : Add, edit, or delete timesheet entries for you and your team, all with secure access through work items/tasks.

Expense Control : Authorized users can now cancel expenses instantly with push and email alerts.

Inbox Insights : Get precise timestamps for requests, due dates, and approvals for better tracking.

Squashed workflow bugs and fixed approval issues during subscription upgrades.

Payroll just got smarter! New Indian tax slab changes with no tax up to ₹3 lakh and the increase in standard deductions from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000 are now live.

Say goodbye to map loading woes with our geo-fencing fix.

Addressed salary details issues for perfect ESI accuracy. Enjoy flawless salary calculations.

Email Insight Boost! Introducing "Sent Email" and "Bounced Email" reports to track OfficePortal communications. Retry bounced emails up to three times with ease!

Workflow Magic! Fixed approval workflow values and tidied up alignment issues for a smoother experience.

Say goodbye to manual adjustments! Payroll now automatically applies grace period deductions.

Effortlessly import time trackers clients, project details, project contributors, and work items with robust role-based authentication.

Introducing the 'Failed Geofencing Check-in/Checkout Report'. Authorized personnel can now easily review any attempts to mark attendance outside the designated area.

For each check-in and checkout, users can now view their precise location on a map. Confirm your location and proceed with web-based attendance entry.

Dates across the portal now adapt to your browser's culture settings (e.g., DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY).

Capital letters or lowercase? It’s your choice! Email IDs’ now accept both.

Resolved leave count issues when applying for leave alongside a day off or holiday.

Enhanced accuracy with timezone-based fixes throughout the portal.

Fixed the pending attendance issue post-auto-approval or auto-rejection.

Improved the employee import functionality by adding the ability to export CSV files and import the same file to update existing records or add new employee records.

Resolved the issue with the replacement of the new assignee in additional reporting manager, HR partner, and additional HR partner fields.

Addressed the issue of employee data changing after a refresh in the check-in/check-out report.

Introduced the option for Form-16 generation in payroll. Organizations can now upload Part-A and merge the March TDS to generate Form-16 and publish it.

Added ESI deduction with contribution lock option. Enables ESI calculation for the entire contribution period regardless of CTC changes; else, based on appraised salary.

Implemented marginal relief for new tax regime per Indian govt, benefiting those with income slightly over Rs 7.5 lakh, reducing tax payments.

Enhanced employee import with two options: one for importing new employee records and another for updating existing employee records.

Included an edit salary details option in the employee summary of payrun, allowing users to edit individual employee's salary details during the payrun process.

Resolved the navigation issue of the check-in/check-out report.

Introduced a new report consolidating all expense claims submitted by employees. This report provides comprehensive details on the status and payments of claims, along with other relevant information. Additionally, various filtering options have been included for enhanced usability.

Implemented role-based authentication for accessing the employee salary statement with leave details report.

Added "Roles" and "Departments" columns in the employees' module list for improved visibility.

Introduced the "Applied leave rollover summary report" to track applications for leave carryforward and encashments, including details of overridden units.

Enhanced the termination process by displaying separate information to collect assigned assets from the employee before the final settlement.

Addressed various theme-related issues.

Implemented an additional feature in attendance to manage missed checkout statuses. When the checkout mandatory setting is enabled, if an employee checks in but fails to check out in the OfficePortal, their previous check-in will be ignored, and their attendance status will be marked as absent. This helps prevent malfunctions caused by defaulters.

Added restriction to approve own request of leaves, timesheet, attendance, payrun, expense. Those request will be forwarded to authorized approvers now.

Enhanced inbox performance to ensure a seamless faster experience.

Implemented the option to enable or disable the labor welfare fund at both the organization and individual employee levels, providing flexible control over payroll statutory options.

Year-wise records added in the available leave summary report, enabling to check past year leave usage details.

Introduced asset location on the list page, providing immediate information access in the asset module.

Renamed carryforward encashment to "leave rollover."

Automated the carryforward encashment process after approval, for seamlessly adding the carried-forward unit to the next year's leave account. And the encashed amounts will now be disbursed in current or upcoming pay runs.

Enhanced the flexibility of carryforward encashment with role-based authentication, empowering authorized personnel to approve additional leave carryforwards and encashments until the unused leaves count limit.

Resolved the drop-down list issue in the calendar settings.

Added columns for payrun type, payrun status, and employee payrun status in the employee salary statement with leave details report, improving monthly payroll information.

Implemented restrictions for 'shifts & attendance' to prevent processing before the date of joining and after termination of an employee.

Boosted the performance of attendance-related processes to achieve a seamless and faster user experience.

Improved shift functionality to align with calendar weekend settings. If a specific day is marked as a working day in the shift but follows the calendar-based weekend setup with a day off, the system will now designate the working day as a day off.

Introduced a new attendance with performance report, providing insights into monitoring performance details alongside entry and exit information.

Enhanced UI performance for a seamless and faster user experience.

Updated grace period violation email content to include a count of violations for better information.

Introduced the ability to switch a working day to a day off and vice versa in the my team attendance module, which provides an extra flexibility to the employers.

Improved the leave tracker functionality by enabling the modification and deletion of past holidays until the payrun gets generated.

Addressed and resolved the task name duplication issue in the logged hours for the tasks report.

You can now delete assets in 'in-stock, retired, missing, or under maintenance' status for enhanced user-friendliness.

In this update, we've made significant improvements to the dashboard's performance, resulting in faster data loading and an overall smoother user experience.

In the approval workflow, it's now mandatory to select failed case options if a minimum due date has been set for inbox request approvals.

We've fixed the mobile screen comment box resolution issue inside the work item.

Updated mobile app with geo-fencing precise location enhancements & file upload fixes.

Leaves, attendance manual entry request, expense inbox fixed based on termination dates.

Fixed contributor duplication in project details.

Improved the payroll reports filter by adding an option to filter by pay run status.

Increased the maximum file size for work item attachments to 8MB.

Resolved an issue that arose when removing a recently assigned authorizer, who had taken the place of the original authorizer during an employee termination.

Resolved a problem where null projects were causing errors in the timesheet.

Implemented a new filtering option within the inbox to facilitate searching for specific sets of data based on various criteria.

Added functionality to redirect the responsibilities of a terminated or employee with disabled portal access to another employee with the same role or administrative privileges.

Introduced visual enhancements to the timesheet module by highlighting approved and pending timesheets with different color shades and icons.

Added a shortcut option to add categories directly from the application category module.

Improved the performance of the attendance process for faster and smoother operation.

Enhanced application category mapping by introducing a group edit option, enabling users to multi-select & modify the mapping at one instance.

Provided the ability to cancel approval pending leaves even after a pay run has been created for the respective month.

Made the "My Leave Summary" role editable, allowing users to customize view access.

Improved the badge count for pending requests in the inbox, with immediate updates for each approval or rejection process.

Addressed issues related to delegation settings.

Resolved the problem of leave updates when enabling encashment in leave settings.

Fixed the proof of investment approval process, including notification fixes.

Re-application of an auto-rejected leave is now allowed.

Added three new leave reports: "My Leave Summary," "Available Leave Summary," and "Applied Leave Summary" to provide an overview of organizational leave details.

Implemented a new restriction named 'Portal access disable date' that locks the portal access after a specific date, ensuring employees can only log in to the OfficePortal on or before termination/ without the termination process.

Added band and division search functionality to the filter feature across the portal.

Introduced an individual leave accrual reset option in "My Team Leaves," allowing for flexible reset of leave accrual.

In the pay run, we have added the ability to download the Punjab National Bank statement for employee salary purposes.

Added a new help icon, enabling users to get directions on how to use the portal.

Improved the performance of the leave accrual process.

Enhanced the leave settings update process, enabling changes to take effect from the following day or the beginning of the year.

Improved the filter functionality by highlighting active filters in red color.

Refined the employee delete feature to remove all related data based on pay run, expense & loan validations and redirecting their responsibility to another employee with the same role/admin.

Enhanced the employee inactivation process by restricting the inclusion of inactive employees & redirecting their responsibility to another employee with the same role/admin.

Enabled the deletion of the latest pay run and the ability to mark it as unpaid.

Resolved the issue with full name search in the attendance tracker and monitoring employee list pages.

Implemented restrictions on the filter apply action to prevent unintended changes.

Fixed the timesheet issue occurring when an employee has no assigned project.

Addressed the problems related to loan repayment dates.

Resolved the issue of being unable to create new loans after closing existing ones.

Fixed the problem of timesheet approval redirection to admin.

Users can now upload word, excel, csv, images, and zip file formats while applying for expense reimbursements. The maximum file size allowed for uploads has been fixed to 8 MB.

In feeds, inactive employees have been removed from the tagging members' list.

Issues with attendance manual entries have been resolved.

The Auto-checkout notification now displays the correct time in hours instead of minutes.

Tagging members is now available in feed posts and announcements for better notification.

Added employer contributions of statutory components in employee salary statement and employee salary statement with leave details reports for monthly payroll accuracy.

Added employee full name (with space) and ID search functionality throughout the portal.

Implemented restrictions on leave approvals based on pay run status.

Enhanced the early-late report as an 'entry-exit report', providing comprehensive organization check-in and check-out details.

Improved attendance manual entries, specifically addressing night shifts that are connecting two days.

Restricted the cancellation of past leave to reporting managers, ensuring better control.

Added a revoke option for attendance approval in the inbox, granting greater flexibility.

Addressed issues with timesheet summary, work time reports, and payroll reports by resolving the date picker problem.

Fixed the check-in check-out timer stopping issue in both active and inactive browser tabs.

Enhanced my team leaves, and my team timesheet's export.

Leave approval workflow enhanced with revoke approval & admin approval redirection process.

Timesheet approval workflow enhanced with admin approval redirection process.

Fixed all performance management notification issues.

‘Fixed allowance' column issue resolved in employee salary statement & employee salary statement with leave details payroll reports.

Fixed project contributor pagination issue in time tracker.

Attendance auto-approve issue fixed for employees who are not reporting to anyone.

Fixed allowance column is added in the 'employee salary statement with leave details report'.

Uploading zip file format (.zip) is now allowed inside the work item of the time tracker.

Updated pay run with release with-held employee summary list value & status.

The previous year's null entry record fixed in my team attendance.

All payroll reports export's file name length issue has been resolved.

Fixed absent days count to accept 0.5 days under the grace period policy of advanced shift settings.

Launched a new tax regime (u/s 115BAC(1A) ) in IT declaration based on the latest slab rates provided on 2023 Indian central budget.

Provided "Release with-held" option for full & final settlement pay run.

Added 'Post tax deductions' columns in the CTC report.

Added legend in attendance tracker.

Added search in pay run summary & filter based on employee name & id.

Employee summary search enhanced with employee id search in payroll.

Removed inactive employees from my team shift

Due date colour code & search text issues fixed in task management

Added CTC value column in the employee salary detail report.

Gross earnings are shown inside the pay run payslip for better understanding.

All payroll reports export fixed with maximum page size.

The late entries are highlighted with a turtle icon in 'my attendance, my team attendance, employee attendance report'.

Added 'Fixed allowance' in a separate header in employee's CTC report.

Attendance manual entry & approvals are restricted based on pay run status.

Manual entry report filter upgraded with shift name search.

Employee id added in the early/late report along with export.

Manual entry role access has been fixed for the inbox approval authorization issue.

Fixed attendance weekend error.

Employees can now submit attendance adjustment requests through their personal self-service portal.

Added a new report for viewing users with manual time entries.

Early late highlight in the individual's attendance dashboard.

Shift weekend configuration based on calendar settings and shift settings.

Upgraded filters' search functionality.

Fixed feeds' first comment issue.