Release notes — 11 December 2024
We have also released some enhancements in MyCascade. For more information head to our dedicated MyCascade help centre.
HR
Enhancements
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Enhancements to enhanced dashboard charts: the enhanced dashboard charts, found on the Standard tab, have had graphical improvements in line with the improvements made in the November release to other charts.
We have also added the ability to show either the chart or table of data where possible. In a future release, IRIS Cascade will remember your selection, Chart or Table, for the next time you log in.
The names have also been changed slightly.
These changes are being made to make these charts look modern and to also help us meet accessibility guidelines.
The affected charts are;
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My request summary
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My task list summary
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Sickness summary
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Days lost per month
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Days lost per year
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Employee sick days in last 52 weeks
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Headcount status
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Holiday and leave this week
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Entitlement data now inside the My holiday balance chart: The enhanced dashboard chart, My holiday balance, has had the pop-out window data moved to inside the chart. This brings it inline with other changes to charts where we are offering a table view of the chart data.
This has been done to allow this data to be accessible using a keyboard and screen reader.
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Removed button icons from action buttons: We have removed the icons from some of the action buttons in all areas of IRIS Cascade. This will have no impact on functionality, just how the buttons are displayed.
This has been done to align IRIS Cascade's design with other IRIS products.
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Admin menu changes: In preparation for improvements to the Login Message feature we have moved some admin menus around. These movements are as follows:
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Company Details has now been renamed to Company Address.
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Login Message page have been moved from the Company Details and put into a new Employee Engagements area.
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Privacy Notice page has been moved from Company Details into its own screen to make it more prominent and to encourage customers to use it.
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The Awards page has been moved into the new Employee Engagements area.
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Menu Configuration page has been moved into the Employee Engagements area.
The Login Message page will be getting enhancements to allow multiple messages to be created in the future so If your Login Message currently shows GDPR or Privacy Notice information we recommend you move this to the purpose built Privacy Notice page as soon as possible.
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Fixes
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In Admin, on the Wizard Configuration Page, a space has been added between the buttons: a graphical fix has been applied to the Wizard Configuration page in Admin where no space was being displayed between the buttons and a border was being shown when the mouse was hovered over the button.
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Pagination count text not visible: when using lightmode in IRIS Cascade, the pagination used in the Admin area wasn't showing correctly. This has now been corrected.
The affected screens are;
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Entitlement Year
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Working days
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Working Pattern
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Working Calendar
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Custom Salary Review breaks with some entries in system list after last upgrade: A fix has been applied to the Custom Salary Review to correct an issue when selected items had a special character. The reported issue used a + in the item name.
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Document icons missing: On the employee screens, the document icons were missing after the November release. These have been added back in along with the document name.
If there's limited room to display the file name an ellipsis (three dots) will be displayed. A tool tip will display the full name.
Payroll
Enhancements
Add National Insurance Number to Gross to Net Report: we have added the ability to include an employee’s National Insurance number to the Gross to Net report.
Legislation 2025/26
Updated in Payroll > Legislation to reflect 6th April 2026 legislation changes:
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National Insurance Legislation > Class 1A
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Student Loan Legislation
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Apprenticeship Levy