Release notes — March 2026

HR| MyCascade | Payroll

HR

Enhancements

  • Renaming the Details menu: The following Details menus, found in the left hand menu, have been renamed in line with recent changes.

    • Admin > Calendar feed

    • Admin > Global Salary Update > Salary Review

    • Admin > Expenses financial control

    • Payroll > NI Details

    • Payroll > Input variable pay

    • Payroll > Roles

    • Workflow > Workflow catalogue > processes

    • HR > Expenses screen

    • Training > Schedules > Planning

  • Additional Fields in PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

    • Country of SPBP Entitlement

    • SPBP is being paid due to a miscarriage

These fields are positioned at the top of the screen and required for new SPBP Legislation

  • Changes to NEW STARTER CHECKLIST for Student Loan Plan 5

    • The text beneath Types of Student Loan has changed to include Student Loan Plan 5

    • The dropdown menu for What type of Student Loan do you have? now includes 05

Fixes

  • Absence category not updating the planner: If a saved absence had it's category or type changed, the planner wasn't being updated. This has now been fixed.

  • Records disappear from Absence screen: If a saved absence had it's category/type changed the resulting record sometimes disappeared from the screen when the filter was set to 'Last 52 weeks'.

  • Employee screens: Mandatory fields were being ignored if a file is added using a Manage Documents button. This was happening because the Save button was visible. This button has now been removed and users must use the Back to Record button.

  • Self-Serve Timesheets: When viewing a timesheet that's over a year old, clicking on the Timesheet Summary tab would reset the Contracted Hours to zero. This has now been corrected.

  • Admin > Users: When creating new login accounts using Auto Generate Accounts, the 2FA setting wasn't being copied. This has been fixed and it copies the setting.

MyCascade

Fixes

  • Booking holiday: It was impossible to book a holiday in a future year if the current entitlement has been used in full. This has now been fixed.

  • Menu items missing: When viewing MyCascade on an Android or iOS device, the More menu items were missing. This has now been fixed.

Payroll

Enhancements

Significant changes has been made to SSP from 6th April 2026. These include:

  • Removal of waiting days

  • Removal of Lower Earnings Limit as a criteria for SSP eligibility

  • A new calculation for SSP rate - SSP weekly rate of £123.25 or 80% of Average weekly earnings, whichever is lower

  • Transitional protections for employees who are in receipt of SSP in 2025/26, and continue to be absent in 2026

Other new legislation for 2026/ 2027 include:

  • Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay changes for employees residing in Northern Ireland

  • Student Loan Plan Type 05

  • Removal of de minimis state aid from Employment Allowance \ EPS

Updated in Payroll > Settings > Legislation to reflect 6th April legislation changes:

  • Apprenticeship Levy

  • Employment Allowance

  • National Insurance

  • Postgraduate Loans

  • Shared Parental Pay

  • Statutory Adoption Pay

  • Statutory Maternity Pay

  • Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay

  • Statutory Neonatal Care Pay

  • Statutory Paternity Pay

  • Statutory Sick Pay

  • Student Loan

  • Tax

Further guidance for 2026/27 can be found in Year End