Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 2 New Features Added

Module: Talent Acquisition

1. All tabs under “Open Positions” now have the option to search using the RFR name.

In the EmployWise Talent Acquisition module, there is a functionality for HR users to search for relevant RFRs under the ‘Open Positions’ option of the hiring drop-down menu. These RFRs help keep track of applicants at the various stages of the hiring process.

The enhancement to this feature is that the HR user can now search through the list of RFRs using the following parameters as well: RFR Name, RFR Number, Job Id.The search box uses type-ahead search and users can select the relevant RFRs from the suggestions in the dropdown list.

All the tabs under ‘Open Positions’ (Assigned by Me, Assigned to Me, All Open Positions and Stage Owner), will now have this option to search using the RFR name.

Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team for further details on this feature.

2.  ‘Attach RFR’ option now has search for  RFRs using - RFR Name, RFR Number, and Job ID.

In the EmployWise Talent Acquisition module, there is a functionality for the recruitment executives to attach an applicant to multiple RFRs, so they can be considered for other roles as well.

The enhancement to this feature is that the search box used to attach RFRs has now been made more informative and the recruitment executive can search through the list of RFRs using the following parameters: RFR Name, RFR Number, and  Job ID.  This improves the ease of use for the relevant process owners.

Steps to attach applicants to an RFR: 

1. Select the ‘Open Positions’ option in the Hiring drop-down menu. Click on the relevant RFR and select the stage of the hiring process at which the applicant is. 

2. A list of candidates will be displayed. Select the relevant candidates from the list and click on attach to RFR.

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Monday, March 24, 2021 | 1 New Feature Added

Module: Employee Separation

1. The activation of Exit Feedback is now an option in case of termination of an employee

In the EmployWise Separation module, exit feedback can be set-up to be triggered to the employee/HR before ‘X’ number of days of separation date. The exit feedback can now be deactivated in case of an HR terminating the employee.

Exit Feedback trigger is now a configurable option to be triggered or not in termination cases as it may not be relevant. The reason for termination that the HR can enter is configurable as well and will depend on the company policy, some common reasons include; performance issue, absconding, disciplinary actions, and so on.

Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team to have this feature configured for your organization.

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Monday, March 24, 2021 | 1 New Feature Added

Module: Employee Information Portal

1. Different function heads can be defined on the basis of company and business units for the same function

In the organisation structure of the employee information module, there is an ability to define functions or departments and map an employee as the function head for the respective function. The enhancement to this functionality is that if there are two or more function heads for the same function, it can be further branched out to two or more function heads on the basis of company and business unit.

This feature can be further put into use in the workflows defined for any of the following modules; confirmation, separation, hiring, and travel & expense. The system will intelligently map the approval flow to the function head in any of the above processes as per the rules defined.

Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team to get this feature configured or for further details on the same.

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Monday, March 8, 2021 | 1 New Feature Added

Module: Employee Onboarding

1. Onboarding tasks can be triggered linked to offer acceptance

In the EmployWise Onboarding module, there is a provision to define and assign tasks to internal stakeholders i.e ERO, L1, role based employees etc in the onboarding process as well as to the employee who will be joining. The enhancement in the same process is that now the onboarding tasks can be configured based on the offer acceptance of the employee joining.

The onboarding tasks such as laptop handover, ID Card creation, etc which may be assigned to various department SPOCs like Admin, IT, and so forth who can be notified about the employee joining, immediately or ‘X’ number of days after offer has been accepted by the candidate or the recruitment executive in the hiring process on EmployWise.

This will ensure that the respective tasks owners are notified and informed about the upcoming joinings post or on offer acceptance to prepare for the related onboarding activities.

The prerequisite to the new feature is that both the Talent Acquisition and the Employee Onboarding module should be subscribed and implemented for the organisation.

Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team to have this feature configured for your organization.

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Monday, March 8, 2021 | 1 New Feature Added

Module: Employee Separation

1. In cases of Employee Demise, Exit Feedback will be disabled automatically

In the EmployWise Separation Module, there is a provision for HR users to create separation requests on behalf of the employees in exceptional cases such as termination, absconded, death and any other specific reasons that may have been configured as per the organization policies.

The enhancement in the above process is that the exit feedback will not be triggered, of the separation requests whose reason for separation has been input as death by the respective HR/ERO of the employee.

This will be incorporated to all accounts subscribed to the employee separation module, using the Exit Feedback functionality. Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team for further details regarding the feature.

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Monday, March 08, 2021 | 3 New Features Added

 Module: Payroll and Taxation

1. Bulk user selection interface to hold and pay users in Make Payments

On EmployWise, If the Payroll Manager had to make payment to only selective employees on EmployWise, they had the option to do such a selection using radio buttons.

This release enhances this functionality as the payroll manager can do the bulk selection using an excel file upload for the purpose of holding the payment.

The excel file to be uploaded needs to be in .xls/.xlsx format. The file should have two columns with headers Employee Code and Hold Payment. Hold Payment will have binary value - Yes and No. If Yes is set up in hold payment, the payment would not be processed for this corresponding employee code for the particular month. The data in the excel sheet should start from the second column.

2. Setup for Joining Bonus as a one-time payment for new Joinees

Joining bonus can now be paid on EmployWise to an employee as a one-time payment and the same would be credited as a part of payroll as per the timelines setup.

The time for this payment can be set as at the time of joining or after a fixed interval of time. The amount can be set as a fixed amount for all new joinees, based on employee’s compensation or based on formula derived from the amounts in other payheads. As per the amount and time setup, Joining Bonus would be processed as a part of payroll.

Please get in touch with the EmployWise Support team to have this feature configured for your organization.

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