Release notes: 23 March 2023 | Roubler v9.6

Roubler 9.6 was released on 23 March 2023 with the following new features, improvements and fixes.

What’s new?

Shift tasks and notes

Applicable to all users in all regions.

This feature enables users to create and assign tasks to shifts. The manager responsible for the roster and the employee working the shift can view, access and complete the tasks.

In summary, users can:

• Add a task to a new/existing shift
• Complete tasks on the web app
• View a list of tasks
• View list of completed tasks
• View an indicator on a shift of the number of co  mpleted tasks
• Add a task to a new shift on a template
• When applying a template, the tasks associated with each shift on the template are copied to each shift that is applied from the template

Read more on this feature here.

Secondary grouping on the roster

Applicable to all users in all regions.

This feature provides users with the ability to group the schedule (roster/rota) by two elements e.g. by location and then also by position. This feature is primarily used by roster managers to view the schedule in further detail once it has been prepared.

For better visibility and ease of use, we have added a brand new visual indicator to the header to indicate the secondary group. Please note secondary grouping is optional for users and both drag and drop functionality and shift templates will not be available when using secondary grouping. 
Read more on this feature here.

Roster enhancements

Applicable to users.

We have made a number of enhancements to improve the functionality of the roster:

• Users now have the ability to include approved leave in the remaining hour's calculation
• Users can now bulk edit shifts that have been created in a series. There are options to edit the current shift, make changes to future shifts or apply the changes to all the shifts in the series
• Users now have access to new filter options included within the employee view. These enable users to filter employees below and above their contracted hours.
• Users now have additional controls to mandate and view that at least one employee on the roster meets a certain requirement such as having a valid first aid certificate. 

Read more on these enhancements here.

Regional leave issues

Applicable to users using RoublerPay in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Leave applications with dates for next year are now deducted from the current year's balance. This update was an enhancement request for the current leave functionality and is specific to users using RoublerPay in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 

Read more on this feature here.

Associate a location with an expense request

Applicable to all users. 

This feature enables employees to associate a location with an expense request. Employees can simply filter and choose the location based on their location access.

RoublerPay users in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will also have this feature synced to payroll.

Read more on this feature here.

Filter employees by their pay rate

Applicable to users. 

Users can now filter the employee list by their pay rate. This is particularly useful to bulk select and bulk modify employees during changes to the national minimum wage. 

Read more on this feature here.