Shiftbase updates

2024-11-13

Improvements:

• Revamped news page (Mobile)
  •  Redesigned the empty state for the news section on the mobile app, improving user experience.
• Contract type modal update
  • Updated the design of the contract type modal for a clearer and more efficient workflow.
• Absence note enhancement
  • Public holiday names now automatically appear in absence notes, providing added clarity.

• • Automatic public holiday imports:
    • Future public holidays are now automatically imported, saving users time on manual updates.

2024-10-30

Improvements:

•  User experience enhancements:

• • Absence modal update: Important details in the absence modal are now easier to view.
  • Public holiday import: Users in Spain can now import public holidays

• Mobile language support:
  • Improved the login, clock-in, and welcome screen experiences to support multiple languages.
• Integration enhancements:
  
  • LoketV2 integration: Import employees from LoketV2 directly into Shiftbase teams.

• Timesheet management
  • Clock in/out times: You can now hide clock-in and clock-out times from the timesheets.

 Fixes:

• Employee List on Mobile: Fixed a display issue causing some employee lists to be incomplete on mobile.
• Balance Totals Display: Resolved an issue where balance totals and details wouldn’t load without selecting a team.

 2024-10-16

 Improvements:

• User Experience enhancements:

o  Delete Team Confirmation: Improved messaging when deleting a team, providing clearer instructions.
o  Print Schedule Improvements: Enhanced the print layout of the daily schedule for a more user-friendly output.

• Integration improvements

o  Nmbrs Integration: You can now import employees directly from Nmbrs into Shiftbase teams, simplifying team management.

Fixes:

• Shift and Absence Management:

• Printing and Display Fixes:

• Translations:

• Tracking and System Stability:

o   Resolved an issue where the system incorrectly identified users whose end date was more than 30 days ago.
o   Fixed a problem where absences on the last contract date were incorrectly deducted from the balance.


📌 2024-10-02

Improvements:

• Added Employee Hover Card on Absence summary and Request Items.
• Overtime policy now includes absence as worked hours
• Revamped modal for activating absence types
• Absences now reflect in the employee’s total cost (CTC)
• Mobile: Added pause screens
• Displaying total cost of employees (CTC) in employee pickers
• Mobile: Updated color accents for Android time and date pickers
• Added Teams view
• Added Employees view
• Shared table component for teams, employees, and shift views

Fixes:

• Deactivated employees no longer visible when assigning open shifts with incompatible filters
• Mobile: Account owners no longer see deactivated departments when adding an employee
• Mobile: Resolved issue where a file could not be deleted
• Fixed issue with "MySQL Server has gone away" during queue processing
• Fixed multiple vulnerabilities related to password reset expiration
• Sensitive information is no longer disclosed without completing 2FA
• Mobile: Time and break minute interval configuration now works correctly
• Resolved signup verification bypass via old verification link

📌 2024-09-18

🌟Feature:

• The new Open-ended Absences feature allows employees to request leave without a fixed end date, offering flexibility for extended or uncertain absences. This simplifies management of ongoing leave for both employees and administrators.

Improvements:

• OpenApi - CommentsController
• Revamp Support Modal
• Revamp Print Schedule Modal
• Create Employee Select Base Component
• Update end date of open-ended absence request
• Announcement modal for release Open-ended Absence
• Mobile - Open-ended absence option in absence edit
• Default subscription when plan is not provided
• Subscription pause state
• Cost to Company in timesheets mobile app
• Mobile - Small open-ended UI improvements

Fixes:

• Deleted comment from news items pops back up after editing the news item
• Mobile - Crash when downloading non-media file on Android 14
• Missing translation on the 2nd step for approving absence
• Existing shift option not changed when selecting an absence type for Add Absence
• Fixed failure in the pipeline due to HTTP test availability index
• Total hours calculation incorrect when modifying hours for specific days

📌 2024-09-04

🌟Feature:

• It is now possible to automatically create absences on public holidays within holiday groups. This new option is especially useful for companies with cross-border teams and is available on multiple public holiday groups for premium accounts.

Improvements:

• Automatic absence sync triggered by specific events
• Revamp of the custom field modal
• Option to add open-ended absences in the mobile app
• Public holidays will automatically be added to newly registered accounts
• Revamp of the scheduled reports modal
• Replace the sort icon with a chevron in the select input component
• Print day schedules in list view
• Improvement of the availability button behavior in "My Schedule"
• Consistent team deletion messaging
• Prevent absences from reverting to pending when editing a request
• Update public holiday warning and confirmation messages

Fixes:

• The contract end date for employees is now inclusive rather than up to that date
• Corrected the implementation of user login tracking
• Tooltip directive now correctly shows the aria label when enabled
• Removed the ability to create variations if all departments already have one
• Resolved the issue causing crashes in customer.io and public holiday queues
• Corrected the contract days check for absence warnings
• Enabled the shift switch button when location access is not available
• Fixed the error preventing changes to the end date for existing open-ended absences

2024-08-21

Improvements:

• Revamped design for the Personal Note Modal.
• Timesheet view disabled for certain users.
• Revamped design for the Switch Shift Modal.
• Permission added for users to view their own timesheet.
• Removed extra step in confirming subscriptions from the top navigation bar.

Fixes:

• All employees are now visible in the employees tab when timesheet approval permissions are granted.
• Partial day bulk action updates correctly after selecting a new date.
• Rounding issues with overtime surcharges have been fixed.
• API - Cron now correctly adds hours.
• The option to select a department is no longer displayed when editing a team.
• Extended the expiration timer for Shiftbase invitation emails.

📌 2024-08-07

🌟Feature:

• Cost to Company: Use the 'Cost to Company' percentage to account for the total cost of an employee, including salary and related expenses. This percentage is used as a markup rate in the Schedule, Time Tracking, and Reports. 

Improvements:

• Show all pending absence requests up to one year in the past on the web app: Users can now view all pending absence requests up to one year old.
• Automatically open the mapping page after adding an integration with mapping
• Automatic invites for AFAS employee sync: AFAS employee synchronization now includes automatic invitations.
• Alphabetical ordering for multiple installs of a single app: Apps with multiple installations are now ordered alphabetically.
• Revamp Surcharge Modal: The surcharge modal has been redesigned for better usability.
• Add open-ended absence option to add/edit absence modal: Users can now add open-ended absences in the add/edit absence modal.
• Confirmation for web clock out: Added a confirmation step for web clock-out.
• Default new Spanish accounts for best market fit: New Spanish accounts are now set to default settings for optimal market fit.
• New Absence Check for no active contract: A check has been added for absences when there is no active contract.
• Default notification on when reviewing absence requests: Notifications are now enabled by default when reviewing absence requests.
• Cost to Company (CtC) is now visible in timesheets.
• Personio - Avoid several single-day absences when possible: Improved handling to avoid multiple single-day absences in Personio.
• Teams permissions for default groups
• Add push notification for Exchange request waiting for approval
• Revamp Event Modal: The event modal has been redesigned for improved user experience.
• Personio - Organisation-wide mapping to department
• Update to Employee Absence Overview table

Fixes:

• Corrected the date range selection issue where the end date was sent to the start date.
• Fixed the issue of the onboarding checklist staying collapsed for new users.
• Ensured clicking on a date transfers to the day view if that was the origin.
• Resolved the problem causing employees to get deactivated in Personio.
• Corrected the issue where app center descriptions were not updated after changing the user language.
• Fixed bugs related to the "Create New Absence Type" modal.
• Resolved visual inconsistencies in the reports sidebar.
• Fixed the issue where favorite reports did not load with the correct parameters.

📌 2024-07-24

Improvements:

• We have revamped the reports section by replacing the traditional dropdown with a new side panel, enhancing accessibility and user interaction.
• The Send Schedule modal has undergone a significant redesign to improve user experience, making it more intuitive and easier to navigate
• The Skills modal has been updated with a new look and feel, providing a more  user-friendly interface for managing employee skills
• We have revamped the Skill Group modal, offering a cleaner and more organized layout 

Fixes:

• Implemented a pre-rounding feature for absence days balance rounding on the Absence page, improving the accuracy of absence calculations.

• Introduced truncation for overly long shift and team names on the schedule page to maintain a clean and readable layout.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when employee timesheets encountered unavailable or unset custom fields, enhancing the stability and reliability of timesheet operations.

📌 2024-07-10

Improvements:

• Validation for custom field multiselect
• Refresh "Add Employee" modal
• Make side panel in Storybook collapsible
• Split primary CTA into more buttons (Secondary header - Timesheet)
• Add option for open-ended absence to absence types
• Extend open-ended absences by one day on a daily basis
• Add delete team option back on the edit modal
• Bulk pending action on timesheets
• Update mobile app welcome screen
• Split primary CTA into more buttons (Secondary header - Timesheet)
• Floating save bar and layout revamp on employee edit section
• Employee invitation status filters
• Better flow when switching between T&P and only Teams

Fixes:

• Add length validation for email address input fields
• Pre-select correct year when adding manual holidays to a holiday group
• Permission "Edit teams" placed on a more logical location
• MOB - EAS Update not creating channel automatically on PR
• Add Employee modal: Rename Save button to Add

📌 2024-06-26

🌟Feature:

• Public Holiday Groups enable you to organize holidays by departments, making it easier to manage the yearly public holidays and tailor them to each department's specific needs.

Improvements:

• Add reminders to employee invites
• Added support for selecting only one item in the multi-select dropdown for more precise selections.
• Reworked warning messages for clearer communication.
• Opening absence requests from the schedule now leads to a new modal 

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where open shifts were not refreshed when adding an absence on the schedule page.
• Resolved issue where custom fields text could not be selected and copied on mobile.
• Fixed interactions for the 'Add New Group' button.
• Corrected wrong notifications for deleting one of the repeated shifts.
• Fixed issue where news item titles and messages overlapped the news border with longer strings.
• Improved logic for manager's notification when an employee is not clocked out.
• Adjusted contract hour calculations from 2 to 5 decimals for more precision.
• Fixed database error when updating a skill to a non-existing skill group.
• Resolved issue where new schedule optimization breaks the required shift if permissions are lacking.

📌 2024-06-12

Improvements:

• Absence overview UX improvements
• Make date range in absence request clickable

Fixes:

• Timesheet clock out button action unclear
• Refresh the contract type store after a rate card is update
• Choose plan modal runs out of bounds on small screen
• Department name visually changes on changing a timesheets date
• Missing dark mode page for Locked availability page
• Make selection boxes visible on the timesheet if the user has the view timesheet permission
• Invalid attachment in news items should not be uploaded
• Make worked vs scheduled behaviour concise for day view and week/month view
• Add Balance on the Settings - Absence page is missing confirmation toast
• Hooray Exclude do not import employees from import
• Incorrect edit absence permission used on My absence pages

📌 2024-05-29

Improvements:

• Revamped welcome modals: Enjoy a fresh new look for the modals showcasing new features and providing instructions!

Fixes:

• Centered content on the right side of the signup page.
• Activated rate-limiter on Chargebee webhooks.
• Fixed missing translation for "Failed to save absentee".
• Enhanced performance for the invoices database table.
• Corrected issue on Personio app where the employee debug page didn't reflect the importable contract.
• Fixed issue with the integration logo for Untill.
• Resolved issue preventing tasks from being accepted if overlapping with an open shift.
• Fixed issue making it impossible to change the account owner on the first modal load.
• New absence view now considers contract end date instead of the end of the year.
• Absences in days are now rounded to halves and wholes.
• Fixed broken interaction on the Schedule.
• Absence overview balance/type distribution column now properly adjusts if the type distribution section is not shown.
• "Hide end time" is now correctly set to true when adding a required shift.

📌 2024-05-15

Improvements:

• Freshened up our Absence Overview! It is now easier to see when employees are absent and to manage their balances 
• Improvements on the sidebar and it's notifications 
• We did improvements on the Time Off balances

Fixes:

• Timesheet links to employee even if the user didn't have permission to see the employee
  
• Correct balance bulk action's displayed data lags behind on a date change
• My absence option visible without permissions
• Overlap and non-scrolling index on the Kiosk page
• Absence correction modal doesn't reset properly after changing the Balance
• Personio Timesheet Export - Chunk sending attendances
• Department filter ignored on List Users endpoint

📌 2024-05-01

🌟Feature:

• We've added the possibility to integrate with Nextup, find it in our App Center to make a connection!

Improvements:

• Improved Password requirement field
• Copy schedule - we have improved the cancellation of a copied schedule. 
• Timesheets from "External" employees were missing in the overview of a manager it is now possible to see these employees too

Fixes:

• Location details don't focus when you only have a start time
  
• Emoji flag missing from Country code telephone number field
• My absence option visible without permissions
• Variation pages break when you use the back button
• Timesheet statements privilege escalation

📌 2024-04-17

Improvements:

• Added Back to App Center button to all mapping pages for integrations
• Changed default location of Google maps
• Added Button Row and Remove Delete Option in Variation Page
• Auto Remove Country Code and Update Selector on Phone Number Field

Fixes:

• You couldn't change the name of a clock location
• Subject of Absence to manager uses the locale of the absence user
• Can't update users in a free account if the amount of employees is bigger then 75
• Absence export - incorrect check if integration is disabled
• Added primary key in the reports table
• Passwords do not have maximum length restrictions
• AFAS type error on employee import sync

📌 2024-04-04

🌟Feature:

• We've added the possibility to integrate with Jixbee, find it in our App Center to make a connection!

Improvements:

• For the integration with AFAS we've updated the way we export payroll data from Shiftbase to AFAS - this is smoother process now

Fixes:

• Added Dark Mode page for Waiting Days
• Moving a shift to open shift removes the shift but doesn't add an open shift
• Password reset incorrectly checks against user quote for free accounts
• Incorrect empty state message for news
• Infinite spinner for payment information when invoice is being paid

📌 2024-03-20

🌟Feature:

• Timesheet statements are now printable for Managers, of their employees.
• Users can now request a scheduled downgrade to a different plan.

Fixes:

• Fixed Integration pages that only showed new integrations after a refresh.
• Missing App center descriptions were added.
• Resolved validation error that displays technical text during MFA setup.
• Fixed an Android Keyboard issue when adding a note to absence.

📌 2024-03-06

🌟Feature:

• Hooray! Team mapping has been updated. 
• Introducing the Bork App Center Tile. Users can now easily request Bork integration directly from the app center. 

 Fixes:

• Resolved an issue where the Android app could crash.
• Addressed a scenario where editing schedule items would unintentionally reset break values.
• Fixed auto-login functionality that may have been broken for some users. 

📌 2024-02-21

🌟Feature:

• Introduction of the Dark Mode for Mobile. No more tired eyes in dark places. Discover the ease of use of Shiftbase, now with a dark colour palette. 

Fixes:

• Deleted absence types are being counted for requesting absence permission 
• Onboarding checklist doesn't mark add employee as completed if add another employee is checked

📌 2024-02-06

Improvements:

• We  improved our signup flow for new customers to get a better understanding of the needs when starting with Shiftbase

Fixes:

• We have updated our form for clock in, and the timesheet edit
• Dashboard screen updated with new texts
• Tracking implemented for Absence,timesheet, copy/schedule and shift modal.
• Yearly contract monthly invoices are now able to be send - coming soon

📌 2024-01-24

Improvements:

•  We have updated the introduction wizard when changing your plan from free to paid

Fixes:

• Flexpooler wage not visible in the employee selector when adding a shift
• Absence approved push notification opens notification center instead of absence
• Timesheet (dashboard) page breaks for mobile
• MOB - Stuck on clock in or out when location service is disabled

📌 2024-01-10

Improvements:

• UI improved for shift overview in timesheet edit modal
• Combine Billing details and Summary into one wizard step
• Introduce wizard with unique steps for changing active paid plans

Fixes:

• Department header name was not being reset to default when navigating to another setting
• MOB - Fixed an issue wherein break calculations were unintentionally deleted when entering a specific number of kilometers.

📌 2023-12-27

🌟Feature:

• Introduction of the App Center Plus Add-on - Make use of all our Integrations by adding the App Center Plus Add-on to your subscription!

🚀 Improvements:

• MOB - Enable open shifts approval required for Basic accounts

• Enable open shifts approval required for Basic accounts

• Enable diary & turnover feature for Basic plans

• Update billing details forms (wizards + standalone modal)

• Update plan cards in plan picker

• Updated order summary with support for add-on

• Updated subscription overview page in settings with support for add-on

• Kiosk PIN codes API documentation

• Manual timesheets available for all Free plans

📌 2023-12-13

🚀 Improvements:

• Our Starter plan has been renamed to Basic and now includes more features:
  +Full access to the App Center and integrations
  +Open shifts 
  +Weather forecasts
• It is now possible to request a yearly billing in the subscription wizard
• Password successfully screen has been updated
• Employee invitation Password has been updated

📌 2023-11-29

🚀 Improvements:

• Remove zebra stripes in the integration mapping page
• App center - Banners
• Show manager which public holidays are being imported

📌 2023-11-15

🌟Feature:

• Create a setting for intermediate shifts

🚀 Improvements:

• Past open shifts should not be acceptable in Mobile
• No sync between Chargebee and Shiftbase CRM/Datawarehouse regarding field Minimum Order Quantity
• Implement Side Menu Storybook Component On Dashboard
• Personio leave and absence - Export absences
• Personio leave and absence - What to do during down time
• Organization - Improved Add button
• Quick user import - Team selection
• Add Info Icon Tooltip for Short name in Shift Templates
• Replace Attached File Buttons in News Messages
• Standardize Toggles Across Web App
• Search input consistency
• Show manager which public holidays are being imported
• Deselect public holidays which I don't want to import
• Web - App center banners Storybook component

📌 2023-11-1

🚀 Improvements:

• Contract type filters reset on refresh of the page
• Missing 'active' indicators on form select fields
• Insufficient icon spacing for pending absence requests
• Add padding to separate the text components
• Missing validation on default department validation settings

📌 2023-10-18

🚀 Improvements:

• Added a Schedule vs timesheet report with budget information
• Added a search option on the shift page in the settings
• In-App Feature Announcements for Assign Open Shifts
• Replace Alert Boxes with Notice Card Component

📌 2023-10-04

🌟Feature:

• Onboarding task checklist

• Open shift (approval required) assigning on mobile

🚀 Improvements:

• OpenApi - EventsController

• Make the component number visible in the wagecomponent dropdown for SD Worx

• New signup greeting

• 13 week calculation - Remove days without value

• Change label and description organization settings 

• Add Task Icon to Shift Management Table in Settings

• Replace warning banner public holiday with notice card component

📌 2023-09-26

🌟Feature:

• Absences in days
• Bulk action change contract type

🚀 Improvements:

• Add new Absence types to policies

📌 2023-09-06

🌟Feature: 

• Absences in days [BETA]

🚀 Improvements:

• Schedule - Budget and Forecast edit icons have different colours
• Change bulk balance correction default value from null to zero
• Shifts page: Adding or editing a shift resets department selection
• Add variation department selector shows all departments after a refresh
• Absence in days - Bulk correction to different unit not using the average contract
  hours
• Change the colours of the availability on the schedule
• Anonymize employee modal | New look
• Apps - Personio Integration - Timesheets export improvements

📌 2023-08-23

🚀 Improvements:

• Improved the add shift modal for the personal schedule page
• Make it possible to have letters to our Chargenumber - Datafox
• Exact Rate limit 

📌 2023-08-22

🌟Feature: 

• Department variations 

📌 2023-08-09

🌟Feature:

• The Organization page within settings is now also available in the free plan

📌 2023-07-19

🌟Feature:

We are thrilled to announce the introduction of 'Absence Policies' in Shiftbase, which revolutionize the way absences are managed. With absence policies, you now have powerful tools at your disposal to customize your absence setup based on contract type. This includes determining the available absence types and time-off balances for your employees, along with a range of comprehensive absence settings. To learn everything about how to use it, you can read the Help Center article: absence-policies.
We genuinely hope that you share our enthusiasm about these exciting changes, as we believe they will greatly enhance the way you work. We can't wait to witness the positive impact they will have on your organization. Thank you for your continued support.

📌 2023-07-12

🚀 Improvements:

• Add Department Name in Settings Header

📌 2023-06-28

🚀 Improvements:

• When creating a team the locations is shown in the dropdown

📌 2023-06-20

🚀 Improvements:

• Improved Sign-up flow

📌 2023-06-06

• Add create shifts to Settings

• Warning for high impact setting change

• Merge plus minus and time off balance bulk correction

🚀 Improvements:

• Improve department selector in settings

• Icon on My-hours and my-schedule differ in color

📌 2023-05-17

🌟Features:

• My absence - Mobile page redesign for absence in days

🚀 Improvements:

• Add a department selector in the add shift modal

• Break Rules Page redesign

• Make employability work for the new default shift option

📌 2023-05-03

🌟Features:

•  New sign-up page

🚀 Improvements:

• Confirmation modal after setting changes has been added

📌 2023-04-19

🌟 Features:

• Move the Kiosk to the Timetracking menu group

• Add Buddee as app to app-center

• Mobile app: My schedule - have a clear overview of what an absence is and the relevant data of this absence

🚀 Improvements:

• Absence policy page has new look and feel

 

📌 2023-04-04

🌟 Features:

• Top Chefs as app to app-center

🚀 Improvements:

• Lock header when scrolling within settings

• Having a save bar within settings

📌 2023-03-22

🌟 Features:

• Include CoC in report dashboard - Salary cost percentage

🚀 Improvements:

• Add tool tips within Settings

• Visual indicator on availability with reason

📌 2023-03-08

🌟 Features:

• Make labels more user friendly within settings page

• Adding headers on the settings page

• Integration with HoorayHR - Employee import

🚀 Improvements:

• Clear overview what a location, department or team is

• Re-order setting menu items 

📌 2023-01-25

🌟 Features:

• Move team management to settings

• Create new subscription wizard

🚀 Improvements:

• Confirm plan buttons

• Personal information - Update Passport to ID/Passport nr

📌 2022-12-29

🌟 Features:

• Overtime surcharge: New feature to keep track of overtime
  https://help.shiftbase.com/nl/overwerkbeleid

📌 2022-12-14

🚀 Improvements:

• Re-order days and date within my plusminus hours (from Monday till Sunday)

📌 2022-12-01

🌟 Features:

• Apps - Loket - implement CostCenter/CostUnit on Payroll Export

🚀 Improvements:

• In My Schedule show department & team text in the hover below the Shift name and times

• The View of flex/loaned employees is consistent in Shiftbase 

• The week and month view for the timesheet will display the red triangle for overlapping registrations

📌 2022-11-16

🌟 Features:

• Creating new shift template in the “add shift” modal 

📌 2022-11-02

🌟 Features:

• Option to delete a user by Email address by using the API

🚀 Improvements:

• Tooltips on side panel in the dashboard

• Prevent identical custom field names

📌 2022-10-19

🌟 Features:

•  Re-order my overtime view week numbers from new to old

🚀 Improvements:

• Similar layout for modals in the mobile app

• Requested date field for absence requests is added in mobile app

• Absence detail page improvements in mobile app

• Enlarge touch boxes for month switcher in date picker in the mobile app

• Add reports to the BI reports

• Remove “My” from dashboard side panel items

• Implement new colour picker

• For mobile app we increased the number of months ahead in absence date picker to 24 months

• A drag and dropped shift item has the same style as the regular shift items

• For mobile app the open shift widget and schedule widget are consistent in visible period scope

 

📌 2022-10-05

🌟 Features:

• New Payroll integration (Payroll export) with BCS Online 

🚀 Improvements:

• Set an error when you do enter a not correct hexadecimal on colour selection

• Limit the absence percentage column to 2 decimals

• Add another employee toggle will remain activated to allow adding multiple employees

• Lighten the disabled colour for the “Bulk Action button” in Employee list

• General redesign improvements on colours

• Tooltip for clock out reminder

• Add "shift item preview" to modal when editing or creating a shift 

📌 2022-09-21

🌟 Features:

• Improvements in the redesign shift item/schedule

• Compact month schedule view

• New Payroll integration (Employee import) with BCS Online

📌 2022-09-07

🌟 Features:

• New look and feel of Shiftbase sub-menu
• New HR integration (Timesheet export) with Personio
• Migration of our API documentation to developer.shiftbase.com

🚀 Improvements:

• Absence calculation - Change the default value for new accounts
• Single select custom field design alignment
• Aligned colour palette and font for the mobile app 
• Navigate Upgrade now button in lock modals to Change subscription overlay
• Automate subscription confirmation

• Last fixes new look and feel (redesign)

  • Shift Items Opacity

  • Conflict shift item visibility