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October 2026 Release Notes | Plumm

 Overview

The October 2026 release introduces a wide range of enhancements across Core HR, Time Off, Learn, eSign, Hire, Money, Performance, Rota, Timesheets, Project Management, Surveys, Task Scheduling, Attendance, Reports, Integrations, and Platform Management.

Key updates include more flexible employee onboarding and Time Off management, enhanced learning automation, improved recruitment integrations, smarter electronic signature workflows, greater payroll control, expanded reporting capabilities, and improvements to performance management and workforce scheduling.

Alongside these new capabilities, we've continued to improve platform performance, usability, automation, and data accuracy to deliver a more efficient experience for employees, managers, HR teams, and administrators.

Core HR

Enhanced Employee Onboarding

We've expanded employee onboarding capabilities to support more flexible and consistent employee setup.

    • Added support for Notice Period information during onboarding, including probation-related notice period details.
    • Introduced improvements to global settings and conditional assignments during employee onboarding.
    • Groups and custom roles assigned to all employees can now be automatically pre-selected.
    • Improved handling of employee start dates and default time zone information.
    • Enhanced onboarding validation to support more accurate employee records.

Improved Offboarding Experience

We've introduced enhancements to help administrators manage employee offboarding more confidently.

    • Added contextual warnings for critical offboarding actions.
    • Improved the handling and presentation of Time Off information during offboarding.
    • Enhanced offboarding Time Off summary configuration and notification options.
    • Improved the reliability of offboarding workflows and related notifications.

Employee Profile and Data Management

Employee profile management has been enhanced with additional flexibility and improved data handling.

    • Introduced a Preferred Name option.
    • Improved employee role history and contract information management.
    • Enhanced profile data exports to include additional employee information.
    • Improved support for custom fields and their visibility based on configured permissions.
    • Enhanced employee information auditing and historical data accuracy.

Time Off

Half-Day Public Holidays

We've expanded public holiday functionality to support half-day holidays.

    • Provides greater flexibility when configuring public holidays.
    • Supports organisations with partial-day holiday arrangements.
    • Helps align leave calculations with applicable working schedules and holiday policies.

Annual Leave in Hours

Time Off functionality has been enhanced to support more flexible leave management for employees whose entitlements are measured in hours.

    • Supports hour-based annual leave arrangements.
    • Provides greater flexibility when managing leave durations and allowances.
    • Helps organisations manage different working patterns and leave policies more accurately.

Enhanced Sickness Absence Management

We've introduced improvements to sickness absence recording and administration.

    • Enhanced sickness absence reporting and visibility.
    • Improved the process of recording and updating sickness absence.
    • Added support for sickness-related automated messaging.
    • Improved handling of ongoing sickness absence and relevant approval workflows.

More Flexible Time Off Policy Allocation

Time Off policy configuration has been enhanced to support more flexible employee allocation criteria.

    • Expanded condition-based allocation using AND/OR criteria.
    • Provides greater flexibility when defining which employees are assigned to policies.
    • Reduces manual policy administration for organisations with complex workforce structures.

Enhanced Leave Calendar

We've continued to improve the Leave Calendar to provide a clearer view of workforce availability.

    • Improved the visibility of company blackout dates within the calendar.
    • Enhanced calendar views and filtering.
    • Improved the presentation of overlapping leave requests and partial-day leave.
    • Continued performance improvements for calendars containing large numbers of employees.

Improved Leave Balance and Accrual Management

We've enhanced Time Off calculations and balance management to support more accurate leave records.

    • Improved the handling of projected accruals and carry-forward balances for future leave requests.
    • Enhanced Years of Service allowance calculations based on working-day allocation.
    • Improved leave balance accuracy across different leave cycles.
    • Enhanced the visibility and accuracy of Time Off information for offboarded and reinstated employees.

Learn (LMS)

We've introduced new capabilities across Learn to make course creation, training management, and learner engagement more efficient.

Duplicate Custom Courses

Creating and managing custom courses is now easier with the ability to duplicate existing course content.

    • Administrators can duplicate an existing custom course rather than creating a new one from scratch.
    • Duplicated courses can be adapted to suit different training requirements.
    • Reduces repetitive course setup and helps maintain consistency across learning programmes.

Automated Course Completion Reminders

We've enhanced course completion management with automated reminders and additional administrator controls.

    • Automatic reminders can be sent to employees who have not completed assigned courses.
    • Administrators can manually send course completion reminders when required.
    • Helps organisations keep mandatory training on track and follow up on outstanding learning activities.
    • Supports more consistent training compliance and completion monitoring.

Enhanced Custom Course Quizzes and Email Templates

Custom course configuration has been expanded with additional assessment and communication options.

    • Add quizzes from the Plumm Library and Training Library to custom courses.
    • Select a preferred email template when assigning courses.
    • Provides greater flexibility when creating structured learning experiences.
    • Helps organisations tailor training communications to their requirements.

Improved Learning Reports, Search and Tagging

We've improved course discovery and reporting to provide greater visibility into learning activity.

    • Course reports now include the assignment date, making it easier to track when training was allocated.
    • Enhanced search functionality helps users find relevant learning content.
    • Improved tagging supports better course organisation and discovery.
    • Makes training records easier to review and manage.

eSign

We've introduced enhancements across eSign to provide greater flexibility, visibility, and automation throughout the document-signing process.

Supporting Documents for Signature Requests

eSign requests can now include supporting documentation to provide recipients with additional context.

    • Attach supporting files alongside documents requiring signatures.
    • Allows recipients to review relevant information as part of the signing process.
    • Supports clearer communication and more informed document completion.
    • Reduces the need to share supporting files separately.

Resend Documents and Enhanced Activity Logs

We've improved the management and tracking of outstanding signature requests.

    • Resend documents awaiting signatures with a single action.
    • Access a detailed activity log showing the progress and history of a signature request.
    • Provides greater visibility into document status and signing activity.
    • Helps administrators follow up on outstanding documents more efficiently.

Scheduled eSign Through Task Scheduling

eSign functionality is now integrated with Task Scheduling, enabling more automated document-signing workflows.

    • Configure scheduled eSign tasks using available document templates.
    • Define signing roles and select the appropriate recipients.
    • Automatically send signature requests according to the configured schedule.
    • Signers receive email notifications in the required signing order.
    • Reduces manual administration and supports more consistent document workflows.

Personalised Completion Emails and Signed Document Access

We've enhanced the experience after a document has been fully signed.

    • Personalise completion emails sent to recipients.
    • Recipients can view or download the fully signed document directly from the completion email.
    • Makes completed documents easier to access and retain.
    • Provides a more convenient and consistent signing experience.

Hire (ATS)

We've expanded Hire with new recruitment integrations, smarter automation, and enhanced candidate management capabilities.

Yoti Background Verification Integration

Hire now supports background verification through Yoti, helping organisations manage candidate screening more efficiently.

    • Initiate background verification checks directly from a candidate's profile.
    • Provides a more connected process for managing candidate checks.
    • Supports safer hiring practices and organisational compliance requirements.
    • Reduces the need to manage verification activities separately.

Enhanced Interview Scheduling and Calendar Integration

We've improved interview scheduling to make coordination easier for recruiters and hiring teams.

    • Interview bookings can automatically create calendar events in connected Gmail or Outlook calendars.
    • Interview panels can be edited after an interview has been scheduled.
    • Provides greater flexibility when managing interviewer availability and scheduling changes.
    • Reduces manual calendar administration.

Multiple Locations for Job Vacancies

Recruiters can now manage vacancies covering multiple locations within a single job listing.

    • Associate multiple locations with one vacancy.
    • Supports recruitment across different offices, sites, or geographical areas.
    • Reduces the need to create duplicate vacancies for each location.
    • Makes recruitment pipelines easier to organise and maintain.

AI-Assisted Offer and Contract Autofill

We've enhanced offer and contract preparation with AI-assisted document completion.

    • AI can help populate offer and contract information.
    • Clearly identifies fields that have been completed and those requiring additional input.
    • Reduces repetitive data entry during document preparation.
    • Helps recruiters review and finalise candidate documentation more efficiently.

Hire on Mobile App

We've expanded Hire functionality to the Plumm mobile app, giving recruiters and hiring managers greater flexibility when managing recruitment activities on the go.

    • Access Hire directly from the Plumm mobile app.
    • Provides greater convenience when reviewing recruitment information away from a desktop.
    • Helps recruiters and hiring managers stay connected with ongoing hiring activities.
    • Supports a more flexible and accessible recruitment experience across web and mobile.

Money (Payroll)

We've introduced significant enhancements across Money to provide greater payroll accuracy, flexibility, reporting, and administrative control.

New Payroll Variance Report

A new Variance Report provides greater visibility into changes between payroll runs.

    • Compare pay runs to identify differences in payroll amounts.
    • Helps Payroll teams spot unexpected changes before payroll is committed.
    • Supports more accurate payroll validation and review.
    • Reduces the manual effort involved in comparing payroll data.

Visual Pay Change Indicators

We've enhanced payroll visibility with new visual indicators for pay changes.

    • Green and red arrows highlight increases and decreases in payroll amounts.
    • Makes changes easier to identify during payroll review.
    • Helps administrators quickly recognise differences between pay periods.
    • Provides a clearer and more intuitive payroll review experience.

FTE-Based Salary Calculations and Reporting

Money now supports enhanced salary management using Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) calculations.

    • Calculate employee salaries based on FTE values.
    • Supports more accurate salary management for employees working different hours or arrangements.
    • Introduced a new FTE Salary Changes Report.
    • Provides greater visibility into FTE-related salary adjustments.

Regenerate Payslips and FPS Submissions

We've introduced greater flexibility when managing payroll documents and HMRC submissions.

    • Regenerate employee payslips when required.
    • Regenerate Full Payment Submission (FPS) files on demand.
    • Supports payroll corrections and updated reporting requirements.
    • Helps Payroll teams maintain accurate records and manage HMRC submissions more efficiently.

Edit Completed Payroll with Audit Tracking

System Administrators now have greater flexibility when correcting completed payroll records.

    • Authorised System Administrators can edit completed payroll.
    • Changes are recorded in the payroll audit log.
    • Provides greater accountability and traceability for payroll adjustments.
    • Supports more controlled management of payroll corrections.

PAPDIS Pension File Export

We've enhanced pension reporting with support for PAPDIS file exports.

    • Download the Pension Summary in PAPDIS format.
    • Provides a standardised file for compatible pension providers.
    • Simplifies pension auto-enrolment submissions.
    • Reduces manual preparation of pension contribution information.

Payroll Commit Permissions

We've introduced additional permission controls for committing payroll.

    • Administrators can control which users have permission to commit payroll.
    • Helps restrict critical payroll actions to authorised users.
    • Supports stronger payroll governance and internal controls.
    • Reduces the risk of unauthorised payroll processing.

Enhanced Expenses, Invoices and Benefits Management

We've expanded payroll-related financial administration with improvements to expenses, invoices, and employee benefits.

    • Download multiple expenses and invoices in bulk.
    • Synchronise invoices with a single action.
    • Send employee vehicle benefit information directly into payroll.
    • Reduces repetitive administration and improves consistency between financial records and payroll processing.

Performance

Enhanced Peer Review Nomination Workflow

We've expanded Peer Review functionality to provide a more structured nomination and approval experience.

    • Introduced improved reviewer nomination workflows.
    • Managers can review and manage peer reviewer nominations.
    • Added support for nomination approval and reopening actions.
    • Enhanced nomination visibility within Team Reviews and My Reviews.
    • Expanded peer review nomination functionality within the mobile app.

These improvements make it easier to coordinate peer reviews while giving managers greater control over the nomination process.

Bulk Download of Team Reviews

Managers now have improved options for downloading Team Review information.

    • Added support for downloading multiple Team Reviews as PDFs.
    • Simplifies the process of collecting review documentation.
    • Improved the organisation and formatting of downloaded review files.
    • Supports employee performance record management and auditing.

Automatic Review Assignment Based on Start Date

We've improved event-based review automation for newly added employees.

    • Start-date-based reviews can be triggered when employees are added.
    • Improves consistency in assigning applicable reviews.
    • Reduces the need for manual intervention when managing scheduled performance processes.

Enhanced Review Builder and Scoring

We've continued to improve the Review Builder and review completion experience.

    • Improved handling of rating scales and scale-based questions.
    • Enhanced review form validation and saving.
    • Improved review duplication and assignment settings.
    • Enhanced review completion and manager-facing workflows.

Rota

Enhanced Multiple-Shift Management

We've improved Rota functionality for organisations managing employees with multiple shifts on the same day.

    • Enhanced shift selection when requesting shift changes.
    • Improved the handling of multiple shifts and Day Off arrangements.
    • Improved shift editing and replacement workflows.
    • Enhanced consistency between My Rota, Team Rota, and mobile Rota views.

Improved Shift Audit History

Rota activity tracking has been enhanced to provide greater visibility into scheduling changes.

    • Expanded audit logging for bulk shift assignments.
    • Improved tracking of shift edits and replacements.
    • Provides administrators with a clearer record of scheduling activity.
    • Supports greater accountability when managing workforce schedules.

Timesheets

Improved Timesheet Reporting

We've enhanced Timesheet reporting to provide more consistent and accurate working-hour information.

    • Improved the accuracy of hours displayed in Timesheet reports and downloaded files.
    • Enhanced Project Task Summary and Project Task Hours reporting.
    • Improved decimal precision and hour conversions.
    • Enhanced report data handling for employees across different reporting relationships.

Enhanced Timesheet Imports and Validation

Timesheet imports and validations have been improved to support a wider range of working arrangements.

    • Improved import handling and validation.
    • Enhanced compatibility with temporary and zero-hour working schedules.
    • Improved validation when managers or administrators enter time on behalf of employees.
    • Enhanced consistency between Timesheet records, working schedules, and exported reports.

Project Management

Enhanced Project Task Management

We've improved project task functionality to make task allocation and management more flexible.

    • Enhanced task creation and editing workflows.
    • Improved task assignee selection, including tasks associated with multiple projects.
    • Improved handling of task duplication and employee assignments.
    • Enhanced task validation and overall task management reliability.

These improvements help project managers maintain accurate task assignments and manage project work more efficiently.

Surveys

Enhanced Survey Rating Scales

We've expanded support for scale-based survey questions.

    • Improved support for 0–10 and 1–10 rating scales.
    • Enhanced the configuration and display of scale questions.
    • Improved the presentation of scale responses within survey results.
    • Provides greater flexibility when gathering structured employee feedback.

Improved Survey Automation

Survey scheduling and assignment have been enhanced to reduce manual administration.

    • Improved automatic triggering of start-date-based surveys.
    • Enhanced survey notification workflows.
    • Improved survey form saving and response handling.
    • Improved survey duplication and configuration consistency.

Task Scheduling

Scheduled Feed Posts and Polls

Task Scheduling has been expanded with additional options for managing scheduled Feed content.

    • Added functionality for configuring scheduled Feed posts.
    • Introduced support for scheduled polls with up to 10 answer options.
    • Added audience selection and expiration date configuration.
    • Enhanced notification options for scheduled Feed content.

This helps administrators plan and automate employee communications through the Feed.

Daily Events Digest

We've introduced enhancements to the scheduling and management of Daily Events Digest tasks.

    • Supports the configuration of scheduled event digests.
    • Provides options for selecting relevant employee audiences.
    • Supports event-based communications, including birthdays and employee start dates.
    • Enhances automated communication of important employee events.

Attendance

Enhanced Attendance Reporting and Performance

We've continued to improve Attendance administration and reporting.

    • Improved Attendance and Absence Summary reporting.
    • Enhanced the handling of larger Attendance datasets through pagination improvements.
    • Improved Attendance calendar usability.
    • Enhanced attendance-related notification and configuration workflows.

Reports

Enhanced Custom Reporting

We've expanded reporting flexibility to help organisations access more relevant employee and operational data.

    • Improved support for selecting Custom Fields when creating reports.
    • Enhanced the display of profile custom field information in report results.
    • Improved employee profile data exports.
    • Expanded report field availability for probation-related information.
    • Enhanced reporting accuracy and data presentation.

Absence and Sickness Reporting

We've improved absence-related reporting to provide greater visibility into employee leave and sickness activity.

    • Enhanced absence reporting capabilities.
    • Improved sickness-related report filtering.
    • Improved Time Off reporting across day-based, week-based, and hour-based policies.
    • Enhanced the accuracy of leave and allowance information.

Company Usage and Billing Reporting

We've introduced enhancements to company usage and billing reporting.

    • Improved visibility into company usage information.
    • Enhanced the availability and presentation of billing-related data.
    • Supports easier review of platform usage and subscription information.

Integrations and API Management

Enhanced Company App Management

We've improved company application management to make access administration more efficient.

    • Expanded options for viewing and assigning users through app groups.
    • Enhanced the management of user group assignments.
    • Improved visibility into connected applications and their status.
    • Streamlined app access management for administrators.

SSO and User Provisioning Enhancements

We've enhanced authentication and provisioning workflows.

    • Improved support for onboarding new users in organisations using SSO-only authentication.
    • Enhanced employee information synchronisation through provisioning integrations.
    • Improved handling of connected app user access and assignments.

API Enhancements

We've continued to expand and improve APIs supporting key platform workflows.

    • Enhanced Rota APIs for multiple shifts, Day Off information, and shift changes.
    • Expanded API support for Leave Calendar information.
    • Enhanced candidate file and messaging functionality.
    • Improved API support for Peer Review nominations.

Platform Improvements

Alongside these new capabilities, we've delivered further improvements across the platform, including:

    • Performance optimisations across Time Off, Timesheets, Reviews, and employee management.
    • More consistent search, filtering, and loading behaviour.
    • Improved permission-based visibility of employee and custom field information.
    • Enhanced activity logging and audit accuracy.
    • More reliable notification and email workflows.
    • Improvements to mobile usability and data consistency.
    • General stability, validation, and user experience improvements.

 Mobile App Releases

The October release also brings improvements to the Plumm mobile experience, making it easier for employees and managers to access key functionality while on the move.

Hire

We've expanded Hire to the Plumm mobile app, providing greater flexibility for recruiters and hiring managers.

  • Access Hire directly from the mobile app.
  • Review recruitment information while away from a desktop.
  • Stay connected with ongoing hiring activity.
  • Manage recruitment-related work more conveniently across web and mobile.

Performance

We've expanded Peer Review nomination functionality within the mobile app.

  • Access relevant Peer Review nomination functionality on mobile.
  • Improve visibility into nomination activity.
  • Support a more connected review experience across web and mobile.

Rota

We've enhanced the mobile Rota experience to support more complex scheduling arrangements.

  • Improved presentation of multiple shifts.
  • Enhanced handling of shift changes and Day Off information.
  • Improved consistency between mobile and web Rota views.

General Mobile Improvements

We've continued to improve the mobile experience through usability, performance, and reliability enhancements.

  • Improved navigation and responsiveness.
  • Enhanced consistency of employee information.
  • Improved performance across supported mobile workflows.
  • General stability and user experience improvements.