What's New - Powerpay 5.5

• Rapid Entry: The Rapid Entry grid in the new Powerpay design has been updated to allow for faster keying and to provide a clearer indication of where the focus is at all times.

• Deduction & Contribution Codes: The deduction and contribution codes now display in alongside the description on the Deductions & Contributions page. From the Payroll menu, select Regular Payment > Deductions & Contributions. to allow you to easily locate items on your payroll register.

• Company Level Messages: For clarity, the ‘Company level message for pay stubs’ label on the Edit Pay Period page. From the Pay Period page, click the Pay Period Number. now displays as ‘Message to print on pay statements for all employees for this payroll run’.

• Garnishments

  • For clarity, the label for the name of the individual, institution or government agency to which the garnishment is payable (the claimant) now displays ‘Payable To’ on the Garnishments page. From the Payroll menu, select Garnishments. and Garnishment Setup page. From the Payroll menu, select Garnishments > Add New Garnishment..

  • The ‘On the first payroll run, enter the total amount owing for this garnishment’ field label for the Reducing Target Amount required option in the Target Information section on the Garnishment Setup page. From the Payroll menu, select Garnishments > Add New Garnishment. has been updated to ‘Original Target Amount’ in the new Powerpay design.

• Hours Per Pay: For clarity, the ‘Standard Hours Per Pay’ label in the Compensation section on the Employee Profile page. From the Payroll menu, select Hire/Profile > Employee Profile. and New Hire page. From the Payroll menu, select Hire/Profile > New Hire. has been updated to ‘Hours per Pay’.

Employee Reports can now be exported to a spreadsheet using the new Spreadsheet button.

The Country drop down list has been expanded to include all countries, not just Canada and the United States.

When an employee is terminated, Powerpay will no longer change the final pay statement from electronic delivery to printed copy.

To save you time and effort, a new Download feature enables you to consolidate multiple pay statements or multiple year end forms into one zip file, eliminating the time consuming task of downloading each statement/form manually one at a time.

A 'rate the app' feature is now available for Powerpay Self Service on Apple iOS devices.

Employee Reports can now be exported to a spreadsheet using the new Spreadsheet button.

This feature is available for all Employee Reports:

• General Information
• Birth Dates
• Remuneration
• Distribution

Note: This functionality is only available using the new Powerpay design.

To ensure you complete activation when Self Service is enabled for your payroll, a message now displays on the Data Verification page. From the Process menu, select Data Verification. when the Enable Pay Statements and Tax Forms in Self Service option is not selected on the Self Service Options page. From the Company menu, select Self Service > Self Service Options.

To complete the Self Service activation for your payroll:

1. Click on the Self Service Options link in the message or navigate to the Self Service Options page. From the Company menu, select Self Service > Self Service Options.
2. Select the Enable Pay Statements andTax Forms in Self Service checkbox.
3. Click Save.

Employee pay statements and tax forms will be available in Self Service starting the next payroll run.

The Download feature enables you to consolidate multiple pay statements or multiple year end forms into one zip file, eliminating the time consuming task of downloading each statement/form manually one at a time.

To create a multi-pay statement download in Powerpay Self Service:

1. Navigate to the Earnings page.
2. Select the Earnings Statements tab.
3. Click Select All to include all statements in the zip file, or select individual statements to include.
4. Click Download.

All of the available selected statements are included in one zip file and downloaded. The statements/forms are all located in folders by year.

To create a multi-year end form download in Powerpay Self Service:

1. Navigate to the Earnings page.
2. Select the Year End Forms tab.
3. Click Select All to include all year end forms in the zip file, or select individual forms to include.
4. Click Download.

All of the available selected forms are included in one zip file and downloaded. The forms are all located in folders by year.

The Country drop down list, on the following pages, has been expanded to include all countries, not just Canada and the United States.

• Employee Profile page. From the Payroll menu, select Hire/Profile > Employee Profile.

• New Hire page. From the Payroll menu, select Hire/Profile > New Hire.

• New Hire page. From the Company menu, select Defaults > New Hire.

• Emergency Contact page. From the HR menu, select Emergency Contact.

When an employee is terminated, their pay statement and tax form selections in Powerpay Self Service are retained, and Powerpay no longer changes the final pay statement from electronic delivery to printed copy.

When ‘Amended’, the serial number for amended ROEs (Box 2) now begin with 'S' to ensure they are not rejected by Service Canada.

Note: Applicable to individual status changes only. Does not apply to Mass Status Change functionality.

The Country drop down list on the Profile page now includes all countries, not just Canada and the United States.

Expand all and Collapse all buttons have been added to the the Earning Statements and Year-End Forms pages, allowing you to fully expand or collapse the folders with a single click. The Expand All option expands all of the folders. Collapse All closes all open folders.

The Filter icon now displays on the Earnings Statements and Year-End Forms pages adjacent to the filter button.