What's New - Powerpay 6.27

Welcome to the 6.27 release notes. Review the information for details relating to the 6.27 release. If you prefer, you can view a PDF version of the release notes.

New Functionality in Powerpay

A new Self Service Timesheet report is available on the Daily Hours Reports page.Closed From the Reports menu, select Daily Hours Reports. for timesheet entries saved after April 2, 2025.

Use the Self Service Timesheet Audit report to view the Daily Hours timesheet entries and transactions entered in Self Service by employees and managers.

To view the report:

  1. Go to the Daily Hours Reports page.Closed From the Reports menu, select Daily Hours Reports.

  2. In the Pay Period field, select a pay period that contains Daily Hours timesheet entries.

  3. Click the download icon .

    The report is provided in Excel format.

New Functionality in Self Service

The manager’s To Do list on the Home page of Self Service displays all Timesheet Approval Requests for employees that reports to them as defined on the

Timesheet Approval Requests are sorted by Status (warning icon) then by Due Date (oldest to newest).

The To Do list is sorted by Timesheet Approval Requests, Time Off Requests, then Documents.

The Due Date for the timesheet approval is associated with the Submit for Processing By date for the associated pay period.

  • If system date is less than or equal to Due Date, a yellow “To Do” warning icon displays.

  • If system date is greater than Due Date, a red “Overdue” warning icon displays.

Once a To Do item is actioned, it is moved from the To Do tab to the History tab. The History tab displays an Action Taken On date.

Managers can add, edit, delete and save Daily hours for any employee that reports to them as defined on the This feature is beneficial when an employee cannot submit their hours because they are off sick or locked out of Self Service.

Daily hours are editable in Self Service by a manager when the current pay period or next pay period is open, and the timesheet is not submitted prior to the submit for processing deadline.

If multiple users are editing the same timesheet at the same time, the user that clicks Save first will have their changes accepted. Other users will receive an error message.

Data has been saved by another user. Click here to refresh the data.

Changes made for an employee for hours for a given date or pay code display in Self Service on the My Timesheet page.Closed From the Time menu, select My Timesheet. and in Powerpay on the Daily Hours Dashboard page.Closed From the People menu, select Daily Hours Dashboard.

Add or edit hours on behalf of an employee (Manager)

  1. Go to the My Team's Timesheets page.Closed From the Time menu, select My Team's Timesheets. or click the Timesheet icon on the homepage.

  2. Click the hours link to open a detailed list of the hours entered for the desired employee.

    The employee’s timesheet opens.

  3. Add or edit hours as applicable.

  4. Click Save or Submit.

New Enhancements in Powerpay

The following functionality is supported for payrolls migrated to the Dayforce payroll engine.

  • Federal, Provincial and Support garnishment orders with a requirement to apply minimum subsistence rules, a monthly target or a reducing target can be accommodated.

  • These garnishments will calculate on a regular run for Regular and Second payments.

Powerpay currently displays a warning message on the Hire/Profile page (Payroll > Hire/Profile) or the Compensation tab (People > People List > Compensation) when a value entered for an employee’s Federal or Provincial Exemption is less than the basic amount.

Message:

The amount entered in the Federal Tax Exemption and Provincial Tax Exemption section is less than the tax exemption for the calendar year. It will be used to calculate ongoing taxes. Prior to the first pay of the new year, advise your employee to provide an updated Personal Tax Credit form, and update the tax exemption amount in Powerpay.

A new warning message displays on the Payroll Preview page (Process > Payroll Preview) that lists employees whose Federal and/or Provincial Tax Exemption values are below the basic amount, allowing you to review and address them as needed before your payroll is processed.

Message:

The following employees have Federal and/or Provincial Tax Exemption amounts below this year’s Basic Exemption. Review these amounts to ensure their tax withholdings are accurate and to avoid discrepancies during tax filing at year-end.

New Enhancements in Self Service

After a timesheet is submitted, no further edits or additions are allowed to the timesheet in Self Service. When you click Submit on the My Timesheet page.Closed From the Time menu, select My Timesheet., or My Team's Timesheets page.Closed From the Time menu, select My Team's Timesheets., a warning message now displays for confirmation that all required changes are complete.

If the combination of daily hours entered and a time off request for the same day exceed 24 hours a warning message displays.

Time Off plus timesheet total cannot exceed 24.00 in a day.