Product update · August 2026
More control and confidence when running payroll
Review the Workmax payroll changes designed to give teams clearer checks, stronger approvals and more dependable payroll operations.
Product improvement
Review payroll before it is finalised
Workmax added pay-period approvals, year-to-date review and guarded reopening workflows to the payroll workspace.
Teams can see outstanding checks, understand sign-off and make guarded corrections before payroll is finalised.
Available in: Payroll
Available in Workmax Payroll to users with permission to review and manage pay periods.
Product improvement
Prepare payroll outputs with less rework
Cost-centre journal exports, pension readiness workflows and automatic pension assessment were added across several releases.
The connected workflow reduces manual hand-offs when preparing payroll outputs and pension activity.
Available in: Payroll, Pensions
Available in Workmax Payroll; pension and journal options depend on the organisation’s payroll and pension setup.
Product improvement
Handle more statutory pay work inside Workmax
Releases added EPS lifecycle support and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay across payroll and time-off workflows.
Payroll teams can keep more statutory pay and RTI activity inside a guided Workmax process.
Available in: Payroll, RTI
Available through Workmax Payroll where the relevant HMRC and statutory-pay setup applies.
Together, these releases add clearer review controls, more connected payroll preparation and guided statutory workflows. Availability follows each organisation’s payroll configuration, provider setup and assigned user permissions.
Release details and traceability
Released 21 March 2026 to 2 August 2026
Source releases: v2026.19.1, v2026.59.1, v2026.60.2, v2026.71.3, v2026.80.3
