Additional overtime calculation option added to the Minimum Hours For Full Time OT Hours Distribution work rule item

The Both Consecutive and Weekly OT option is now available for the Minimum Hours For Full Time OT rule item in the Hours Distribution work rule.

When this option is enabled, the rule applies both consecutive-day overtime and weekly overtime calculations together, ensuring that each overtime condition is evaluated correctly. This update aligns the behavior of this rule item with other Hours Distribution rules that already support this option and resolves cases where weekly overtime was not applied as expected after consecutive-day overtime.

This enhancement improves overtime accuracy while maintaining consistent behavior across Hours Distribution work rules.

Date range selection updated for bulk schedule labels

The date range selector in the Apply Labels dialog box of the Employee Schedules screen has been updated to improve performance when applying labels across a date range.

When applying bulk schedule labels, the selected date range is now limited to 31 days. If more than 31 days are selected, the OK button is disabled and an alert message appears at the top of the dialog box indicating that a maximum of 31 days is allowed.

For more information, see Managing labels in Employee Schedules.

Employees can now cancel pending shift pickup requests in the Mobile App

Employees using the Unifocus Mobile App can now cancel employee selection shift pickup requests that are still pending manager approval.

A new Cancel option is available for eligible requests in the Waiting on Others tab of the My Shift Requests screen. When selected, employees can confirm the cancellation and optionally add a comment. Once canceled, the request status is reset, allowing the shift to be requested again if desired.

This enhancement applies only to employee selection pickup requests that have not yet been approved or denied by a manager.

Mobile App now blocks shift swap approvals that violate schedule restrictions

In some instances of previous releases, managers could approve shift swap requests in the Mobile App even when the swap violated a Max Hours On Day Schedule Restriction work rule.

The software has been updated so that when Strict Mode is enabled and a shift swap violates a schedule restriction, the Mobile App now blocks approval and displays the same violation behavior as the desktop application.

Note: This issue did not affect the desktop version of Employee Requests.

Additional overtime calculation option added to the Daily, Weekly, Day Off, Consec Days OT With Min Break Hours Distribution work rule item

The Both Consecutive and Weekly OT option is now available for the Daily, Weekly, Day Off, Consec Days OT With Min Break rule item in the Hours Distribution work rule.

When this option is enabled, the rule applies both consecutive-day overtime and weekly overtime calculations together, ensuring that each overtime condition is evaluated correctly. This update aligns the behavior of this rule item with other Hours Distribution rules that already support this option and resolves cases where weekly overtime was not applied as expected after consecutive-day overtime.

This enhancement improves overtime accuracy while maintaining consistent behavior across Hours Distribution work rules.

Bulk schedule labels in Employee Schedules

You can now apply schedule labels to multiple days at once in the Employee Schedules screen.

A new Apply Labels option is available from the Schedule actions menu () in the Employee view. This option opens a dialog box where you can enter label text and select a start and end date to apply the label across a date range.

This improvement makes it faster and easier to add labels for longer periods (for example, multi-day events or recurring scheduling notes), while still supporting the existing option to add a label to an individual day.

Note: If any labels already exist in the chosen date range, the system will present a warning message that labels will be overwritten.

For more information, see Managing labels in Employee Schedules.

Back-end option added to prevent editing of system-generated earnings

You can now restrict manual changes to earnings that are automatically created by Post Punch work rules.

When this option is enabled, users cannot delete these earnings or change their values on the Review Time Card screen. This restriction applies to all users, including administrators, ensuring that system-generated earnings remain intact and consistent with configured work rules.

Note: Contact your Unifocus Client Success Manager (CSM) if you would like to activate this functionality.

Missed break earnings now post to the shift date

In some instances of previous releases, missed break earnings created by the Missing Break Post Punch work rule were posted to the attestation date instead of the shift date.

The software has been updated so that missed break earnings are now posted to the correct shift start date, including for overnight shifts, ensuring that earnings appear on the appropriate day on the employee’s time card.

Missed break earnings now include the correct rate

In some instances of previous releases, missed break earnings created by the Missing Break Post Punch work rule were added to the time card without a rate.

The software has been updated so that missed break earnings now apply the appropriate job rate, ensuring that the earning amount is calculated correctly based on the configured hours.

Resolved issue with unexpected work rule parameter updates

In some instances of previous releases, work rule parameters could be updated unexpectedly by the system. In these scenarios, work rules could appear to change without user action, and audit records showed updates that were not possible through the user interface. This behavior could also cause downstream processes, such as pay period recalculations, to fail.

The software has been updated so that work rule configurations are no longer modified automatically, and updates now occur only through intended user actions.

Keyboard navigation added to flow pattern editing

In Flow Patterns, you can now use your keyboard to navigate and edit fields on the Add Flow Pattern dialog box and the Edit Flow Pattern pane.

Use Tab, Shift+Tab, and arrow keys to move between editable cells, making it faster and easier to enter and update values without relying on the mouse. Existing values are automatically selected when you move between cells, and focus remains in the active field as you continue editing.

This improvement applies to both the Edit By Percentages and Edit By Units tabs in the dialog box and pane.

Improvement to schedule notifications

This release introduces a new enhancement to scheduling-related notifications. All messages triggered by schedule changes are being refined in phases to ensure greater accuracy, clearer language, and fewer unnecessary alerts.

The following notification improvements are included in this release:

• Shifts are removed during Generate Schedules when Clear Schedules is selected.

Note: Generic notifications are no longer sent when changes are made to schedules that have already been published.

Event number is now required for planned events

When adding or editing a planned event on the Events screen, Event # is now a required field.

• A red asterisk indicates that Event # is required.

• You cannot save the event if the field is blank, and the screen displays the standard “Field is required” message.

• Event # now has a maximum length of 50 characters, with standard validation messaging when the limit is exceeded.

Duplicate event numbers are now validated in planned events

The Events screen now prevents saving a planned event with an event number that is already in use for the property.

If you enter a duplicate event number when adding or editing a planned event, an error message is displayed and the event remains open so you can correct the value before saving.

Audit details improved for labor standard changes

Audit information for changes made on the Labor Standards screen has been enhanced to provide clearer and more useful details. These improvements make it easier to understand what was changed and help users better review and track updates to labor standards.

Enhancements to employee reconcile: pay group audit trail

This release introduces improvements to the Employee Reconcile process in the Employee Maintenance, specifically around managing and auditing changes to employee Pay Groups.

New Pay Group Changes tab

To improve visibility and auditability of these updates, a new Pay Group Changes tab has been added to the Employee Reconcile screen. This tab appears during the reconcile process and displays a list of employees whose pay group was changed because of reconciliation.

The tab includes the following columns:

• Name

• EmpID

• Old Pay Group

• New Pay Group

If no changes are detected, the message "No records to show" will appear.

These enhancements provide administrators with greater transparency and control during the employee data reconciliation process.

Viewing scheduled shifts associated with events

In the Events screen, you can now view scheduled shifts that are linked to events. When an event is selected, a new View Shifts option opens a details pane showing all scheduled shifts associated with that event. You can access this pane either by selecting the View Shifts button at the top of the screen or by right-clicking the event and choosing View Shifts from the menu.

For each associated shift, the pane displays:

• Employee name

• Shift start and end times

• Job assignment (Department > Job Name)

Shifts are displayed one day at a time, with a date selector to review different days. From the pane, you can also remove an event association from a scheduled shift as needed.

Column sorting added to Review Time Card audits

You can now sort the table on the Audits tab of the Review Time Card screen. Column sorting (A–Z) allows you to organize audit entries more easily and quickly find specific changes or actions.

Split-second timestamps in Review Time Card audits

The Audits tab on the Review Time Card screen now displays timestamps with split-second precision. To help distinguish actions performed nearly simultaneously, the Changed on column includes milliseconds formatted to three decimal places.

Example:

• Previous format: 12:01 PM

• New format: 12:01.023 PM

This enhancement improves audit accuracy and makes it easier to determine the exact sequence of time card changes.