What's new in SolaHR · SolaHR

This page lists what changed in SolaHR since the guides were last updated on 5 October 2026, newest day first. Each line says in plain words what is different for you and links to the page that explains it in full. If a screen you know looks different, find its date here.

Changes made before 5 October are already described in the page they belong to. Everything below is live today.

Changes since 5 October 2026

12 October

The account menu has a Documentation tile, with the black Solavel logo, after your other apps. It opens these SolaHR guides in a new tab, and it is shown even when you have no other apps, see SolaHR overview.
The approve dialog for additional earnings now says Approve additional earning, see Additional Earnings.
In Approvals, resignations open with Open request and end-of-service cases with Open departure case, so the button says where it goes, see Approvals.
After Save all in bulk attendance entry you land on the roster for the day you entered, not today, see Attendance.
The missing-punch setting is labelled Missing punch grace period (minutes) in Attendance Defaults, see Settings.
The employee form and the profile both call the default schedule Main organization schedule, see Employees.
The employee portal only shows tabs HR allows and your plan includes, see Employee portal.
Resignations are now a list of rows, and every request has its own page with progress steps, the employee's reason, and a decision panel, see Resignations.
Every time an employee sends a resignation (the first time and after a return for changes) it is kept as a separate submission with its own reason, last day and file, see Resignations.
Resignation attachments appear as file cards with Preview and Download, see Resignations.
The decision panel on a resignation lets you confirm the last working day and approve, return for changes or reject, with notes required for return and reject, see Resignations.
In the employee portal, My Resignation now sits after Documents, and a returned request pre-fills the form and shows the earlier submissions, see Employee portal.
The employee portal has an updates bell with an unseen count and badges on the tabs, see Employee portal.
Every failed save in the portal now shows a clear message, and resignation actions confirm with a message too, see Employee portal.
Employees can turn on device notifications; they arrive only while the portal is open in a browser tab, because true background push is not built yet, see Employee portal.

11 October

End of Service is now an audited departure workflow with company departure rules, an itemized settlement built from your records, a second-person approval, recorded and reversible payments, and automatic end of employment, see End of Service.
An approved resignation opens an End of Service case with the confirmed last working day, see Resignations.
Approved overtime can be paid separately before payroll, and payroll shows it as Overtime already paid and subtracts it from what remains to pay, see Overtime and Payroll Runs.
Attendance locations can be assigned to everyone, to chosen departments or people, with individual exclusions, see Attendance locations.
Each employee's profile has an Allowed attendance locations card where you add or remove sites for that person, see Attendance locations.
The Main work schedule now mirrors your attendance defaults, cannot be deleted, and other schedules are assigned to employees on top of it, see Work schedules.
The employee profile is a compact dashboard with a summary band, shortcuts, a Work schedule card showing the effective schedule, and a portal panel, see Employees.
Team access now explains each role with what it can do, cannot do and which employees it covers, see Team access.

10 October

Holidays work end to end: they have a status and a scope (whole organization or chosen departments), can have staff on holiday duty, and attendance, the dashboard, leave and payroll all follow the same calendar, see Holidays.
Approvals is one inbox for every pending request, grouped by HR section, with one table for the selected type and the decisions taken in place, see Approvals.
The dashboard has an Awaiting your approval card, see Dashboard.
Variable Pay is now Additional Earnings, with a fixed amount or a percentage of a named salary basis, a server-side calculation and a live payroll preview, see Additional Earnings.
The account menu has a Solavel Portal card and your other apps, which open in a new tab, see SolaHR overview.
Choosing the organization you are already in from the organization switcher now does nothing, see SolaHR overview.
Row actions use a single icon-only ⋯ button, menus and pickers are no longer cut off by tables, and table headings stay in view while you scroll, see SolaHR overview.
The daily attendance roster labels In and Out, shows "Holiday — no shift" on holidays, and marks holiday work for review after check-out, see Attendance.
The top bar and its menus size correctly on small screens, and the temporary sidebar closes when the window width changes, see SolaHR overview.

7 October

SolaHR has a full top bar with the organization logo, quick add, notifications, report a problem, language and theme, and the sidebar sections read as headers with their pages grouped, see SolaHR overview.
Every HR page now uses the full width of the window with the same spacing, see SolaHR overview.
Leave no longer charges days off or public holidays, and HR and employees are told which days are not deducted, see Leave.
Each employee has one phone in the portal, with a one-tap Connect this phone before the PIN is created, and a browser used by another employee is refused, see Employee portal.
Every tab of the employee portal was fixed (language, dates, errors, money, actions) and the layout was polished for phones, see Employee portal.
Saving an employee is reliable: the welcome email is optional and sent after saving, duplicate names, phones and emails are checked within your organization, and errors are readable, see Employees.
The employee form shows country names and asks for Jordan social security only for Jordan, see Employees.
The attendance roster lists everyone who punched on the day, see Attendance.
Attendance before an employee's start date is refused everywhere, and the employee portal says when attendance opens, see Attendance.
The payroll page no longer fails when several parts of it load at once, see Payroll Runs.

6 October

New workspaces start with a guided Set up SolaHR review of company details, payroll currency and attendance rules, see Workspace setup.
The payroll currency of a new workspace comes from Finance and must be confirmed, see Payroll Settings.
The organization logo is shared with your apps and printed on HR documents, see Settings.
Settings explain each payroll field in plain words, and new salary structures start with your saved currency and pay frequency, see Settings and Payroll Settings.
Lateness is priced by a rule you choose: the employee's hourly pay times a multiplier, or the older fixed amount, see Settings.
Attendance has a daily register of everyone employed on a day, a per-workday review, and a monthly sheet, see Attendance and Attendance review.
A day can have several work intervals, and overnight shifts are measured against the employee's own schedule, see Attendance.
Attendance is decided only after the workday is over, and missing check-outs are flagged, see Attendance review.
Payslips, advance vouchers and cash sheets share one branded, bilingual print system with templates, acknowledgments, signed copies and email delivery, see Documents and printing.
Every filter and field across SolaHR has a visible label, see SolaHR overview.
Date-scoped modules respect employment dates, and payroll gaps for past months are visible, see Payroll Runs.

5 October (after the last guide update)

Payroll months can be generated for the past from saved records, payroll settings are kept with dates, and a leaver is paid pro rata or through the settlement, see Payroll Runs.
Approved attendance deductions and overtime go into payroll once, or into the next open payroll as an adjustment when the month is finalized, see Attendance review.
Advance dates, repayment months and payroll runs are separate, and a repayment month can be changed with a reason, see Advances.
Department Managers can review team leave evidence and complete onboarding tasks for their own reports, see Team access.
Leave, dashboards and attendance count days with the employee's own working calendar, see Leave and Dashboard.