Welcome back to the June edition of the Employment Hero product update. It’s hard to believe that we’re more than halfway through the year (seriously, where did the time go…?), which means one thing – we’re rounding up the latest and greatest product updates over the past month.
So, what’s new? We’ve launched SmartMatch, introduced internal job postings, a new shift bidding feature, a whole bunch of widgets to the dashboard, increased customisation in performance reviews and lots more. It’s all here and ready for you to use in-platform – let’s get to it!
Introducing SmartMatch
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
At Employment Hero, we’re driven by one mission – to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. And SmartMatch is the latest way we’re helping SMEs do just that.
We all know that the hiring process can be a challenging road, filled with stacks of applications and time-consuming screening. But what if it didn’t have to be? With SmartMatch, we’ve introduced a smarter way to recruit.
Thanks to our continually evolving AI, SmartMatch matches you with top talent for every role in your business by connecting you with work-ready candidates from our candidate network.
SmartMatch works by connecting you with relevant candidates for jobs that you’re hiring for, and roles that you may not have yet thought about. This means that you can be matched with candidates for your existing roles, helping to rapidly accelerate your ability to find and hire new employees.
Whether you’re looking to expand on additional teams, create more depth to existing functions, or replace employees who are leaving, SmartMatch is the most efficient way to connect with candidates
Please note: SmartMatch is currently available on Beta in Malaysia.
Learn more about managing your SmartMatch candidates or read through some common SmartMatch FAQs.
Introducing internal job postings
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
Wanting to hire from within your organisation? We’ve just made it a whole lot easier.
Now, when posting a job to Swag Jobs, you have an additional option to publish the job advertisement to internal employees only. Employees can view and apply for available internal roles from the Career pillar in the Swag app.
Learn more about job postings. 
Meet the new Shift Bidding feature in Rostering
Available for the following HR plans: Platinum
Wanting to give your team more flexibility when it comes to shifts? Meet our new Shift Bidding feature in Rostering.
The new Shift Bidding feature allows you to create open shifts for employees to claim their shifts. The shift will be automatically assigned to the first employee who claims the shift.
You can also configure bidding cut-off time and notification reminders. Go to Time > Rostering Management > Rostering Settings to turn on shift bidding.
Learn more about Shift Bidding. 
Updated direct messaging feature in the Recruitment module
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
Communication is key when it comes to hiring, which is why we’ve upgraded the direct messaging feature in the Recruitment module. Now, it’s even easier for you to communicate with candidates in-platform and keep them across key updates in the hiring process.
You can now format text, add attachments and bulk-send direct messages to candidates.
Learn more about direct messaging in the Recruitment module.
We’ve added a whole new bunch of widgets and features to the dashboard
We’ve given the Employment Hero dashboard an upgrade. Now, you can create a more customised dashboard for an improved user experience that suits you.
For Standard and Premium customers, you’ll find two new widgets:
Leave calendar widget
Admins and managers can view pending and approved leave in a simple calendar view directly from the dashboard.
Quick actions widget
Gain easy access to frequently used actions like adding employees, policies, documents, timesheets and more.
For our Platinum customers, you’ll see the above widgets, plus the following:
Pin frequently used reports
Pin your most used reports to your dashboard to easily find the information you need. Simply navigate to ‘Add Report’ at the top of your dashboard to add up to five reports.
Celebrations widget
Admins, owners and managers of platinum customers can also see birthdays and work anniversaries in the new Celebrations widget on the dashboard.
Introducing the new ‘Certification Number’ field
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
Do you have roles in your organisation that require specific certifications? We’ve added an extra field to the upload process to make it easier to verify the validity of certifications.
You can now activate an optional ‘Certification Number’ field to allow employees to include this information when adding a certification, eliminating the need to capture this information manually. The certification number will also be included in reports, simplifying your compliance efforts.
Increased customisation in performance reviews
Available for the following HR plans: Premium, Platinum
We’ve added an extra layer of customisation and flexibility to performance reviews to help you create the perfect experience for your team.
When creating a new performance review period, you can now select if the primary manager, secondary manager or both managers need to complete the performance review for an employee. This customisation is perfect for teams who have employees who work more closely with their secondary manager and therefore should also be included in the performance review process.
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