What’s New

This update focuses on making attendance more reliable, employee information easier to manage, and everyday navigation simpler.

Attendance & Workforce Management

Employee Management

User Experience

This update focuses on making attendance corrections clearer and keeping employee data cleaner and more reliable.

Attendance & Workforce Management

This release focuses on giving HR teams more flexibility in managing attendance, leave, payroll, and employee data.

Workforce & Attendance Management

Payroll Management

Leave Management

Employee Data Management

These updates focus on making data management more flexible, performance evaluations more structured, and reporting easier to customize.

Asset Management

Performance Management

Attendance & Reporting

This release brings more automation, better visibility, and a smoother HR experience for both employees and administrators.

Employee Experience

• Never miss a special occasion with scheduled birthday and work anniversary notifications

• Employees can now request advance salaries through a dedicated workflow, with built-in approval management

Workforce Management & Insights

• Managers can now access an executive attendance report for a clearer view of workforce attendance

• Workflow insights now include employee location tracking, providing better visibility into field activities

Platform Enhancements

• Finding settings is now easier with the new search functionality in GleamHR Settings

Workforce Management Enhancements

• You now have full control over where attendance is marked with IP-based restrictions for web check-ins

• Managing past records is no longer a workaround — manual timestamp support makes corrections straightforward

• Geo-fencing is now smarter and more practical, with configuration at both the branch and employee level

• Attendance status is now visible directly on the dashboard, so decisions don’t wait on reports

Payroll & Compensation Improvements

• Department managers can now run payroll calculations themselves — cutting delays and dependency on HR

• Leave balances are now aligned with assigned policies, removing guesswork and improving accuracy

HR Administration & Visibility

• Uploading handbook documents is simpler — PDFs can now be added without unnecessary steps

• Announcements are now fully in your control with scheduling and deactivation options

• Employee imports are more reliable, with complete field mapping and rollback protection if something breaks

Security & Infrastructure

• “Remember Me” reduces login friction, especially for daily users

• Cloudflare DNS management is now fully automated across the tenant lifecycle — one less thing to worry about operationally

Workforce Management Enhancements
• Added breaktime within attendance reporting for improved workforce monitoring
• Enabled HR to apply leave on behalf of employees for better administrative control
Payroll & Compensation Improvements
• Added structured bonus and deduction classifications for improved payroll governance
HR Administration & Visibility
• Expanded HR visibility into employee personal profiles
• Introduced a bulk employee reporting structure management to streamline organizational updates
Security & User Experience
• Added an enhanced user authenticity verification layer in the Mobile App
• Increased People Module performance for faster workforce data access.

• Admin/Custom Role can generate payroll batch on the basis of pay schedule.
• Admin/Custom Role can view history of a batch.
• Payroll Approver can change status of one or more payrolls at the same time to pay/hold/reject while viewing payrolls in a batch and approve/disapprove a batch.
• Admin/Custom Role/Payroll Approver can view the actual number of payrolls available in a batch except hold/reject.
• Admin/Custom Role/Payroll Approver can view the actual number of payrolls available in a batch.
• Admin/Custom Role/Payroll Approver can view the actual amount of all payrolls available in a batch.
• Admin/Custom Role/Payroll Approver can view the actual amount of all payrolls available in a batch except hold/reject.
• System verifies domain and then creates a tenant and POC in system against details received from gleamhr.com.
• Only one company detail can be added in system.
• As an Admin/Custom Role, I should be able to set mobile attendance permission in attendance type with geofencing
• User can set permanent address same as current address.
• System displays employee mobile number with their payroll in payroll batch.
• Master Admin can review and approve newly added tenant through gleamhr.com.
• System creates database and domain when a tenant is approved.
• Admin/Custom Role can select different field types for custom questions while creating/editing job.
• Master Admin can only access system using specified domain.

• Admin/Custom role can generate payrolls in batch form.
• Approver/Admin/Custom role can delete a batch anytime.
• Approver/Admin/Custom role can view payrolls available in a batch.
• Approver/Admin/Custom role can export payrolls in a batch.
• Approver/Admin/Custom role can view a dropdown filter with batches on top of batches table.
• Admin/Custom role can send a batch for approval through a button after reviewing payrolls in a batch.
• Admin/Custom role can re-create a same batch.
• Improvements in work from home listing.
• Improvements in flight risk score module.

• Master admin user added in system.
• Admin can view flight risk score for all employees.
• Admin can manage access for flight risk scores for custom roles.
• Admin can manage access for flight risk scores for individual users.
• Admin can view report for the employees flight risk score history.
• Admin can view employees' flight risk scores from the AI retention module.
• Master admin can add a client as a tenant in Gleam HR.
• Master admin can view all tenants.
• Master admin can enable/disable a tenant.
• Master admin can add types for POCs.
• Master admin can delete types for POCs.
• Master admin can edit types for POCs.
• Master admin can add multiple POCs for a client.
• Removed multiple instances of GleamHR from server and use of single instance of GleamHR for multiple companies to achieve multitenancy.
• System can manage multiple companies databases from a centralized location.
• Admin can view applicants suitability scores from the AI recruitment module.
• Admin can view the parsed details of job applicants from their CVs.
• Approval approver can see approval history on approval notification.
• Master admin can enable/disable the AI recruitment module for a tenant.
• Master admin can create a plan type.
• Master admin can edit a plan type.
• Master admin can create a free plan for a client.
• Master admin can delete a plan type.
• Master admin can assign the plan for a tenant.
• Master admin can edit a plan.
• Master admin can create a trial plan for a client.
• Master admin can create a plan for tenants to subscribe.
• Master admin can add or remove modules to a specific plan.
• Master admin can enable/disable the AI retention module for a tenant.
• Master admin can add/edit a payment method to GleamHR for tenants.
• Admin can set a schedule for administering a satisfaction survey.
• Master admin can assign a time duration for a free plan.
• Master admin can assign a time duration for a trial plan.
• Master admin can view the usage of the AI retention module for a tenant.
• Master admin can view the usage of the AI recruitment module for a tenant.
• Master admin can add employee job and employment status details while creating/editing employee.
• Improvements in CV parsing module.
• Master admin can generate a report for the subscription history of a client.
• Master admin can add a manual payment method for a tenant.
• Master admin can switch the payment method for a tenant from manual to online recurring.
• Master admin can add payment proof for a client whose payment method is manual.
• Master admin can set a notification schedule for a client on a free plan to remind them when their free plan duration is ending.
• Master admin can set a notification schedule for a client on a trial plan to remind them when their trial plan duration is ending.
• System can auto create sub-domain for tenant from GoDaddy through API.
• System restricts tenants to add a number of employees as per assigned plan.
• Master admin can assign a payment schedule to a plan.
• Enhancements on holidays page and addition of calendar button with holiday.
• Addition of employees father name field.
• Master admin can set a notification schedule for a client to remind them when there payment is due whose payment method is manual.

• Admin/Custom Role, can see employees reimbursement approvals history.
• The admin/Custom Role, can add approval for the asset requests.
• System includes updated functionality of ML modules.
• Employee can submit satisfaction test.
• Reorganization of  sidebar menu items.
• Removal of time off type for simplification of time off module.
• Manager receives notification when subordinate employees request for time off.
• Manager receives notification a day before when subordinate employee will be going on leave.
• System can handle broken approval for time off requests.
• System can manage multiple companies from a single instance of GleamHR using multitenancy.
• System updates temporary payrolls when time off request status turns to approved.
• Admin/Custom Role, can add approval for the asset maintenance requests.
• Applicants page load time reduced.
• System automatically adds asset deduction amounts to payroll when according to asset policy.when asset is damaged/lost etc.
• Employee can login GleamHR mobile app.
• Activation/deactivation of Gleam HR modules.  

• Employee can request timeoff cancellation after time off approval.
• Manager receives leave request notification.
• Reduction in generate all payrolls page loading time.
• Admin/Custom Role, can add approval for the work-from-home requests.
• Manager/Custom role can approve and disapprove work-from-home requests.
• Employee receiveds a notification when her/his employment status is changed.
• System sends contact us mail to multiple clients.
• Admin/HR receives notification of the information update.
• Approval requested by as well as requested for name appears in approval request.
• Applicant can add his/her mobile number.
• Addition of designation, department and location filter on applicants page.

• Reorganization of sidebar menu items.
• New employee, receives welcome email.
• Addition of employee username in the system.
• Employee is notified when his/her role is changed.
• Job applicant can be deleted from the system.
• Separation of birthdays and anniversaries in celebration section of the dashboard.
• Admin/Custom Role, can see employees all approvals histories.
• Manager can view employee approval history for those features for which he/she has permissions.
• Employee can login using his/her username.
• Device and web application attendance permission can be given to employees.
• Custom role can set payroll processed status.
• UI to manage attendance device details.
• The admin/Custom Role can see employees payroll approvals history.
• Improvements in export attendance sheet.
• Automatic payroll generation.
• Attached bill can be viewed in reimbursement.
• File extension validation in documents and employee documents.

• Integration of ZKTeco attendance device with GHR.
• Admin can view attendance updates on dashboard.
• Addition of functionality to notify support if ZKTeco device is unable to connect with the system within 10 minutes.
• Desired job location option available to an applicant applying for a job.
• Auto Incremented employee ID.
• HR can set organogram in the system.
• Current employee status count visible to admin/HR on dashboard.
• Employee can get email with the salary slip.
• Organizational chart visible to the employees.

• Employee salary management module.
• One click payroll generation.
• Manager can request Reimbursement Amount for an employee.
• HR can make decisions on Reimbursement for an employee.
• Addition of Reimbursement amount for an employee by HR.
• Admin/HR can add tax slabs.
• Admin/HR can add job applicants.
• Admin/HR can export employees.
• Automatic Payroll generation enable/disable option for an HR.
• Employee can make request for Reimbursement amount.
• Payroll details can be viewed by an employee.
• Addition of approval for payroll.
• Admin/HR can view and download attendance reports.
• Admin/HR can view and download time off report.
• Admin has approval option for payment of expenses.
• Employee can add multiple images as expense proof.
• Addition of financial year to the system for an admin.
• HR can approve/disapprove payroll with taxation.
• Employee can mark attendance from dashboard.

• Employee can request for an asset.
• Employee can request for maintenance of an asset.
• Admin/HR can track asset history.
• Addition of employment status option in approval module.
• Admin can view employee duration in the system.

• Enhancement in hiring packet for onboarding module.
• Inactive Employee's Policy.
• As an HR/admin, management of assets.
• Integration of multiple modules In the approval module. 
• Email notification feature in approval module.
• Addition of Multiple approvers in the approval module.
• Admin/employee success notification enhancement for all modules. 
• Admin will manage asset lost/damage policy.
• Email template enabling & candidate updation 
• Throttle login if 5 login attempts are failed
• OTP generation for Login through email.
• HR/admin, the addition of health card for employees in the employee section.
• Improvements for the hiring modules.
• AMS updations.
  

• Updates for jobs module.
• Employees can see the benefit plan assigned by the admin in the benefits tab.
• Users can view detailed job descriptions (creation of job show page).
• Applicants can view the list & apply for current job openings.
• Improvements in the benefit module.
• Auto-assign time off policy for the Permanent& probationary employees. 
• Maps & directions API  addition for location in previewing  hiring packet template.
• In OnBoarding  creation/preview hire packet template functionality 
• An employee, can specify the total hours in one time off request.

• Enhancements in Admin Role.
• Improved Off boarding task module functionalities.
• Improved Onboarding task module functionalities.
• UI of Dashboard made more attractive for GleamHR.
• Admin/Employee, Heading size should increase on different modules.
• Work from home requests through the system.
• Improvements in Admin/Employee, Sidebar menu items.

• Improved Employee personality assessment before each performance evaluation.
• Improved Manager/Customer role, if permission is granted, I should be able to send personality assessment forms to selected employees.
• Admin/Employee, When Accrual Preview Opens Dates should be the same.
• Modified UI for employee page.
• Admin/Employee, Alignment issue of text.
• Responsiveness of screen on hover over sidebar.
• Created a demo version of GleamHR.
• Replaced summer note editor with quill editor.

• Add personality assessment system functionality.
• Give access to personality assessment to selected employees.
• Canned question types in a Job opening.
• New Time Off Request Mail.
• updated and adjusted logo on all pages.
• An employee gets a notification regarding changes made in attendance.
• Categorize notifications in the inbox.

• Users should be able to mark their attendance in the system at any hour of the day.
• Display sent emails on candidate view.
• Some changes in  filter.
• If an employee is not completing the day or not working for 8 hours then add a flag to highlight it.
• Check Entries filters for complete GleamHRM.

• Super Admin/HR Manager can grant/revoke an employee's permission to mark his attendance.
• Super Admin/Custom Role/Manage is able to view and approve/disapprove past pending time-off requests as well.
• Users can view any holidays assigned to the employee while previewing the attendance. 
• HR (Custom Role) can add/edit/delete compensation for the employees.
• Admin/Custom Role has the ability to export flexible fields and options for attendance and payroll.
• Addition of hiring date check for new employees in payroll generation.
• A manager could or could not be able to approve or disapprove direct or indirect time off requests.
• New Time Off Request Mail.

• Improved Super Admin functionality.
• Admin can manage SMTP details from the system.
• Improved employees index page for other than super admin.
• HR role customization and improvements.
• The user is able to contact support by contact us page.
• Added back and front-end validation for "reason for leaving" in attendance.
• The system should pass all the notifications to queues rather than sending them at runtime.
• Updation in the Payroll section for admin/custom/HR-manager.

• Users get notified about performance status.
• Moved payroll management menu item out of settings.
• Improved Contact Us page for feedback.
• Attendance Improvements.
• Multiple performance review forms customization.

• HR manager can generate payroll slips for employees & trigger payroll generation forms for each employee from one place.
• Attendance can be uploaded in CSV format.
• Password should not be auto-filled by default.
• HR manager gets a notification when someone applies for a job and applicant status.
• Notification is generated to the admin when an employee changes his personal information.
• HR can bulk upload attendance for individual/multiple employees from one place.

• Addition of the Company > Handbook to review policy.
• HR Manager can assign employees performance reviews to a manager.
• Added employee salary details.
• Included non-working days in the work schedule.

• Updated Front-End for Hiring Services.
• Company Handbook Creation to keep Employs Updated with policies.
• View E-mails sent to candidates.