We’re pleased to announce the release of Humanforce Workforce Management (Cloud) version 6.0.70, delivering important improvements across rostering, timesheets, payroll processing, template management, employee management, and system usability. These updates improve accuracy, strengthen permission controls, enhance compliance checks, and streamline day-to-day workflows for managers, payroll administrators, and system administrators. Read on for all the details!

Release Schedule

• Staging environments were updated on Thursday, 12 February 2026
• All Humanforce WFM (Cloud) accounts and UAT environments will be automatically updated overnight on Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Back Office to Humanforce Cloud WFM

We continue to bring key Back Office rostering capabilities into Humanforce Cloud to improve flexibility, fairness, and efficiency in workforce planning.

Rotating Roster Templates

Management > Rostering > Template Manager

You can now create rotating (rolling) roster templates directly in Template Manager, enabling automated rotation of employees across shift patterns such as mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. This enhancement makes it easier to distribute shifts fairly, balance operational coverage, and manage complex workforce patterns without manual reshuffling. By automating rotation logic, you reduce administrative effort while improving transparency and consistency in how shifts are allocated.

For customers new to rotating templates, this feature is available immediately in Humanforce Cloud. For Back Office customers, existing Rolling Templates can be migrated to Cloud for use in Template Manager. 

Keep an eye on What’s New for a detailed release announcement on 25 February, where we’ll share further guidance on setup, migration, and best practice usage.

Roster Manager

Management > Rostering > Roster Manager

Shift types filtered by employee award profile

The Shift Editing dialog now only displays Shift Types that are valid for the selected employee’s award profile and role. This makes shift creation and editing faster and more accurate by removing irrelevant options, helping managers select compliant shift types and reducing the risk of configuration errors.

Template Manager

Management > Rostering > Template Manager

Minimum Shift Gap validation now alerts correctly

The Minimum Shift Gap validation now runs consistently when editing shifts in Template Manager. Previously, warnings were not always triggered when shifts were too close together. This ensures compliance and fatigue management rules are properly enforced during template creation.

Minimum Shift Gap logic corrected for overnight shifts

Template Manager now correctly calculates minimum rest periods for overnight shifts. Previously, Min Shift Gap alerts could appear incorrectly when a next-day shift started outside the required rest period. This aligns Template Manager behaviour with Roster Manager and removes confusion when building templates for employees working across midnight.

Clearer and safer Template Manager permissions

Permission controls in Template Manager have been refined for clarity and improved governance:

• A new “Add shift” permission has been introduced.
• The existing “Add” permission is now “Add template” and only allows template creation.
• The existing “Edit” permission is now “Edit template and shifts” and no longer allows adding shifts.

Users who previously had Add or Edit permissions will automatically have the new Add Shifts permission enabled. This creates clearer separation of duties, reduces accidental permission overreach, and strengthens rostering governance controls.

Timesheets

Management > Timesheets > Timesheets/Daily Authorisation

Update Roster Times now correctly refreshes linked timesheets

The Update Roster Times button now reliably refreshes start and end times on timesheets linked to rostered shifts, even if the roster was updated after the timesheet was created. Previously, changes made in Roster Manager were not always reflected in linked timesheets. This ensures timesheets stay aligned with roster updates, reduces manual corrections, and lowers the risk of payroll discrepancies caused by outdated shift times.

Home Screen

Home

Employee images display correctly on qualification expiry alerts

Employee photos now display correctly for all qualification expiry alerts on the Home page. This small but important usability fix improves visibility and clarity when reviewing compliance alerts, helping managers quickly identify affected employees.

Bid Manager

Management > Shift > Bid Manager

Hide bids from terminated employees

Bids from employees whose termination date is before the shift start date are now automatically hidden. This keeps the bidding list clean and accurate, prevents accidental assignment of shifts to terminated employees, and helps managers confidently award shifts to eligible staff.

Payroll

Management > Timesheets > Payroll

Frozen headers and employee panel in Pay Run screen

We’ve improved the usability of the Pay Run screen for large payrolls. Column headers now remain fixed when scrolling vertically, and the employee name panel stays visible when scrolling horizontally. This makes reviewing and editing pay details significantly easier, especially in large pay runs, reducing navigation errors and improving overall payroll efficiency.

Employee Management

Management > Employee > Employee Management

Update access level even if previous level was deleted

You can now update an employee’s access level even if their previous access level has been deleted, without needing to re-activate the old access level first. This prevents employees from becoming stuck with invalid access configurations and makes it easier for administrators to correct access level assignments cleanly and efficiently.