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HR 5.4.2

HR 5.4.2

Updated 30 October 2026

Marlin HR 5.4.2 release notes. Released: 22/4/25

Enhancements

HR-1278 - About Screen: Added current Email Method setting in About Marlin HR window. HR-1283 - Earnings: Added separate checkbox to declare whether a loading component is Ordinary Time Earnings. HR-1332 - Earnings: Added checkbox to declare whether a loading component is Ordinary Time Earnings. HR-1107 - Employee Maintenance: The Save function now unticks Saturday and Sunday as days worked if they have zero hours. HR-1281 - EOY STP: Prevented multiple EOY STP submissions from being created if EOY process fails to finalise. HR-1298 - Help: Redirected Help icons to the new Marlin Inform website. HR-987 - Interface: Added Time and Attendance interface to Payroll HR. HR-1334 - Leave Management: Enabled access to leave functions for terminated employees for adjustments and corrections. HR-1279 - Leave Payments: Enforced payment of loading on payout of unused Annual Leave With Loading upon termination. HR-1294 - Leave Payments: Automatically includes leave loading on payouts of unused Annual Leave With Loading upon termination. HR-1323 - Options Maintenance: Enabled ABN lookup to display Individual/Sole Trader when appropriate. HR-1255 - Pay Advice: Now uses employee's current Delivery Method when re-sending pay advices from previous years. HR-1291 - Pay Advice: Employee's current Delivery Method is now used when re-sending pay advices from previous years. HR-1330 - Pay Runs: Added periodic award review and timesheet sign-off reminders for pay runs. HR-1276 - Reports: Liability Accruals Report excludes liability accounts with $0.00 Total or employees with $0.00 posted to the account. HR-1249 - System: Clarified Megabus-provided allowance type names. HR-1300 - System: Restricted access to company details to prevent mis-reporting to the ATO. HR-1141 - System: Recorded and displayed refresh dates for GL Accounts, Suppliers and Megabus-provided Allowances. HR-1287 - System: Displayed latest refresh date for GL Accounts, Suppliers and Megabus-provided Allowances. HR-1301 - Terminations: Deceased Date can now be changed if termination pay run has not yet been performed. HR-1326 - UI: Updated logos and icons in Marlin HR.

Notable Fixes

HR-1331 - Journals: Adjusted time/date formatting in pay run journal to support Marlin Workshop import. HR-1231 - Leave Report: Fixed issue where report incorrectly showed A/L loading was paid on leave payout upon termination. HR-1288 - Leave Report: Fixed incorrect display of leave loading symbol on unused leave payout. HR-1267 - Lump Sum E: Fixed missing FY in STP submission for allowances from Recurring Allowance in Employee Maintenance. HR-1289 - Lump Sum E: Ensured a financial year must be selected. HR-1296 - Pay Advice: Fixed issue where YTD figures were not fully picked up on Termination Pay Run for deceased employees. HR-1310 - Pay Advice: Fixed Termination Pay Run for deceased employees not picking up all YTD figures. HR-1233 - STP Submission: Fixed rejection of deceased employees in EOFY STP submission if no Termination Pay was processed. HR-1304 - Superannuation: Fixed issue where adjustments were not reflected in 'This Pay' for casual underage employees working under 30 hours. HR-1311 - Superannuation: Displayed super adjustments for casual under 18yo in the 'This Pay' column. HR-1314 - Terminations: Ensured Deceased termination type is stored correctly. HR-1329 - Terminations: Fixed issue where unused leave payout was dropped if an OTE payment was added that accrues leave. HR-1309 - UI: Optimised screen scaling settings across modules.