Sage HRMS Q1 2022 Release Overview
Sage HRMS 2022 R1 is here and is packed full of new features, and updates. See all of the new U.S. payroll tax updates, premium and standard version updates, ESS Mobile updates, and more that come with the newest release.
U.S. Payroll Tax Updates
Arkansas withholding tables and instructions have been updated for 2022. Refer to the state publication for more details.
The Unemployment Insurance wage base limit changes to $14,500 for 2022.
Mississippi withholding tables and instructions have been updated for 2022. Refer to the state publication for more details.
The new Washington Cares Fund Tax (WA0004) will not be effective January 1, 2022.
As of March 16, 2022, a revised effective date has not been announced.
The Unemployment Insurance wage base limit changes to $9,000 for 2022.
The following local taxes have either been added or have updated rates in the supported tax tables: Hazard CT Regular IT, Owenton CT Regular IT, Fordsville CT Regular IT, Ferguson Blvd TIF TD Regular IT, Boone’s Ridge TIF TD Regular IT. See full release notes for codes, rates, and effective rates.
The following local taxes have updated rates in the supported tax tables: St Mary’s, Maryland Regular IT, Washington and Maryland Regular IT. See full release notes for codes, rates, and effective rates.
The following local taxes have either been added or have updated rates in the supported tax tables: Brimfield-Kent JEDD CT Regular IT and Jenera VI Regular IT. See full release notes for codes, rates, and effective rates.
The following local taxes have updated rates in the supported tax tables: Limestone TP, Clarion-Limestone SD (NR) LST, Dean TP, Penn Cambria SD (NR) LST, Meyersdale BO, Meyersdale SD (NR) Regular IT, St Marys CT, St Marys SD Regular IT, Ridgway BO, and Ridgway SD Regular IT. See full release notes for codes, rates, and effective rates.
Product updates
Premium and Standard Versions
Gender Identity
The HR Demographics page and Training Demographics page in HRMS will now display a new drop-down for the Gender Identity field. For all existing Employee Demographics records, the Gender Identity field will be set to the value of “None Specified” when upgrading to this product. When completed, the New Hire process will also set the Gender Identity field to the value of “None Specified.” The Gender Identity field has also been added to the Employee Profile Report.
California Pay Data Reporting
HRMS now supports the California Pay Data EFile Report for both individual and multiple establishments. The California Pay Data Report is required by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The new report is available in the EEO Reports. For more information, see California Pay Data Reporting Sage HRMS.
Windows 11 is Now Supported
Sage HRMS has now added support for the Windows 11 operating system.
Premium (Subscription) Version Only
Preferred Name
HRMS now supports a Preferred Name for employees, students, and Training Instructors. Preferred Name has been added to the following HRMS pages and Report:
- Add New Hire
- Employee Demographics
- Rehire Employee
- Training Demographics
- Training Add a New Student
- Training Instructor Codes
- Employee Profile Report
Include Taxes for Employees by Default
You can now set up taxes to be included for employees by default when you create new employee records.
To do this, specify the following settings:
US Payroll:
On the Federal and State Taxes window:
– On the Basic Info tab, select the Include for Employees by Default option.
– On the G/L Dist tab, specify Yes in the Default field for a distribution code.
Canadian Payroll:
On the Income Taxes window:
– On the Basic Info tab, select the Include for Employees by Default option.
– On the G/L Dist tab, specify Yes in the Default field for a distribution code.
ESS Mobile Updates
Access by Roles: If a user has been assigned additional roles, such as a manager or administrator, a role menu is displayed at the top of the main menu under the user’s name. Employees with only the Employee role will not see this menu.
Time Off page: The Time Off page has been enhanced with a new summary page displaying color coded time off plans, the balance showing as of today and time off requests per plan.
New Employee Mobile pages: The Employee menu has been expanded to provide access to new pages such as Personal Profile, Leave of Absence, Compensation,
See Full Release Notes
There’s plenty more new features and product updates in this release. See the comprehensive list of changes made in Sage HRMS Q1 2022 for all the details, in-depth descriptions, and more.
