11/13/2024
 

New Version of PlainStaff

On November 18, 2024, version 5.4.1 of PlainStaff will be released, which fixes a bug in the calculation of net working time. This only affects time tracking, not all customers, and only some employees. You can tell if your PlainStaff is affected if, from November 18, 2024, the new parameter "New break algorithm" can be found in your time tracking settings:

This new parameter is pre-filled by us with 01.01.2030, which means that nothing changes for your employees initially. With this setting, the old algorithm will continue to be used unchanged until December 31, 2029.

Recommended procedure

If your PlainStaff is affected by the error in the calculation of mandatory breaks, this can lead to a change in net working time. This only affects certain constellations of working and break times and thus in some cases leads to a change in the balance of the time account. This change - if present - is usually in the minute range.

There are basically two ways to deal with the error:

  1. You switch the algorithm on a key date (e.g., 01.11.2024) and keep the incorrect calculation of mandatory breaks unchanged until this key date.
  2. You inform the affected employees about the change in the time account and then set the date for the new algorithm to the start date of your PlainStaff. This means that the new algorithm will always be used for all employees. The changes this means for the time accounts can be displayed in advance in the employee overview using the eye button as additional columns:
Changes in the PlainStaff API

There is a new function to retrieve the PDFs of employee accounts. Details can be found here: https://plainstaff.com/en/public-api/#tag/Time-Account-PDF

We hope that the improvements in PlainStaff are useful and make your work easier. If you have any questions or suggestions, please send us a few lines to sales@plainstaff.com.

Your PlainStaff Team