Y26.1 release highlights

This release brings a set of usability, security, and platform enhancements. We designed these to simplify navigation, strengthen data protection, and improve key HR workflows.

You can register for the Y26.1 release webinar here:

Y26.1 release webinar - 21 May, 14.00-15.00 BST

There's a modern, employee-centric Org Chart and more intuitive performance experiences. We've enhanced recruitment controls and delivered smarter compensation planning. This release helps you work more efficiently while delivering a smoother, more reliable experience for your people.

As part of this release, our AI capabilities are advancing through the Early adopter phase. This brings assistive drafting and summarization in performance, and an agent that provides instant, contextual answers to HR and policy questions. To register your interest, contact your Customer Success manager or our support team.

Redesigned Org Chart experience (Early Adopter)

A redesigned, fully accessible, and responsive Org Chart experience makes understanding reporting lines, exploring organizational structures, and finding the right people easier. Currently available to Early Adopters - contact Customer Support to participate.

Voice of the Customer (VoC) enhancements

With our VoC initiative, we dedicate 40% of our resources to delivering the enhancements you’ve requested via the Customer Ideas Portal. View and vote on existing ideas already raised, check the status of an idea already submitted, or raise a new idea.

In this release, we’ve addressed the following requests for you:

Idea number	Description
	Performance Overview – Improved Discoverability Performance‑related information is easier to find through improved positioning and clearer labeling of the sidebar. This reduces user confusion and improves navigation.
	Candidate Portal – Enhanced File Upload Controls   We've enhanced the document upload experience by supporting trusted file types and automatically blocking unsupported formats. This ensures a more secure and reliable process for candidates and agencies.
IDEA-I- 312 IDEA-I-1-66 IDEA-I-784	Compensation Planning – Powerful Planning Views We've improved compensation planning with visible column headers and multi‑column numerical sorting. There's also better numerical and text filtering, and a worksheet layout that persists across sessions.
	Action Event Log – Clearer Labels We've improved administrative clarity through more intuitive labeling of key settings. This makes the configuration easier to understand and manage.
	DocuSign Integration – OAuth 2.0 We've modernized the DocuSign integration for Recruit and HCM with OAuth 2.0/ This delivers stronger security and future-ready authentication.
	WX – UI Component Upgrade We've refreshed underlying UI components to improve long‑term reliability. This helps ensure a smooth, future‑ready user experience.