What's New
This release includes updates to absence overbooking prevention, the 2026 School and Further Education Workforce Census, Evo Navigator Action Required feed enhancements, consistent version numbering, extended Eploy new-starter data capture, Contacts self-service improvements, security remediations, and a range of bug fixes.
Absence Overbooking Prevention
What was the challenge?
Employees could previously book holiday beyond their entitlement without any warning or restriction, leaving HR teams to manually identify and correct overbooking after it happened.
What's changed?
Per-Holiday Rule overbooking configuration: Each Holiday Rule now has its own "Allow Overbooking" setting, letting HR administrators control whether employees can submit requests that exceed their holiday year allowance under that rule. New and existing Holiday Rules default to allowing overbooking, so administrators actively switch it off on the rules where they want it blocked.
Self-service requests blocked where not allowed: Where overbooking has been switched off for a Holiday Rule, employees can no longer submit a self-service request that would exceed their balance.
Manager approval alerts: Managers see an alert before approving an entry that would create an overbooking situation.
Warnings on single and bulk entry: When entering a single absence, or processing several at once, managers and administrators who reach an overbooking situation see a warning with the choice to go back, cancel, or proceed anyway.
Holiday overbooking report: A new report lists every instance where entitlement has been exceeded, for review at Holiday Rule or organisation level.
Benefits
Overbooking rules configurable per Holiday Rule, allowing different policies to apply across different employee groups rather than one setting for the whole organisation
Overbooking warnings at the point of single or bulk absence entry, with the option to override for genuine exceptions rather than blocking every case outright
Automatic blocking of self-service requests that would exceed entitlement, keeping leave balances accurate without manual correction after the fact
A holiday overbooking report giving HR full visibility of every instance where entitlement has been exceeded, across Holiday Rules and the organisation
Figure 1: The "Allow Overbooking" setting on a Holiday Rule, under Details.
Figure 2: The Holiday Overbooking report, found under Absence > Reports > Holiday Overbooking.
School and Further Education Workforce Census 2026 Updates
What was the challenge?
Each year's statutory workforce census carries its own reference dates, collection period and validation rules, and the platform needed updating to reflect the 2026 requirements ahead of the return window opening.
What's changed?
Updated SWC 2026 reference data: Reference dates, census period and validation rules for the 2026 School Workforce Census (SWC) have been updated in line with the latest DfE specification.
FE Workforce Export roll-forward: The Further Education (FE) Workforce Export census period date has been rolled forward to the 2026 collection period.
Benefits
Customers can generate compliant SWC and FE Workforce returns for the 2026 collection period without manual workarounds
Reduces the risk of rejected or invalid statutory submissions.
Evo Navigator - Action Required Feed Enhancements
What was the challenge?
Action Required feed items in Evo Navigator previously displayed generic or unclear topic information, making it harder for employees and managers to identify what a pending workflow task was about at a glance.
What's changed?
Clearer Action Required feed items: Feed items in Evo Navigator — shown to users as Action Required — that are generated from workflow task activity now carry a dynamic topic ID and friendly name instead of a generic label, making it clearer what an Action Required item relates to.
Updated workflow variants: Absence Request, Training, Bank Details Change Request, and Vacancy workflows have been updated to align with the latest Action Required feed behaviour.
Benefits
Clearer, more informative Action Required feed entries in Evo Navigator
Consistent workflow behaviour across absence, training, bank details, and vacancy actions.
📌 Note: These quick actions will appear in the Evo Navigator menu once activated. Full user guides will be provided alongside the activation communication. Please speak to your Account Manager to learn more.
Consistent Version Numbering
What was the challenge?
Version numbers were previously generated and displayed inconsistently in different parts of the product, making it harder for customers and support teams to confirm which build they were running.
What's changed?
Standardised version display: The in-product version number shown to users is now standardised across the platform, so the same version reference is displayed consistently wherever it appears.
Benefits
Easier, more reliable version identification for troubleshooting and support.
Consistent experience across the platform.
Eploy - Extended New-Starter Data Capture
What was the challenge?
Previously, only a limited set of new-starter fields transferred from Eploy into SelectHR Evo, meaning admins had to manually enter the remaining details after a candidate was hired.
What's changed?
Additional new-starter fields: The Eploy integration now transfers additional new-starter data across four categories: personal & contact details, bank & financial details, diversity & disability data, and contract & payroll details.
New Employee Wizard routing: New starters coming through ADTS/Eploy are now routed through the full New Employee Wizard flow, including mail merge, right-to-work (RTW) checks, and user account creation.
Benefits
Reduces duplicate data entry for new starters recruited through Eploy.
Ensures new-starter records are more complete from day one, including RTW and user access setup.
Less manual admin work during onboarding.
📌 Note: To Learn more about the SelectHR and Eploy integration please speak to your Account Manager.
Evo Navigator - Contacts Self-Service and Workflow Updates
What was the challenge?
Employees currently must open the full SelectHR application, or use separate Contacts screens in the native mobile app, to update details such as address, phone number, email, or relationship information.
What's changed?
Delete Contact Details: Customers can now delete contact details directly within SelectHR (SelectHR-only scope for this release).
Self-service actions moved to new workflow: Self-service areas that previously used the legacy contact create/update/delete actions have been moved onto the new contacts workflow with in build workflow hooks that allow configuration whilst protecting the standard workflow.
Benefits
A more consistent self-service experience for managing contacts
Foundation laid for further contact management improvements planned for a future release
📌 Note: These quick actions will appear in the Evo Navigator menu once activated. Full user guides will be provided alongside the activation communication. Please speak to your Account Manager to learn more.
Security Improvements
This release includes proactive security remediation work across the platform.
ID | Title | Resolution | Action Required |
Multiple (12 items) | Security vulnerability remediation | As part of our ongoing proactive security scanning, we identified and remediated a number of vulnerabilities across SelectHR Evo. | No action required |
Bug Fixes
This release includes the following bug fixes and minor improvements to improve system stability, performance, and usability.
ID | Title | Resolution | Action Required |
2530903 | Editing part day absence fails within entitlement | Fixed an issue where editing a part-day absence request failed even though the change was within the employee's entitlement. | No action required |
2452623 | Editing absence record could exceed allowed limit | Fixed an issue where editing an existing absence record could exceed the allowed absence limit when overbooking was switched off. | No action required |
2510849 | Incorrect values in absence blocking message | Corrected incorrect values shown in the blocking message displayed when an absence request is blocked. | No action required |
2514850 | Full/Part Day value not auto-filled on Enter Absence | Fixed an issue where the Full Day/Part Day value was not automatically filled in when entering an absence via the Enter Absence menu. | No action required |
2616010 | Overbooking warning incorrect for hourly absence units | Fixed incorrect values shown in the absence overbooking warning when absence is recorded in hours. | No action required |
2515212 | Edited absence blocked short of entitlement | Fixed an issue where an edited absence was incorrectly blocked half a day short of the employee's actual entitlement. | No action required |
2452617 | Overbooking message issued before part-day processing | Fixed an issue where the overbooking message was issued before part-day processing completed, which could cause a 0.5-day shortfall. | No action required |
2596729 | ADTS event processing reliability | Improved reliability of ADTS event processing by updating the ADTS consumer to use the organisation ID from incoming events. | No action required |
2651359 | Database performance improvements | Added missing database indexes to improve query performance across the platform. | No action required |
2549835 | Error returning to Absence Days from Self Service | Fixed an error that occurred when returning to the Absence Days screen from Self Service > Absence > Awaiting Authorisation. | No action required |
2464274 | Cancellation option shown incorrectly on absence records | Fixed an issue where the absence cancellation option was incorrectly shown for absence requests and records in certain states. | No action required |
2490142 | Part Day checkbox cleared for sickness absence | Fixed an issue where the Part Day checkbox was cleared when recording sickness absence. | No action required |
2490543 | Overbooking not applied when editing history record | Fixed an issue where editing an existing absence history record did not correctly apply overbooking blocks. | No action required |
2520954 | Connection string configuration error | Fixed a configuration error that could cause a connection string exception in certain environments. | No action required |
2521007 | Stale absence data after switching orgs (mobile) | Fixed an issue in the Evo mobile app where switching between organisations could show stale absence data. | No action required |
2448544 | SelectHR features missing in Access Evo app | Fixed an issue where SelectHR micro-front-end features were not available within the Access Evo app. | No action required |
2349401 | Deployment failure when Data Export view removed | Fixed a deployment failure that occurred when the Riteq Data Export view had been removed. | No action required |
1978727 | Bank details workflow set employee to non-live | Fixed an issue where a bank details change request workflow could incorrectly set the affected employee's status to non-live. | No action required |
2018877 | Absence History listing timing out | Fixed a performance issue causing the Absence History listing to time out when retrieving results. | No action required |
2463937 | Cookie consent prompt shown repeatedly | Fixed an issue where the cookie consent prompt repeatedly reappeared due to a case-sensitivity issue in the consent cookie name. | No action required |
2464011 | Cookie Preferences missing from WebForms menu | Added the missing Cookie Preferences menu item to the user profile menu on WebForms pages. | No action required |
1298001 | Vacancy transfers not triggered by workflow approval | Fixed an issue where recruitment vacancy transfers were not triggered correctly by workflow approvals. | No action required |
2521064 | Sorting error when navigating to listings | Fixed an error that occurred when sorting certain listings by name. | No action required |
2523506 | Individual Calendars erroring | Fixed an error affecting Individual Calendars caused by a missing Absence Type column reference. | No action required |
2526910 | Tabs missing after original licence expiry date | Fixed an issue where product tabs went missing after the original licence expiry date had passed. | No action required |
2501661 | Absence Request MFE fails to load via Quick Actions | Fixed an issue where the Absence Request micro-front-end failed to load when using Quick Actions. | No action required |
2545826 | Database maintenance job failing on Error Log clearance | Fixed an issue where the database maintenance batch job failed when clearing error log entries. | No action required |
2539988 | In-listing workflows failing for Holiday History/Additions | Fixed an issue where in-listing workflows failed when run against Holiday History and Holiday Additions. | No action required |
2538566 | Internal server error in a specific configuration scenario | Fixed an internal server error occurring in a specific customer configuration scenario. | No action required |
2558760 | Intermittent procedure import failure after deploy | Fixed an intermittent failure during procedure import that could occur mid-batch after a deployment. | No action required |
2559631 | Appraisal Creation Wizard failing | Fixed an error in the Appraisal Creation Wizard related to framework name data binding. | No action required |
2661408 | Employee Search results not rendering | Fixed an issue where Employee Search results were not visually rendered in the HR Administrator dashboard. | No action required |
2605975 | Non-Identity SSO broken after upgrade | Fixed an issue where non-Identity single sign-on (SSO) stopped working after an Evo upgrade. | No action required |
2613627 | API failure following platform update | Fixed an API failure that occurred following a recent platform update. | No action required |
2615164 | Validation messages missing from absence submission | Fixed an issue where validation error details were not returned correctly from the absence submission API, restoring proper business-rule validation messaging in the mobile app. | No action required |
2604803 | Error loading SelectHR in legacy mobile app | Fixed an error message that appeared when loading SelectHR in the legacy mobile app. | No action required |
2595529 | Duplicate employee checker returning blank fields | Fixed an issue where the duplicate employee checker in the new employee workflow returned blank fields. | No action required |
2595829 | Internal Users card visible without access | Fixed an issue where the Internal Users home page card was visible and clickable for roles without access, incorrectly redirecting to Subscriptions. | No action required |
2672048 | Audit log data clean-up | Completed an audit and clean-up of ADTS audit log data to improve consistency. | No action required |
2552674 | Members export enhancement for ADTS | Enhancement: the Members export now includes the Hierarchy Access Key tag for members when ADTS is enabled. | No action required |
How to access this update
Updates are applied automatically.
Test systems: Sunday 13 September
Live systems: Sunday 20 September
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