What's New at Cercli: Product Updates for February 2025

Cercli February Product Updates: Set It and Forget It

HR trivia question: What’s the one payroll adjustment that should be simple but somehow always turns into a mess? If you guessed recurring deductions and additions, keep reading—because this month’s Cercli product updates will make your life a whole lot easier.

Recurring Adjustments: Streamline Payroll with Automated Additions and Deductions

Payroll adjustments shouldn’t feel like a never-ending chore, yet they often do. Whether it’s a recurring deduction for a benefits programme or an ongoing addition for a bonus structure or an expense, manually tracking and updating these can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Recurring adjustments are predefined salary modifications, typically for loans and allowances, that specify the amount to be deducted from a team member's payroll based on agreed terms. However, keeping track of these adjustments manually can lead to errors, missed deductions, and compliance issues, making payroll management more complex.

With our new Automated Recurring Adjustments, you can:

• Set up automated recurring adjustments (additions or deductions)—without worrying about them every cycle.
• Choose which months they apply to, skipping months when needed.
• See a full breakdown of progress—what’s paid vs. what’s pending.
• Categorise different types of adjustments for better organisation.
• Have adjustments sync directly with payroll, applying automatically every pay run.

Once configured, you don’t have to think about it again. Just set it up, and we take care of the rest.

Time Off Carryover: Total Flexibility, Your Rules

Time-off policies shouldn’t be rigid, and now they don’t have to be. Whether you allow team members to roll over unused days or want them to expire at a specific time, Cercli gives you full control.

What is Paid Time Off (PTO) Carryover?

‍PTO carryover, also known as PTO rollover, refers to the ability for team members to transfer unused leave days from one year or period to the next instead of losing them. Some companies allow full carryover, while others set limits on how many days can be retained or require them to be used within a certain timeframe. Without clear policies and automation, tracking PTO carryover can become a manual, error-prone process.

With our latest update, you can:

• Set a custom expiry date for time-off carryovers (January, February, March—you decide).
• Define how many days carry over (5 days? 10 days? Unlimited? It’s up to you).
• Automate the process so your team doesn’t have to track balances manually.

No more spreadsheets, manual tracking, or last-minute surprises—just seamless time-off management.

Flexible Working Schedules: Designed for Modern Teams

Not every team operates on a traditional 9-to-5 schedule, so why should your HR system enforce one? In today’s evolving workplace, flexibility is key to maintaining productivity, employee satisfaction, and compliance with diverse labor laws. Our new flexible and customisable working schedules allow businesses to tailor work shifts, weekly hours, and time-off policies to meet the unique needs of their workforce.

With Cercli, you can easily adjust schedules to accommodate various work arrangements, such as:

• Flexible hours for team members observing Ramadan or other cultural and religious observances.
• Remote workers and distributed teams across different time zones.
• Part-time employees, freelancers, and contractors with non-traditional work schedules.
• Hybrid work models, allowing teams to balance in-office and remote work seamlessly.
  

Businesses can enhance team well-being, reduce admin burden, and ensure seamless payroll integration by implementing customisable work schedules.

Whether you're managing a global workforce or simply offering more flexibility to your team, Cercli’s powerful scheduling features help you streamline operations while keeping team members engaged and productive.

Public Holidays, Automatically Applied

Nobody wants to request time off only to realise later that a public holiday already covered it. Now, when team members submit a leave request, Cercli automatically accounts for public holidays—like Eid, New Year's, or national observances—so they don’t accidentally use up their time off.

It’s a small but impactful improvement where you’ll no longer have to worry about manually adjusting leave balances or confusing overlaps between paid time off (PTO) and official holidays. It simplifies leave management, offering both employees and HR teams a smooth, automated solution that reduces the risk of errors and saves time.

What’s Next?

We’re always working on making HR operations easier, faster, and more automated for you. If you have feedback or ideas, we’d love to hear them. In the meantime, try out these new features and let us know how they improve your workflow!

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