Upcoming 2022 User Groups/Webinars/Conferences:

• OHUG – PeopleSoft Talent Management Overview – September 21, 2022
• PeopleSoft Regional Healthcare Forum – September 28, 2022, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
• Oracle Public Sector HCM Meeting – October 4th
• PeopleSoft RECONNECT – October 10-13, 2022 (Virtual)
• HEUG’s Canada Alliance – November 7-8^th, University of Waterloo, Ontario
• Northwest Regional User Group – November 16, Portland, Oregon
• Breakthrough’22 : December 1-2, 2022, Birmingham, England

RV’s Strategy Spotlight
Looking forward to seeing everyone at RECONNECT October 10 – 13.  Those of you who have attended this annual conference in the past already know that it is the best source of PeopleSoft content in terms of breadth and depth.  It is also one of the best-valued conferences since it is 100% digital, provides deep dive sessions, and offers discounted pricing for those customers who would like to send multiple people.  The entire PeopleSoft Strategy team will be in attendance, along with many PeopleSoft subject matter experts, to present on an array of topics from roadmap to detailed feature functionality.  Unlike other conferences, Reconnect focuses on the details to help customers learn how to get started, configure, and make the most of delivered functionality.  Send me an email if you are attending and would like to connect virtually during the conference.

Customer Corner – Highlights customers who have implemented, upgraded or deployed new HCM Features

• Congratulations to Belgian Defence for deploying Oracle Guided Learning in French/Dutch
• Congratulations to Baptist Health South Florida for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Cape Cod Healthcare for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Case Western Reserve University for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Cognizant Technologies for deploying PeopleSoft in OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
• Congratulations to County of Chelan, WA P.U.D. for deploying Fluid Job Data
• Congratulations to County of King, WA for deploying Fluid Position Management and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Chapman University for deploying Fluid Self Service and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to CRU Global for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Draper Laboratory for deploying Health & Safety Analytics and Onboarding
• Congratulations to Energy Transfer for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Hackensack Meridian for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Kentucky Community & Technical College System for deploying Fluid Position Management and Fluid Open Enrollment
• Congratulations to Mercedes USA for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to North Carolina (NC) State University for deploying ePerformance
• Congratulations to North Dakota University System for deploying ePerformance and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Norwegian Cruise Lines for deploying ePerformance and Onboarding
• Congratulations to Port of Seattle, WA for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Queen’s University for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to The University of Vermont for deploying Company Directory
• Congratulations to Wakefern Food Corp for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.59
• Congratulations to Western Michigan University for deploying Fluid Position Management and Total Rewards

Focus Group Updates:   Click on the link to find a focus group to join

• Human Resource – Focus Group saw mockups and provided feedback on the new Modernization of Personal Data feature.
• Time and Labor –Focus Group reviewed the ESS Schedule design and flow was discussed.  The Fluid Elapsed Timesheet enhancements were also reviewed, along with the Time Admin Performance Improvement feature that was delivered in Image 43.
• Absence Management – The focus group discussed the Processed Absences Kibana Dashboard.  Several options for the Re-Design of the Self-Service Absence Request pages for Small Form Factor was also discussed and feedback was requested.
• Performance Management – Development has been busy working on the fluid performance document. We will meet on September 29th to review the Kibana dashboard considerations for performance management.
• Visualization Working Group – Customers saw a demo from the State of North Dakota on their implementation of Remote Worker and the Remote Worker Insights for the Administrator. The State of North Dakota used the delivered visualizations as a guide to create a dashboard that was unique to their organization.
• Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) – Focus Group met to discuss questions on the Fluid MSS designs when payment is required for training and MSS enrollment for external learners. The group also discussed the timing of the next PeopleSoft ELM image to corollate with the next tools image.

 ***Important Note*** Focus Groups are open to all customers, calls are typically once a month for an hour or as needed.  Your organization needs to have a current CPCA (customer participation confidentiality agreement) since Oracle discloses future design and prototypes.

USA/Global Legislative Updates –https://blogs.oracle.com/PsftLegUpdates/

• United States – Form I-9 is expiring this October, Dept of Homeland Security has announced significant changes to the form, but has yet to release a finalized new form (TBD).
• United States – VETS4212 (Veterans) Reporting is open – you need to submit your report BY September 30 (see the blog section for more information)
• Australia – Revenue department of New South Wales (NSW) has announced changes to the Payroll tax rate for the financial year 2022-23. As of 1 July 2022, the rate will be restored to 5.45%.
• Singapore – The CPF contribution rates for employees aged above 55 to 70 will be increased to strengthen their retirement adequacy. The changes will apply to wages earned from 1 January 2023.
• Malaysia – The Ministry of Human Resources through the Social Security Organization (SOCSO)  implemented a new salary ceilings for contributions from RM4,000 to RM5,000 per month starting  1^st September 2022.

PeopleSoft Update

• HCM Image 44 – posting October 21, 2022*
• ELM Image 22 – posting July 17, 2023*
• CRM Image 21 – posting November 21, 2022*

*Tentative Dates – Oracle Safe Harbor Statement applies.

“Popular &  New” HCM Ideas – Check out and VOTE for your favorite Idea, click here to see all the PeopleSoft Ideas

• Benefits – Enhance Event date rules – New Idea
• HR – Ability for employees to enter a Preferred/Chosen Middle and Last Name – New Idea
• Health & Safety – Enable End Date field on the Vaccine Details Grid on the EE Health Card – New Idea
• HR – Allow for Multiple attachments download in one click in Fluid Job Data– New Idea
• ELM – Delegations in ELM – Popular Idea
• Time & Labor – MSS Fluid Timesheet doesn’t allow for a View By Change that MSS Classic Timesheet does – New Idea
• Time & Labor – MSS Timesheet doesn’t allow for Date Selection – Popular Idea
• Absence – Add retroactive processing capability to leave donations – Popular Idea
• Approvals – Add Additional Filters to Fluid Pending Approvals – Popular Idea

PeopleSoft General Update

• Oracle announces the extension of support for PeopleSoft to 2033, once again reaffirming its commitment to support PeopleSoft for a rolling 10 years. – Blog (Important)
• Announcing Our Image Schedule Next Year – Blog (Important)  
• Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 43 – Video
• PeopleSoft Benefits Plan Comparison Feature Overview – Video
• Honoring our Veterans – 2022 VETS4212 Reporting (Part 2) – Blog
• How to get Time Admin results faster – Blog
• Dependent Rules are now available for Life and AD/D Plans– Blog
• We Heard You! Continuous Investments for Fluid Position Management– Blog
• PeopleTools Strategy News – Blog
• Learn about the notable features in HCM Image #43 – Blog

Congratulations to Marsha Mathewes (Global & North America Payroll Director) on retiring from Oracle.

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