PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 38 was recently released, and it contains a long list of helpful new features.

Since Activity Guides first came out, PeopleSoft has updated and renovated it to a newer version that is even more useful during Onboarding and Offboarding.

One of the nice things about Onboarding and Offboarding is that Oracle has been delivering different examples of both. What this does is give you a really good starting point for being able to use the Activity Guide for many other types of Functions.  Another nice thing about Onboarding and Offboarding with Activity Guides is its versatility during this COVID-19 Pandemic.

With the Fluid User Interface, PeopleSoft is able to deliver the Onboarding and Offboarding process on any type of mobile device. Therefore, it is very flexible for both employees and managers to utilize.  Much of the Functionality delivered with the Activity Guides will enable you to include videos and demonstrations.  From an Onboarding perspective, this allows you to introduce your new hire to your culture. The goal is to bring new hires into the culture sooner so that they can become more productive more quickly.

During Quest Forum Digital Event: PeopleSoft Week, a team from Oracle presented a look at chatbots for PeopleSoft HCM. The presenters included:
-Robbin Velayedam, Senior Director, PeopleSoft HCM Strategy
-David Bain, Senior Director, PeopleTools Strategy
-Samidha Rege, Product Manager, PeopleSoft HCM
-Joe Huang, Product Management, Oracle Digital Assistant

At RECONNECT 20, Tammy Boyles, PeopleSoft Product Management Director, provided a PeopleSoft Benefits roadmap and update.

We will be starting the Focus Group again for this year in February.  Thank you to all those who participated last year. PeopleSoft Focus Group allows our customers a voice on our roadmap, design, and often a preview of enhancements. All you need to participate in a focus is an Oracle Customer Participation Confidentiality Agreement (CPCA) completed. Once you have a CPCA on file with Oracle, your organization may participate in other focus groups.

Oracle provides a community platform for our customers to help each other and express what they would like to happen in our products.  If it has been a while since you have visited, it may be a good time to get reacquainted.

Paid Family and Medical Leave and Program Funding Configuration

In 2002, California became the first state to pass Paid Family Medical Leave legislation; in the resulting years other states followed. Initially, there was only one new state every few years. However, in the last few years, states introduced and passed legislation for Paid Family Medical Leave more frequently.

Making the changes every time to our system was a difficult process for our customers and us. Our team brainstormed, consulted with the PNA focus group, and decided the best long-term approach is to introduce a configurable framework that allows Oracle to build rules for each new state that enacts legislation for Paid Family and Medical Leave and Long-Term Care programs.

The result of that effort is our Program Funding Configuration, which dynamically updates pages based on configuration and calculates the employer and employee portion of the contribution based on rules. PeopleSoft will deliver data scripts to update the tax tables and rules. We no longer need to deliver massive online and batch changes every time a state enacts a new program.

HCM 9.2 Image 40 is scheduled to post on October 18, and Tax Update 21-D for Releases 9.1, 9.0, and 8.9 is scheduled to post on October 19.  Watch the Tax Update Information Center for links to the posted documents once they become available.