Payroll - Field for Preferred Name
Add a box to payroll for an employee's preferred name, for those who don't use their legal name as their everyday contact, it doesn't need to link to ATO, so no major coding, just be there for reference when contacting the employee. I have several clients with staff that use their middle name or a different version of their first name, that they prefer when being addressed, and it being there in payroll would simplify things.
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Lauren Shepherd commented
Absolutely! Especially for international employees who have a local name and their birth/legal name.
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Clare Tayler commented
Please can you have a 'known as' box in the employee name details. So many people don't use their given first name day to day. E.g. workers from other countries, (e.g. China, Hong Kong, (who often choose to use an anglicised name), and others that use a shortened version of their name which does not begin with the same letter as their first name, (e.g. Catherine & Kate, Rebecca & Becky), or those who go by their second name.
Basically, this simple addition would save so much time searching for people in payroll, where the user basically has to know and remember to look for the individuals official names (which have to be used for HMRC purposes) in the employee list.
Not having this feature could easily lead to errors in adjusting the wrong (but similarly surnamed) employee. -
Jenny Reid commented
I have found this thread by searching how to add a preferred name, as honestly I assumed it would already be an option. It is essential for a lot of staff members, it's an equality issue for us as an employer, and it appears that it would be a relatively easy fix for Xero - please could you implement this?
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Claire GRIGGS commented
This would be very useful not only for trans and gender diverse people but for anyone who uses multiple names.
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Rachel Robertson commented
In today's gender diverse and non-binary climate, it is critical that employers are able to be sensitive to the needs of their employees especially when it comes to chosen vs legal name. A preferred name option that displays on payslips/dropdowns and employee communication is an easy way to honour employees chosen name and identity. I would love to see this implemented as an effective way for Xero to become more inclusive and sensitive to this issue. Thanks!
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Candace Johnson commented
It is not uncommon for staff to use name(s) that differ from their legal name, and to not want their legal name to be displayed. This is especially critical for trans and gender diverse staff, particularly when their name is being displayed in fields seen by other staff such as the pick list for leave approvers.
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Kat de Bruijn commented
For trans or non-binary employees this is a critical feature that should be there. Why is there an option to choose a non-binary employee, but then no option to use their preferred name instead of their given names?
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Alicia Hunt commented
I would like to suggest adding the facility to assign a preferred name to an employee.
We have several staff members who either use their middle name or an alternative name, not their official legal name. It feels as though the legal name needs to be input into Xero (to ensure it is correct for generating documents such as P60s & P45s). But for everyday purposes, it would be extremely helpful to have the preferred name as an option.
Would really appreciate if this functionality could be added to Xero Payroll.
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Esther Hughes commented
An option to include employees' full names on payslips would be most helpful, especially when payslips can be used for identification purposes.
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Rod Bertwistle commented
We have an employee who has, and is only known by, a preferred name - her middle name.
This is not uncommon.
Will this be added to the employee details facility?