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  1. The character limit for the "Individual message for [employeefirstname]" input box on the payrun appears to be 300 characters. Please remove that limit so that I can list the titles of the jobs that the employee is being paid for at the rates shown in the Earning Rates section.

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  2. Timesheets - In the old timesheet menu we were able to select which payroll the timesheets related to so I could ensure all timesheets have been completed and see who had not even created a timesheet yet. I have been unable to do this in the new experience. Is this something that will be brought in the filter option please.

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    Hi Samantha. Thanks for letting us know the features of Xero that matter most for you.

    We can see how gaining an overview of the timesheets completed and not completed can streamline payroll processes, so have moved your idea to Gaining Support. It's now up to the community to get behind it.

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  3. Currently, employees cannot add allowances to their timesheet if they are setup as fixed amounts (i.e - nightshift allowance where an employee works at night)

    An employee should have the capability of adding the allowances they are entitled to where appropriate. The approver would then review before approving.

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    Thanks for sharing your idea Keiran !

    We've reviewed your idea and it's now open for the community to support.

    Encouraging other users to vote and comment on your idea will help it gain traction.

    Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!

  4. Could you look into allowing employee groups to allow the set up different employee group with distinct expense accounts for direct cost based employees versus administrative staff (for example). this provides a better way to categorize and track labor costs as either direct costs or expenses (variable versus fixed)

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  5. This was an with EOFY. Because of Pay Day Super, even if you haven't filed the Pay Run, if the Super is lodged through the Xero super clearing house, the Pay Run cannot be altered. Same applies to a future posted Pay Date with the pay frequency getting out of sync. What should have been in the previous is now in the new FY and can't be rolled back.

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    Thank you for sharing this feedback with us!

    Currently there is a pop-up reminder each time you post a pay run; however, it doesn't explicitly prompt you to check the pay period of the pay run you're posting.

    If you happen to post a pay run with an incorrect period or payment date, you can correct this by creating an unscheduled pay run to reverse the incorrectly posted earnings.

    That being said, we definitely see the value in having a warning trigger if a pay period or payment date is set in the future. To help us gauge demand for this feature, I’m moving this idea to Gaining Support so other community members can vote and share their thoughts as well.

    Thanks again for helping us improve!

  6. Hi,

    Do you have a feature where if employees have 25+ expenses it can still say the value rather than just saying approve 25+ expenses. This would mean manually adding them up to get the total? I know you can see a total on the homepage but not all employees show!

    Thank you!

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    Hi Paige, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We understand the request to show a total for expense claims awaiting approval. Having the combined amount visible at a glance could make it easier to review upcoming reimbursements and manage cash flow.

    We’ve updated this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If this could improve your workflow, add your vote and share your use case.

  7. It would be useful for child support deductions to be able when we get the letter saying "this much from this date to that date and this much from that date going forward" to be able to put both those things in at the same time rather than relying on all-too-fallible humans to remember to go in and change the amounts on a particular date.

    3 votes

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  8. Will it be possible to have "description field" in the Deduction field of the Pay template? That can be changed or updated directly on the pay template. For example, to add the ending date for staff loan deductions.

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    Hi Denise, thanks so much for your suggestion about adding a description field to pay template deductions. We're grateful for your engagement and for sharing an idea that will make a difference for you and other Xero customers.

    Our Community have reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members.

    Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

    We'll be keeping an eye on the support it gains and appreciate you taking the time to let us know what matters to you.

  9. Ability to set a specific account for Salary Sacrifice amounts to go into instead of a default gross wages account.

    7 votes

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    Hi Gemma, we took a closer look at your idea and can see we misunderstood your idea, our sincere apology for the mistake.

    We've now updated your idea to Gaining Support so that the community can show their support for it.

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  10. Include Super in payroll .aba export.
    Why does Super need to be treated differently to the other bank transfers included in a payroll .aba export? Include the transfer to the Super clearinghouse with the other transfers so we can skip the extra steps and external authorisation process (which is just weird and disconnected from everything else Xero).

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    Thanks for sharing this idea. We want to be transparent that adding superannuation payments into the payroll .aba export isn’t in our product team's pipeline.

    This is because super payments need extra information that an .aba file can’t carry, such as a member number, USI, TFN etc.

    .aba files are designed for standard electronic bank payments, so they can't upload this complex data in the file format required for super contributions.

    For more detail on the changes coming with Payday Super from 1 July 2026, I’d recommend our Xero Central article. We’re also rolling out improvements to Auto Super and streamlining the payment workflow in Xero, so paying super after each pay run will be faster, easier and remain SuperStream compliant.

  11. When entering hours and locations into the timesheet, if a day is selected incorrectly (for example, selecting Thursday instead of Friday), it would be very helpful to be able to drag and drop the hours to the correct day rather than having to delete and re-enter the time in the correct day.

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    Thanks for sharing your suggestion on how we can improve the timesheet editing process.

    We’ve reviewed your idea, and it’s now up to the community to get behind it! Be sure to share the link with any colleagues who would benefit from this feature so they can add their votes.

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  12. Automatic superannuation>Payment batch details>Payment processing

    Would you be able to add a print option to this screen?

    After processing the Superannuation payment, this is the final screen that shows that the Superannuation payments are queued up for payment with Xero.
    I would like to save this record in my Payroll batch for the Accountant.
    This shows the Accountant that I have processed the Superannuation payment.

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    Hi Rachel, thanks for sharing this idea!

    Currently it's possible to generate reports for paid and unpaid superannuation accruals by using the Superannuation Accruals or Superannuation Payment report.

    However, we can definitely see the benefit and convenience of having a bespoke report that's downloadable directly from an approved batch.

    We’ve reviewed your idea, and now it’s up to the community to get behind and support it! Make sure you share this idea with any colleagues or peers whom this could benefit so they can add their vote too.

  13. Please remove the requirement to have a date of birth for an employee.
    We have been asking for this to be removed for years, Xero recently told us it was an IRD requirement. We contacted our account manager at Inland Revenue and they said it is not an IRD requirement and that they have been in contact with Xero Payroll to make the field non-compulsory.

    The workaround that Xero gives of adding a made up date does not work and causes issues where IRD send letters that the date of birth does not match that client.
    It is not a…

    11 votes

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    Thanks Raelene, for submitting your idea!

    We've reviewed your idea, and it's now open for the community to support.

    Other Xero users can now vote for your idea and add comments to share how it could enhance their own Xero experience.

  14. It would be great for employees to have an option to save a copy of their Submitted timesheet, for their records. This means they would have proof of their Submitted timesheet to then compare to their timesheet once Approved.

    Often employers may make edits to the entered hours or earnings types before Approving an employee's timesheet, and the employee having the option to save a copy of their timesheet before it is Submitted would mean they could directly compare the two, and check any edits made are correct.

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    Thanks for highlighting this opportunity. We understand the request for employees to be able to download or save a copy of a submitted timesheet before it's approved or edited. Having access to the original submission could help employees keep their own records and refer back to what was submitted.

    We've updated this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community. If this would improve your workflow, add your vote and share how you'd like this to work.

  15. Contactor income type for performers
    Given the changes to the entitlement to Super for performing artists and a flat rate of 20% PAYG on the payment amount in the last few years, I'd like to see an income type for performers under Contractors. It would also be useful if there is pay item to include GST (being that they are ABN contractors who could be registered for GST - I believe NZ has something along these lines).

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    Hi Natalie. Thanks for sharing your idea for a preconfigured contractor type for Performing Artists.

    In regards to applying GST for contractors, this is actually an existing Product Idea. I've added your vote to it so we can keep you updated :)

    On this idea, we will focus just on the Performing Artist contractor type.

    It's now up to the community to let us know how an additional contractor type would improve their Xero experience.

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  16. Ability to enter fortnight Work Patterns would be a massive help. It would assist with stat days and ensuring entitlements calculated correctly.

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    Thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.

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  17. Ability to delete old employees to keep in line with Data Protection and be able to delete details after 7 years of leaving employment

    14 votes

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    Hey Samantha, thanks for raising this idea with us. We appreciate how being able to eventually delete employees after their employment ended would improve your experience with Xero Payroll.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members.

    Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  18. Tronc pay item to be set up as PAYE applied only. Currently there are 2 options but one has PAYE and pension applied, the other has PAYE, NI and pension applied.
    The standard Tronc set up is PAYE only, yet there is not pay item for this.

    12 votes

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    Hey Kayleigh, thanks for raising this idea with us! We appreciate that you've found an opportunity to improve our default Tronc pay items.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members.

    Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  19. Payroll reports - it will be good to have a COMPARISION field on payroll reports just like the P&L - to compare with previous n number of months / periods.

    While the grouping / summarizing features are good - they are limited to just reporting on a particular period.

    Hence any Comparisions are tedious to run / export and consolidate on excel.

    For. eg. I'd like to run a report to display :
    Afternoon Shift Loading & Overtime work for a month OR the full FY with monthly columns.
    Is this something we can get to without having to export…

    27 votes

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    Thanks for your patience, it’s been a little while since you raised this idea, so we wanted to check in. We've now reviewed this idea and have moved it to Gaining Support status. Our product team are keeping an eye on this idea and we will continue to share updates as things evolve.

  20. Xero needs to have preservation age calculate when paying ETP's due varying PAYG rates depending on age.

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    Thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.

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