Your new favourite payroll & HR management features have arrived
Spoiler alert: you’re going to love every single one of them!

Our team have come straight out the gate for our first release in 2025 with a feature-packed update for Aurion Version 11.93 (log in required). Some of the exciting new capabilities you can unlock with this quarterly software release include:
- Streamlined options for Workplace Giving in Australia
- Enhancements to Employee Schedule of Hires process
- Additional field formats for our native payroll reporting and data tool
- Expanded software integration options
- Improvements for backdated PAYG transactions
Streamlined options for Workplace Giving in Australia for compliance with ATO
Updates have been made to payroll & hr management tools within Aurion to align closer to legislation compliance requirements for workplace giving in Australia.
What is workplace giving?
An option to regularly make tax-deductible donations to charities or organisations, using the pre-tax portion of an employee’s wages.
We have streamlined the process for payroll administrators to input changes related to workplace giving in line with ATO standards across our internal Aurion suite. This includes label changes within Aurion Query Tool, Single Touch Payroll (STP), APIs and more. Applying these changes will make it easier for these amounts to be adjusted in the back-end of Aurion, with employees given the additional security of having accurate amounts for workplace giving in their tax return.
Enhancements to Employee Schedule of Hires process
Managing employee records has never been easier with the latest enhancements to our ‘Schedule of Hires’ API. Our team have developed a solution that enables greater flexibility and efficiency in managing the ‘Schedule of Hire’ records. With our latest update, a wider range of records are now eligible for deletion, simplifying this process for payroll & HR teams. To further enhance usability, we have introduced two new input fields to this API, providing more options and control when managing employee records. Designed to save time, reduce manual intervention and improve the accuracy of payroll data, supporting how Aurion can optimise business processes and provide smart payroll solutions.
Additional field formats for our native payroll reporting and data tool
We have added new date formats to our Aurion Query Tool – a powerful native solution for processing ad hoc requests for information and reports. Providing new formats and data analytic options for when Aurion users need to build customised payroll & hr reports using the Aurion Query Tool without the need for any manual intervention.
This is the latest enhancement to the Aurion Query Tool, our data and payroll reporting software that provides our customers with valuable HR and payroll insights. Through accessing our library with more than 100 different people and payroll report templates or by making one that is completely customised, the Aurion Query Tool can provide real-time insights and forecasts of your HR and payroll.
Expanded software integration options
We know that HR and payroll software is just one of the many cogs in the business software machine. Which is our why our team are constantly improving on how we can partner with integrated software partners to ensure that Aurion provides a cohesive experience, and the continued delivery of a single source of truth for people and payroll data.
As a part of our latest software update, our team have increased the variable limits for our BPA Rulesets. Creating the opportunity to easily integrate software partners within Aurion that have larger BPA Rulesets, improving the software integration options. This is in addition to the added capability to build richer reports in Aurion.
Improvements for backdated PAYG transactions
There have been enhancements made to the ‘Lump Sum E Payments’ process for payroll transactions in the current pay period to assist with transactions backdated more than 12 months in arrears. This batch process has been expanded to allow Lump Sum E amounts to be transformed from any PAYG tax category, providing flexibility for processing your date-effective payroll. Offering even more opportunities to take control of payroll transactions, and adhere to legislation and compliance standards as required by the ATO for PAYG transactions.
ATO PAYG meaning
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is the withholding of taxes on income payments to employees and payees.
Let’s chat!
If you are looking for a people and payroll solution that constantly optimises your people and payroll solutions, speak with our expert team. Our Aurion payroll specialists are available to discuss how we can tailor your optimised payroll solution to let your workforce thrive! You can reach our experienced team by:
- calling 1300 287 466
- sending an email to [email protected]
- filling out this contact form and we’ll reach out to you
We’re excited to partner with you to make life work better!