Assignar Pay Product Release – May 17, 2026

TL;DR

• Customer Portal: Timesheets are visible for customers — quicker sign‑offs, fewer back‑and‑forth disputes.
• Payroll accuracy: Daily and weekly overtime thresholds, allowance rules on EBAs, break rules vs role rates, and shift rate assignments all behave more predictably.
• Job costing & billing: Simple Job Costing reads clearer; invoicing needs fewer fields (only client required) plus a new TXT export for accounting handoffs.
• Operations you can audit: Equipment timesheets link straight to orders; payroll rule cleanup is easier; table row reordering is reliable again.
• Platform quality: Theme foundations (light/dark), better mapping docs for location features, core dependency updates for security and reliability, smarter errors, account‑scoped data lookups, and stronger multi‑language readiness.

Context

This release reflects engineering work from May 10 – May 17, 2026 — 23 pull requests merged across the week with 7 contributors. The focus was paying crews accurately, invoicing clients faster, and tightening the experience for everyone from the field to finance.

Highlights from the week

• What's new: Timesheets in the Customer Portal; app‑wide theme foundations (light/dark); improved in‑app mapping documentation for location‑aware features.
• Enhancements: Simple Job Costing improvements; billing and workspace polish; stronger multi‑language readiness for global teams.
• Fixes (payroll & UI): Overtime thresholds (daily + weekly) calculate correctly; allowance rules no longer skew EBA documents incorrectly; table row reordering behaves predictably.
• Operational tweaks: Equipment timesheets link directly to orders; break rules excluded from role‑based rates to avoid double counting; shift rate assignments are more precise; easier cleanup of payroll rule configurations.
• Invoicing & exports: Create invoices faster with only the client field required; new TXT export option for accounting imports.
• Security, stability & UX: Dependency upgrades for patches and reliability; smarter error handling and more consistent dialogs; scoped data lookups by account for stronger isolation; groundwork for a refreshed landing experience.

These weekly summaries are also indexed for the Assignar Pay Support Agent so answers stay aligned with what actually shipped.

What's new

Timesheets in the Customer Portal

Customers can see timesheets inside the Customer Portal so approvals and questions happen in one place instead of across email and spreadsheets.

What it does:

• Surfaces the right timesheet detail to customers who need to approve or verify work
• Shortens the approval loop between site, office, and client
• Reduces disputes by giving everyone the same view of hours worked

Where you'll find it: Customer Portal (timesheet visibility for customer users).

Who benefits: Project managers coordinating client sign‑off, payroll admins chasing approvals, and finance teams closing billing periods.

Theme foundations, mapping docs, and global readiness

Light and dark theme foundations land across the app for better accessibility and comfort on site or in the office. In‑app mapping documentation is clearer so location‑aware features ship faster, and multi‑language readiness improves for teams working across regions.

What it does:

• Prepares consistent theming so future UI work stays accessible and legible in varied lighting
• Helps engineers deliver location features with less guesswork — you see the benefit as faster, more reliable map‑related workflows
• Improves internationalization foundations for mixed‑language crews and regional offices

Who benefits: Field supervisors using devices outdoors, admins rolling out Pay in multiple countries, and product teams shipping map‑linked workflows.

Simple Job Costing, billing polish, and streamlined invoicing

Simple Job Costing improvements make job profitability easier to read at a glance. Billing and workspace flows need fewer clicks. On the invoice side, only the client field is required to get started, and a TXT export option makes handoffs to accounting smoother.

What it does:

• Surfaces job cost signals with less digging
• Tightens billing and workspace interactions
• Speeds up invoice creation when project details are not yet finalized
• Adds TXT export for systems that prefer plain‑text imports

Where you'll find it: Job costing and billing areas in your workspace; invoice creation and export options where you manage receivables.

Who benefits: Project controls, construction finance, and AR teams balancing speed with accuracy.

Payroll rules, equipment timesheets, and operational precision

Payroll logic is more dependable: daily and weekly overtime thresholds calculate correctly; allowance rules no longer affect EBA documents incorrectly; break rules are excluded from role‑based rates to prevent double counting; shift rate assignments are more precise; and cleaning up payroll rule configurations is easier. Equipment timesheets now link directly to their orders for a tighter audit trail.

What it does:

• Aligns overtime and allowance outcomes with how your EBAs and awards are written
• Prevents stacked pay components from mis‑applying across roles and breaks
• Connects equipment time to the originating order for traceability

Who benefits: Payroll administrators, union stewards reviewing EBAs, and auditors validating equipment charges.

Security, stability, and account‑scoped data

Core dependencies were updated for security patches and reliability. Error handling and dialogs are more consistent; data lookups are scoped by account for stronger isolation; and groundwork ships for a refreshed landing experience.

What it does:

• Reduces risk from known issues in upstream packages
• Surfaces clearer errors when something goes wrong
• Reinforces tenant boundaries for safer multi‑company operations

Who benefits: IT‑minded owners, security‑conscious finance leaders, and anyone tired of cryptic failure messages.

Why it matters for construction teams

• Faster billing cycles: Client‑only invoice creation and TXT exports cut admin time between job completion and cash collection.
• Fewer payroll disputes: Correct overtime thresholds, cleaner allowance handling on EBAs, and smarter break vs role rate separation mean fewer manual adjustments before pay run.
• Clearer job profitability: Simple Job Costing improvements help PMs and finance spot margin pressure before the job closes.
• Stronger audit trails: Equipment timesheets tied to orders make it easier to prove what ran, when, and under which purchase order.
• A platform you can trust: Dependency upgrades, account‑scoped lookups, and better dialogs reduce surprises during month‑end and payroll week.

Getting started

• Customer Portal timesheets: Open the Customer Portal as a customer user; timesheet visibility appears where your team exposes it to customers.
• Invoices: Create a new invoice — only the client field is required to proceed; use export options to download TXT for your accounting tool.
• Job costing & billing: Review Simple Job Costing and billing screens in your usual workspace navigation; changes apply without extra setup unless noted by your admin.
• Payroll rules: Review the next pay run for overtime, allowances, break rules, and shift rates; adjust configurations using the simplified cleanup paths if you maintain rule sets.
• Themes: Theme foundations apply broadly; no migration steps required for standard users.

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Release details

Rollout: Updates in this note are rolling out on the standard Assignar Pay release cadence. Most improvements are available without changing your existing configuration; payroll logic corrections apply on the next relevant calculation or pay run.

Changelog

Added:

• Timesheet visibility in the Customer Portal
• TXT export option for invoices / accounting imports
• Light/dark theme foundations (app‑wide)
• Improved in‑app mapping documentation for location‑aware features

Improved:

• Simple Job Costing clarity
• Billing and workspace polish
• Multi‑language readiness
• Equipment timesheets linking to orders
• Shift rate assignment precision
• Payroll rule configuration cleanup
• Smarter error handling and dialog consistency
• Account‑scoped data lookups
• Groundwork for refreshed landing experience
• Core dependency updates for security and reliability

Fixed:

• Overtime thresholds (daily + weekly) calculation
• Allowance rules impacting EBA documents incorrectly
• Table row reordering predictability
• Break rules interaction with role‑based rates (double counting prevention)