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What's new in SafeShift. Major product updates, newest first. Mobile releases roll out through the App Store and Google Play.

Effective date: September 6, 2026 · Last updated: September 6, 2026

NewSeptember 5, 2026

Departments: team communication & mobile filters

  • Department leads can now message their crew directly from the Leads inbox.
  • Department chips across the manager portal respect lead scoping.
  • Mobile schedule and team views can filter by department.
MobileSeptember 4, 2026

Mobile app 1.15

  • Guided W-4 wizard during employee onboarding — answers flow onto the official IRS form.
  • Preview your signed onboarding documents right in the app.
  • Working for more than one employer on SafeShift? A new employer chip makes switching cleaner.
NewSeptember 1, 2026

Access levels for managers

  • A new Shift Lead tier: scheduling and day-to-day tools without visibility into wages or pay.
  • Owners choose exactly how much each manager can see and do.
NewAugust 28, 2026

Manager-set availability & smarter scheduling

  • Managers can record employee availability directly on the Schedule → Availability tab.
  • Employee-submitted and manager-set availability live in one place, with clear attribution.
NewAugust 22, 2026

Announcements

  • Send location-scoped announcements to your team with an audience preview before you post.
  • Attach a file (PDF, image) to any announcement.
NewAugust 18, 2026

Break attestations & the Attestation Station

  • Employees confirm at clock-out whether they received their breaks — recorded as part of the compliance trail.
  • The Attestation Station turns any POS-side tablet into a dedicated attestation kiosk.
  • Owners can add custom attestation questions.
NewAugust 10, 2026

PTO policies & balances

  • Computed PTO balances, advance-notice rules, blackout dates, and employee self-cancel.
  • Sick leave accrual tracking with usage deducted automatically at time-off approval.
ImprovedJuly 26, 2026

POS break mapping

  • Custom break names from your POS now map cleanly onto rest, meal, and working-time categories — no more misclassified breaks.
NewJuly 15, 2026

Shift swaps & takeovers

  • Employees can offer a shift to coworkers or trade shifts — with coworker consent and mandatory manager approval.
  • Managers see overtime and role-mismatch advisories before approving.
NewJuly 14, 2026

PIN kiosk clock-in

  • Turn any tablet at the door into a clock-in kiosk: employees punch in and out with a personal 4-digit PIN.
  • Works alongside phone clock-in or as the only punch method — your choice per location.
NewJuly 9, 2026

Payroll-ready reports (beta)

  • Gross-pay reports with California overtime, break premiums, and split-shift rules computed to the minute.
  • Export to ADP-ready CSV or PDF.
  • Tip distribution policies: pooling, tip-outs, and shares — cent-exact.
NewJune 30, 2026

Help Center & Ask SafeShift

  • A searchable help center at safeshiftops.com/help, plus in-app answers grounded in our documentation.

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