Powerpay Self Service 5.1
Welcome to the 5.1 release notes. Review the information for details relating to the 5.1 release. If you prefer, you can view a PDF version of the release notes.
New Features - Powerpay Self Service

Use the
to view your work, pay and taxation information and verify the dates and information that the employer has on file is correct.
You can review your employer number, name and your next scheduled payment date in the Employer Information section. The information displayed is the information available in Powerpay.

The Employee Information section displays:
- First Day Worked,
- Employment type (Full-time, Part-time),
- Pay Type (Hourly, Salary) and
- Pay Rate.
The information displayed is the information available in Powerpay.
To view the Pay Rate unmasked, click the View link. To hide the unmasked data, click the Hide link.

The Taxation section displays:
- Province of Employment,
- Federal Tax Exemption Amount,
- Provincial Tax Exemption Amount,
- Tax Status,
- CPP/QPP Status,
- E.I. Category - Deducts EI or Exempt from EI,
- Provincial Payroll/Health Tax Indicator, and
- QPIP (Quebec Health Insurance Plan) - Not Applicable, Subject to QPIP, or Exempt from QPIP.
The information displayed is the information available in Powerpay.

The Taxation Option section displays statutory deduction information. The information displayed is the information available in Powerpay. If none of the information is available, this section does not display.

You can review and edit address and contact records in the Contact Information section on the

If the application is configured to use the Edit Address Information control, the Edit button displays in the Address Information section on the
To edit your address:
- Navigate to the
- Click Edit. The Address Information page displays.
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Edit your address as required.
- Click Save.

If the application is configured to use the Edit Contact Information control, the Edit button displays in the Contact Information section on the
To edit your contact information:
- Navigate to the
- Click Edit. The Contact Information page displays.
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Edit your phone number and E-mail address as required.
- Click Save.

You can review, edit, add and delete emergency contact records in the Emergency Contact section on the
If the application is configured to use the Edit Emergency Contact Details control, the Add, Edit and Delete buttons display in the Emergency Contact section on the
To add an emergency contact:
- Navigate to the
- Click Add. The Emergency Contact Details page displays.
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Complete the fields with your emergency contact details. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk *.
- Click Save.
To edit an emergency contact:
- Navigate to the
- Select a contact to edit from the Name drop-down list.
- Click Edit. The Emergency Contact Details page displays.
- Edit the fields as required.
- Click Save.
To delete an emergency contact:
- Navigate to the
- Select a contact to delete from the Name drop-down list.
- Click Delete. The Confirmation message displays.
- Click OK.

You can review and edit your information in the Personal Information section on the
If the application is configured to use the Edit Personal Information control, the Edit button display in the Personal Information section on the
The Social Insurance Number Expiry Date field only displays for temporary Social Insurance Numbers (SINs beginning with a 9). The Gender field only displays for payrolls set up with Group Retirement Plans.
To edit your personal information:
- Navigate to the
- Click Edit. The Personal Information page displays.
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Edit your information as required.
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Click Save.

You can review and edit your earning statement and year end form delivery options in the Work Information section on the
If the application is configured to use the Edit Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery control, the Edit button displays.
To edit your earning statement & year end form delivery options:
- Navigate to the
- Click Edit in the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery section. The Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery page displays.
- Select an earnings statement delivery option (electronic or printed).
- Select a year end form delivery option (electronic or printed).
- Click Save.

Terminated employees with Self Service maintain access to Self Service for 45 days after the Processed Date of the Pay Period that they were terminated, so that they can view, print, and download their pay stubs and tax forms. After the 45 days, the employee no longer has access to Self Service.
Terminated employee access is view only.
Enhancements to Powerpay Self Service

To improve user experience, the following enhancements are now available on the Security Questions page:
- Four question minimum – Powerpay Self Service now requires only four security questions.
- New security question choices – The security question list now includes ten new questions.
- New question sort order – The security question list now displays the most popular questions first, reducing the need to scroll through the list to find appropriate questions.

The password recovery process now requires only a single security question be answered correctly. Previously, two questions were required.

Powerpay Self Service now displays dates consistently in the following formats:
- 09-Jan-2017: When only the date is required (without the day of the week). For example, birth date, payment date and social insurance number expiry date.
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Tuesday, January 09, 2017: When the day of the week is required. For example, next scheduled payment date.
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09-Jan-2017 09:54 am: When the time is required.
The date format for the Date Pickers has not changed.

- The Payroll Information label on the Direct Deposit. has been renamed
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The top level Self Service Profile menu item has been renamed Profile & Settings.
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Employee Number and Position Title Information in Self Service - The Employee Number and Position Title now display (view only) in Self Service:
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On the Home page
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On the
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On the
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