https://invernisoft.com/articles A month-by-month journal of building Mintage payroll, time and HR software in Guyana. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 02:57:41 GMT https://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-10-merging-existing-device-usershttps://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-10-merging-existing-device-usersThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage BridgeStaff already enrolled on a terminal can now be merged into their TimeKeeper employee record, fingerprints and all, with 3 days to undo a wrong match. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-10-expenses-and-time-requestshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-10-expenses-and-time-requestsThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectEmployees can now photograph a receipt, check what was read from it and send an expense to finance, and ask for overtime or clock-time corrections from the app. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-10-workforce-payroll-in-stephttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-10-workforce-payroll-in-stepThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollOctober tightened the link between Mintage Workforce and Payroll, from probation details to shared Health and Life plans, and added proration for joiners and leavers. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-10-overtime-requestshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-10-overtime-requestsThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulseEmployees on a planned shift can now ask for overtime at the kiosk. Pulse also asks for missing profile photos and handles kiosks that do not use face clocking. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-10-overtime-leave-correctionshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-10-overtime-leave-correctionsThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperStaff can claim overtime and request clock-time fixes, approved leave flows in from Workforce, and every timesheet correction now needs a reason. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-10-benefits-payroll-synchttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-10-benefits-payroll-syncThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceBenefit plans and enrolments now sync with Mintage Payroll, alongside major work on performance reviews, probation, leave rules and attendance exceptions. https://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-09-roster-tools-and-updateshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-09-roster-tools-and-updatesTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage BridgeBridge gained roster search, a safer way to make terminal admins, admin roles from TimeKeeper, a password sign-in option and automatic updates on Windows. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-09-kiosk-qr-homehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-09-kiosk-qr-homeTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectThe Pulse kiosk QR code moved to the Mintage Connect home screen with a choice of clock action, and the new design got a second pass across the app. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-09-setup-moves-in-apphttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-09-setup-moves-in-appTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollSettings that used to live in server configuration are now managed in Mintage Payroll itself, with a guided setup tool for new companies. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-09-hands-free-ios-porthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-09-hands-free-ios-portTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulsePulse can now clock people in without a tap, enrolment drops to two photos, and work started on an iOS version of the kiosk. The iOS app is not released. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-09-trustworthy-clock-inshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-09-trustworthy-clock-insTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperWe made geofence and face checks configurable and reviewable, added day-by-day timesheet finalising and gave supervisors a workspace in Connect. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-09-timekeeper-faces-documentshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-09-timekeeper-faces-documentsTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceA short month: TimeKeeper can now pull enrolled faces and file employee documents in Workforce, and staff can sign in with their work accounts. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-08-timekeeper-and-crewshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-08-timekeeper-and-crewsSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectOur busiest month: Mintage Connect now works with TimeKeeper, lets supervisors clock their crew, handles jobs and schedules, and can clock in at a Pulse kiosk by QR code. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-08-payment-batcheshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-08-payment-batchesSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollAugust introduced payment batches, letting a pay period be split into named groups with their own exports. We also moved to Laravel 13 and added a payroll audit feed. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-08-timekeeper-pin-qrhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-08-timekeeper-pin-qrSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulsePulse now sends clock events to Mintage TimeKeeper and gains new ways to clock in: a PIN, a rotating Connect QR code, or tapping your name. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-08-clock-in-anywherehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-08-clock-in-anywhereSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperTimeKeeper now takes clock-ins from Mintage Connect, the Pulse face kiosk and fingerprint terminals, and companies can sign up for their own workspace. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-08-timekeeper-linkhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-08-timekeeper-linkSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceWorkforce began serving employee profiles, photos and payroll self-service to TimeKeeper, and Connect learned to take sections from whichever product owns them. https://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-07-rebuilt-for-windows-and-linuxhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/bridge-2026-07-rebuilt-for-windows-and-linuxWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage BridgeWe rewrote our earlier terminal tool as a single app for Windows and Linux that finds ZKTeco terminals, keeps rosters and fingerprints in step, and sends punches to Workforce. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-07-protecting-employee-datahttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-07-protecting-employee-dataWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJuly's focus was data protection: sensitive employee details are now encrypted at rest. We also opened a controlled gateway for AI assistants to work with payroll. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-07-its-own-producthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-07-its-own-productWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperWe removed the last payroll pieces, adopted a new design and built schedules, jobs, timesheets, pay rules and labour cost reporting. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-07-self-service-portalhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-07-self-service-portalWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceEmployees gained a web self-service portal matching Connect, performance reviews were tightened, and letters, dependents and training records were reworked. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-06-net-pay-guardhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-06-net-pay-guardMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJune added a net pay guard so approved pay cannot change silently, alongside a deep restructure of the calculation engine checked against saved results. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-06-history-schedulinghttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-06-history-schedulingMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceProfile changes now read as plain-language history, payroll sync status shows on each profile, and schedules can be copied and assigned in bulk. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-05-paye-explainer-pdfhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-05-paye-explainer-pdfFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe PAYE explainer was redesigned and can now be downloaded as a PDF. May also brought new overtime types and better year-to-date reporting. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-05-manager-team-accesshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-05-manager-team-accessFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceManagers can now browse their own team and receive their team's leave requests, and HR can import employees from a spreadsheet. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-04-location-clock-eventshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-04-location-clock-eventsWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectClock-ins from Mintage Connect now carry the phone's location, with a check for an accurate position first, plus fixes for crashes and Android layout. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-04-workforce-employee-synchttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-04-workforce-employee-syncWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA quieter month, focused on one link: employees added in Mintage Workforce now flow into Payroll for review, with sensible defaults for anything missing. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-04-kiosk-first-designhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-04-kiosk-first-designWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulseApril made the kiosk the screen Pulse opens to, gave it the Pulse look, and added a liveness check, location and a verification photo to every clock event. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-04-scheduling-attendancehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-04-scheduling-attendanceWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceWorkforce gained employee scheduling, a weekly attendance view with admin corrections, and location checks on Connect clock-ins. The face clock became Pulse. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-03-face-clock-inhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-03-face-clock-inSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectMintage Connect can now record clock-ins and clock-outs from the phone, confirmed with a face check, after a first round of fixes for real cameras. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-03-exchange-payroll-transfershttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-03-exchange-payroll-transfersSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollMarch introduced Exchange, a way to move employees and their current-year payroll from one Mintage instance to another, with screens to configure and track transfers. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-03-workforce-pairing-returnshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2026-03-workforce-pairing-returnsSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulseAfter a long pause, the kiosk app returned with QR-code pairing to Mintage Workforce, a guided face enrolment flow and a new name: Pulse. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-03-face-clock-traininghttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-03-face-clock-trainingSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceWorkforce gained face-recognition clock-in for Connect and a kiosk, the system later named Pulse, alongside training, a document library and HR reports. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-02-leave-trackerhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-02-leave-trackerSun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectMintage Connect gained a full leave tracker, showing balances, a request form and history, and document types now come from Workforce with verification status shown. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-02-nis-2026-ruleshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-02-nis-2026-rulesSun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollFebruary brought the 2026 NIS rules to every pay frequency, plus child allowance and tax-free overtime work, and a first look at a PAYE explainer. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-02-rebuilt-hr-platformhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-02-rebuilt-hr-platformSun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceIn one busy month the new Workforce gained employee records linked to Mintage Payroll, leave, onboarding, recruitment, benefits, documents, letters and an AI assistant. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-01-loans-and-sharinghttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2026-01-loans-and-sharingThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectEmployees can now see their loans and repayments in Mintage Connect, share payslips, and rely on steadier PDF viewing and sign-in. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-01-ready-for-2026-payehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2026-01-ready-for-2026-payeThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJanuary meant closing out 2025 and running the first pay of 2026 at the same time. We added the 2026 PAYE rules and refreshed the GRA year-end forms. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-01-a-fresh-starthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2026-01-a-fresh-startThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperTimeKeeper got a new backend and a new web app, with Attendance and Roster modules, employee invitations and a first location wizard. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-01-new-foundationhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2026-01-new-foundationThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceThe code base that now runs Workforce was started this month, first as a small internal messaging tool, then stripped back to a clean starting point. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2025-12-phone-sign-in-notificationshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2025-12-phone-sign-in-notificationsMon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectA short month for Mintage Connect: employees can now sign in with their phone number, and the app can receive notifications that open the right screen. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-12-payslips-on-mintage-connecthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-12-payslips-on-mintage-connectMon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPayroll can now publish payslips to Mintage Connect, our mobile app, and invite employees by email or WhatsApp. A rebuilt new-employee wizard finished the year. https://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2025-11-first-buildhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/connect-2025-11-first-buildSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage ConnectWe started the Mintage Connect employee app from scratch, with payslips, tax certificates, documents, time off requests and a profile, on Android first and then iOS. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-11-employee-self-servicehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-11-employee-self-serviceSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollEmployees can now be invited to self-service, and their uploaded documents can be approved or rejected. Payroll also gained a GRA Form 7B export and a reviewed data sync. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2025-11-shared-core-with-payrollhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2025-11-shared-core-with-payrollSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperWe brought the codebase onto the same shared core as Mintage Payroll, added an activity log and built a sync API for employees and locations. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2025-11-named-workforcehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2025-11-named-workforceSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceThe early HR front end was renamed Workforce, gained a self-service tab for inviting employees, and got refreshed sign-in pages. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-10-nis-2025-updatehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-10-nis-2025-updateWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA shorter month. We set up the 2025 NIS deduction for every pay frequency, added Outlook as a way to send email, and started on employee self-service. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-09-password-protected-payslipshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-09-password-protected-payslipsMon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollCompanies can now password-protect payslip PDFs, using a password format they choose. Period dates became editable and departments can be merged. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-08-weekly-timesheetshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-08-weekly-timesheetsFri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollOur busiest month of the year. We built a weekly timesheet that splits regular hours from overtime, and translated the Payroll interface into English and Spanish. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-07-loan-adjustmentshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-07-loan-adjustmentsTue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollEmployee loans can now be adjusted or written off, with every change shown in the payment history. Pay period lists are also easier to read. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-06-overtime-and-loss-time-trackershttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-06-overtime-and-loss-time-trackersSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollOvertime and loss time can now be entered as dated entries that add up automatically. We also added NIS maternity leave handling and a careful way to remove employee records. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-05-batched-payslip-deliveryhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-05-batched-payslip-deliveryThu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA maintenance month. The main change was sending email and WhatsApp payslips in batches, with a few report and import improvements alongside. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-04-periodic-adjustmentshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-04-periodic-adjustmentsTue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA new module lets payroll staff set up recurring allowances and deductions per employee and apply them to a chosen pay period in one step. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-03-child-allowance-claimshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-03-child-allowance-claimsSat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollInstead of a single count, employees' children are now recorded one by one, and claims feed directly into PAYE. Pension and NIS forms improved too. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-02-2025-paye-goes-livehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-02-2025-paye-goes-liveSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe 2025 PAYE rules became the active default, non-taxable overtime was added to every pay frequency, and the 2025 NIS schedule template arrived. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-01-preparing-for-2025-payehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2025-01-preparing-for-2025-payeWed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollWe set up 2025 PAYE for every pay frequency, added a number-of-children field, and gave payroll staff a clearer audit history for each employee. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-12-signed-form-7bhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-12-signed-form-7bSun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollEmployers can now add their signature once and have it printed on GRA Form 7B, which also gained QR codes. Bank files now cover every pay frequency. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-11-year-end-formshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-11-year-end-formsFri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPreparing for year end: a merged GRA Form 7B PDF and Form 2A for fortnightly and bi-monthly payrolls, plus employee profile pictures. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-10-bank-payment-fileshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-10-bank-payment-filesTue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA quieter month: Mintage can now produce payment files for several local banks, and payslip emails and number formats became configurable. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-09-bi-monthly-payrollhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-09-bi-monthly-payrollSun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollMintage now supports bi-monthly pay periods across the app, alongside a framework upgrade and our first automated PAYE tests. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-09-last-toucheshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-09-last-touchesSun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceThree small changes to job, pay and time-off defaults. After this month the first Workforce front end went quiet for over a year. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-08-payroll-columns-your-wayhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-08-payroll-columns-your-wayThu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollUsers can now choose and save payroll columns right from the payroll page, with new NIS options and a pension fund report. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-08-policy-options-tidy-uphttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-08-policy-options-tidy-upThu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperTen commits that gave policy milestones their own settings and tidied the remuneration and employee modules. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-08-write-offs-onboardinghttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-08-write-offs-onboardingThu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceAdmins could now write off time-off balances, the team list showed onboarding and inactive employees, and forms handled national insurance details better. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-07-pension-history-and-loanshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-07-pension-history-and-loansMon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA new pension fund history module, the ability to pause and resume loans, scheduled payslips, and employee document storage. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-07-recruitment-and-ticketshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-07-recruitment-and-ticketsMon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperA short month: first versions of a recruitment module and a ticket module joined the modular core. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-07-directory-refinementshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-07-directory-refinementsMon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceA light month: employee photos in the directory, a clearer empty state, and better control over time-off adjustments. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-06-month-to-month-routinehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-06-month-to-month-routineSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJune focused on the small things payroll teams do every period: carrying employees forward, payment preferences, and checking TIN and NIS numbers. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-06-time-off-enginehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-06-time-off-engineSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperWe built and then rebuilt a time-off policy engine that handles accrual, milestones, carryover, partial months and running balances. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-06-time-off-policieshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-06-time-off-policiesSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceOur first Workforce front end gained a working time-off system: policies with accrual rules, requests with approval, and a tracker with running balances. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-05-full-pay-cyclehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-05-full-pay-cycleWed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollOur busiest month: weekly and fortnightly payroll, live updates, closing a payroll, and sending payslips all came to the new app. https://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-05-laying-the-foundationshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/timekeeper-2024-05-laying-the-foundationsWed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage TimeKeeperThe first commits behind what is now TimeKeeper: a modular codebase with an HR module and a remuneration module, set up in a single day. https://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-05-first-version-beginshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/workforce-2024-05-first-version-beginsWed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage WorkforceWe set up the first web app for our HR product and added its first time-off pages. A quiet start to a long project. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-04-payroll-page-new-apphttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-04-payroll-page-new-appMon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe new frontend gained its core payroll page, with dialogs for salary, overtime, deductions, NIS and PAYE, plus export and import pages. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-03-new-frontend-beginshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-03-new-frontend-beginsFri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollWe began a new Vue frontend for Mintage Payroll, starting with settings, employee and tools pages, while the backend gained stronger data validation. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-02-nis-and-gra-filing-exportshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-02-nis-and-gra-filing-exportsThu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollFebruary was about statutory filing: new NIS schedule and text-file exports, GRA Form 2A for online filing, and more reliable year-to-date figures. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-01-paye-rules-for-2024https://invernisoft.com/articles/2024-01-paye-rules-for-2024Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollWe added the 2024 PAYE calculation for monthly and fortnightly payrolls, plus a PDF GRA Form 7B and a payroll register in exports. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-12-year-end-readinesshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-12-year-end-readinessFri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollDecember prepared for year end with a new NIS offline form, weekly PAYE and NIS offline exports, and a fix for PAYE in the final pay period. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-11-one-report-frameworkhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-11-one-report-frameworkWed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollNovember rebuilt Mintage's reports on one shared framework, so payslips, filings and journals all generate in the background with progress. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-10-offline-filing-fileshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-10-offline-filing-filesSun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollOctober added PAYE and NIS offline filing exports, a year-to-date payroll journal, and the first exports that run in the background with progress. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-09-timesheet-uploadshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-09-timesheet-uploadsFri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollSeptember let employers upload timesheets straight into payroll, added a Payroll Journal export and put year-to-date totals on payslips. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-08-time-off-requestshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-08-time-off-requestsTue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollAugust built time-off requests on top of July's groundwork: balances, approvals and admin adjustments, plus document uploads on employee profiles. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-07-time-off-foundationshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-07-time-off-foundationsSat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJuly set up time-off policies, requests and enrolments, and added addresses, custom fields, employment status and compensation details to employee records. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-06-employee-profileshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-06-employee-profilesThu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJune turned the employee record into a fuller profile: managers and direct reports, notes, emergency contacts, photos, birthdays and work anniversaries. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-05-quiet-maintenance-monthhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-05-quiet-maintenance-monthMon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA maintenance month with 36 commits: payslips can show the salary date and a custom footnote, and net pay can round up to the nearest hundred. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-04-whatsapp-payslips-laravel-10https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-04-whatsapp-payslips-laravel-10Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollApril laid the groundwork for sending payslips over WhatsApp, moved the platform to Laravel 10 and added PAYE refund columns to the year-to-date export. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-03-gra-form-7bhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-03-gra-form-7bWed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollMarch added a GRA Form 7B export filled straight from payroll data, alongside a run of fixes to NIS and PAYE filing exports. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-02-2023-paye-and-nishttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-02-2023-paye-and-nisWed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA new tax year meant new PAYE and NIS calculations for every pay frequency, plus the first version of emailed e-payslips. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-01-excel-payroll-importshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2023-01-excel-payroll-importsSun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJanuary was about getting data into Mintage: a validated Excel import for employees and payroll, formula-based allowances, and PDFs rendered in-house. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-12-sign-in-and-2023-prephttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-12-sign-in-and-2023-prepThu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollDecember's big project was moving sign-in to a dedicated identity service. We also set up the 2023 year, added pension plan deductions and started an import module. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-11-year-to-date-totalshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-11-year-to-date-totalsTue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollWith year end in sight, November went into year-to-date reporting: counting periods employed, fixing spreadsheet totals and letting long rebuilds finish. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-10-maintenance-and-cleanuphttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-10-maintenance-and-cleanupSat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA maintenance month: payslip template fixes, a correction to how employee age is worked out for weekly and fortnightly staff, and removing a package we no longer needed. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-09-biometric-groundworkhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-09-biometric-groundworkThu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollSeptember started something new: a biometric module for registering employees' faces and attendance devices. Groundwork only, alongside some payroll fixes. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2022-09-kiosk-modehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2022-09-kiosk-modeThu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulseSeptember 2022 added the kiosk screen, with a live camera and face detection, and filled out registration, sign-in and employee enrolment. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-08-currency-and-rate-payhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-08-currency-and-rate-payMon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA short month. Payslips stopped hard-coding the currency, rate-based pay lines show their working, and a PAYE worksheet calculation was corrected. https://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2022-08-first-screenshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/pulse-2022-08-first-screensMon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PulseThe app that became Mintage Pulse began as a small Android project: a sign-in screen, an options screen and a way to register a tablet as a clock-in device. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-07-offline-paye-nis-formshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-07-offline-paye-nis-formsFri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollIn July, Mintage Payroll learned to produce the PAYE and NIS offline forms directly from a monthly payroll, with company details filled in. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-06-custom-pay-lineshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-06-custom-pay-linesWed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJune made pay more flexible: companies can switch on their own custom earnings lines, paid as a fixed amount or worked out from days or hours, and see them in every export. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-05-payslips-and-paye-fixhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-05-payslips-and-paye-fixSun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollMay tightened what April started: a fix so year-to-date adjustments no longer over-deduct PAYE, plus better payslip exports and new PAYE spreadsheets. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-04-year-to-date-payehttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-04-year-to-date-payeFri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollApril's big piece: a year-to-date engine that compares the PAYE an employee should have paid with what they actually paid, plus the first automated tests for our tax maths. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-03-getting-2022-paye-righthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-03-getting-2022-paye-rightTue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollMarch was about accuracy: insurance deducted before PAYE, corrected 2022 bands for every pay frequency, and a careful way to keep earlier pay runs reproducible. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-02-quiet-month-laravel-9https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-02-quiet-month-laravel-9Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA maintenance month. We started the move to Laravel 9 and made a few practical improvements to how payroll handles removed and inactive employees. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-01-new-tax-year-filing-fileshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2022-01-new-tax-year-filing-filesSat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollJanuary was about getting ready for 2022: new PAYE calculations for every pay frequency, plus exports that produce NIS and GRA online filing files straight from payroll. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-12-gra-form-2ahttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-12-gra-form-2aWed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA short month to close the year: a first export for GRA Form 2A, a framework update and employee details that refresh when they change. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-11-locations-and-custom-pay-itemshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-11-locations-and-custom-pay-itemsMon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPayroll gains locations, custom allowances and deductions, a fix for weekly and fortnightly overtime, and an automatic backup before each payroll is created. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-10-year-to-date-and-closinghttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-10-year-to-date-and-closingFri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe year-to-date report is completed and payroll closing is reworked into clear, checked steps, with events keeping the whole payroll up to date. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-09-payslips-and-loanshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-09-payslips-and-loansWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPayslips arrive, generated from a template with the company logo and bundled for download, alongside a new loan manager and a PAYE export. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-08-first-live-deploymentshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-08-first-live-deploymentsSun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe busiest month of the year: versions 0.89 to 0.93, clearer names for pay figures, non-taxable allowances, and the first production deployments. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-07-weekly-fortnightly-and-exportshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-07-weekly-fortnightly-and-exportsThu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPayroll grows beyond monthly to weekly and fortnightly cycles, and gains the reports people actually hand in: PAYE and NIS schedules, pay labels and signature sheets. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-05-first-monthly-payrollhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-05-first-monthly-payrollSat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollEmployees can be assigned to a monthly payroll and recalculated, with hooks for allowances and deductions, bank details, departments and live updates. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-04-first-payroll-building-blockshttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-04-first-payroll-building-blocksThu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollPayroll code arrives: a remuneration module, a pattern for deductions, employee age and per-year options, all served through a new API. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-03-clearing-the-groundhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-03-clearing-the-groundMon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollWe removed the old modules and legacy admin packages, then set up the five core packages that Mintage Payroll grew from: Core, Employer, Employee, Compute and Builder. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-02-a-quiet-monthhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-02-a-quiet-monthMon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA maintenance month with four small commits: file storage settings, a notifications table and a package we later removed. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-01-laying-the-foundationhttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2021-01-laying-the-foundationFri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollA busy first month on the shared foundation: API authentication, roles and permissions, a modular structure and change tracking on every record. https://invernisoft.com/articles/2020-12-a-fresh-laravel-projecthttps://invernisoft.com/articles/2020-12-a-fresh-laravel-projectTue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMTMintage PayrollThe code that would become Mintage Payroll starts in the last days of 2020 with two commits: an empty repository and a clean Laravel 8 install.