Upcoming 2017 Conferences:
  • Georgia Summit, September 27 – 29; Atlanta, GA
  • PeopleSoft International Day September 13, the virtual FREE event is designed for non-US PeopleSoft customers (see link for agenda of topics)
  • Oracle Open World – October 1-5; San Francisco, CA
    • Special thanks to our customers who are presenting this year  at OOW – Alameda County, Clackamas County, Emory University, Griffith University, HAYS Recruiting, , Navigant, Sandia Labs and University of Colorado
  Customer Corner - I want to highlight the great accomplishments our HR Focus Group Customers have done this monthJ.  If your organization has done something great (upgraded, deployed fluid/new functionality) please let me know so you can get your well deserved recognition.   HR Focus Group Updates:  Thank you to all the customers who volunteered to participate in the focus group
  • Guided Self Service (GSS) Focus Group - New & Improved Manager Self Service – Completed development for the ability to make Reason required (via configuration) each GSS transaction.
  • Global HR Focus Group – PeopleSoft will post the Personal and Sensitive Data Identification spreadsheet on My Oracle Support next week.  This spreadsheet will categorize and classify record/field combinations as personally identifiable, sensitive, or both.   The spreadsheet will also include the application references to the identified data such as online transactions, queries, reports, analytics, and searches.
  • Onboarding – No update this month
  • S. Federal Focus Group – August meeting reviewed the Simplify USF Admin PAR – Project.  Discussed enhancements for existing functionality of Correct/Cancel Personnel Action USF transactions and modernization requirements.   Also talked about Cyber Security Code legislative change and reviewed mockups for new functionality. For participation please contact Venky(venkatesh.kotikalapudi@oracle.com)
  • Company Directory Focus Group***NEW*** –  First focus group meeting scheduled September 5th.  Plan to show new features on Company directory and discuss enhancement ideas.  If you are interested in participating please contact Prathibha (sastry@oracle.com)
***Important Note*** Focus Groups are open to all customers, calls are typically once a month for an hour or as needed.  Your organization needs to have a current CPCA (customer participation confidentiality agreement) since Oracle discloses future design and prototypes.  Email me if you are interested in any of the above focus groups. USA/Global Legislative Updates – https://blogs.oracle.com/PsftLegUpdates/
  • China – Changes to Social Insurance and Public Housing Fund for Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin regions have been announced.
  • China - Changes to the 2017 Minimum Wage for Beijing region have been announced and the solution posting timelines.
  • United Kingdom - HMRC have released changes to FPS and EPS RTI Reporting for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and SOY Changes for Plan 1 threshold of Student loan.
  • Australia - ATO has been hosting numerous workshops on Single Touch Payroll Legislation, resulting in changes to Payroll Event draft technical documents very often
  • France - The French Government has announced a legislative change necessitating an increase in the RSA amount for Garnishments (Saisie sur salaries)
  • United States –The revised Form I-9, effective September 17 has been posted (see position statement attached)
  • United States – The EEO-1 report is being ‘reviewed’ by The White House of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the new collection of pay data/hours is currently on ‘hold’ – submission date of March 31, 2018 is still in effect.
  HR Bundles/PUM Update – tentative dates
  • 1 – Bundle #25 -scheduled for October 2017
  • 2 – Image #24 – scheduled for October 2017
  PeopleSoft General Update –***NEW***
  • PeopleSoft Innovator Awards program – We want to recognize you and your innovative ideas and design.  Customers you can nominate yourself or Partners you can nominate your customer.
  Form I-9 2017_USA_REVISED