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Bristol, UK: 24th June 2025: Zellis, a leading provider of AI-enabled HR, workforce management, payroll and benefits, today announced several product updates as part of the company’s HCM 9.3 release. Notably there have been significant developments for public sector returns and the Civil Service Pension Scheme (MyCSP) to help organisations meet the latest requirements laid out by government departments in addition to enhanced automation to drive value.
Public Sector
The following public sector returns have been updated to the latest requirements:
- HESA (Higher Educational Statistical Analysis) - module updated to cater for the 2024/25 (C24025) return requirements and improve usability for customers.
- ASC-WDS (Adult Social Care – Workforce Data Set) – new fields added to the return and return codes updated in accordance with the latest published requirements.
- SWC (School Workforce Census) – Validation rules have been updated in line with UK Government requirements.
- SWAC (School Workforce Annual Census) – Validation rules have been updated in line with UK Government requirements.
Civil Service Pension Scheme (MyCSP)
Enhancements have been made to the Civil Service Pension Scheme (MyCSP), including improved data accuracy and reduced manual input leading to significant time savings with
- Automation of the pro-rated assumed pay scenarios and reporting such data on the interface files.
- Enhancement to the Pension Input Period (PIP) file to include opted-out members and unpaid staff.
“With public services under immense pressure, effective payroll is no longer just a back-office function – it’s a strategic imperative. Public sector organisations must adopt modern, responsive approaches that support frontline teams while ensuring compliance with ever-evolving regulatory requirements,” commented Nick Clarke, Director of Product Management – Product & Technology, Zellis.
“The latest updates to our HCM platform ensure our public sector customers, whether that be local authorities, academy trusts, universities or government departments, can keep abreast of these changes in an efficient and effective way – helping them stay compliant, resilient, and focused on delivering essential services. Additionally, we’re always adding automation enhancements to improve the value from our solution for all of our customers, across both the public and private sectors.”
Parental Leave
Further enhancements to functionality have been delivered to allow employers to comply with new Neonatal Care Leave and Pay legislation that came into force April 2025.
About Zellis
Zellis powers organisations to achieve better outcomes through exceptional employee experiences. We are the leading supplier of AI-enabled human resources (HR), workforce management (WFM), and payroll software, and managed services, for UK and Ireland-based midsize to large size employers. In 2025 we acquired elementsuite, bringing together their AI-enabled HR and WFM suite with our own award-winning payroll and HR platform. Combined, we offer best-in-class tools and expertise through an end-to-end solution which delivers the AI-enabled HR, WFM, and payroll outcomes our customers need. Zellis was named Payroll Software Supplier of the Year at the Global Payroll Awards 2024 and 2025. Our flagship solution, Zellis HCM Cloud has won the Payroll Software of the Year Award (CIPP 2020, 2021, and 2024) and Payroll & HR Software Product Award (The Rewards 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024).
