See what needs your attention the moment you log in, share company news with the right people, and find your way around a menu grouped by how you work.
Your home page is the first thing you and your people see each day. It should tell you what needs doing, not make you go looking for it.
From Monday 16 November 2026, Humanforce HR has a redesigned home page and a reorganised menu. Your tasks, goals, qualifications and team now sit at the top of the page. Company news has a home with the new Announcements feature. And related pages in the menu are now grouped together.
Your data, forms and permissions aren't changing. Everything is still there, and some things have moved. Here's what to expect so you and your team feel at home from day one.
Let's dive in…
- Available: All Humanforce HR accounts from Monday 16 November 2026
- Who's affected: Everyone who logs in to Humanforce HR
- Action needed: None. The new layout appears automatically.
What's new
Your new home page, top to bottom
- At a glance - four tiles show what's waiting for you: Tasks to complete (now including contracts to sign and job updates to approve), active Goals, Qualifications to action and, for managers, My Team items that need attention. A tile turns pink when something needs action. Select a tile to go straight there.
- Announcements - the four most recent company announcements. Select one to read it in full, or select the arrow next to Announcements to see them all.
- This week at your organisation - birthdays, work anniversaries and new starters for the week, taken from your People calendar. Select View calendar to see the full calendar.
- Shortcuts - the same shortcuts that used to sit at the top of your dashboard under What would you like to do today?, now further down the page.
Select your name at the top of the page to open your profile. If your organisation has Humanforce Learning connected, a link to it appears at the top right.
What's moved on the home page
Everything waiting on you, in one list
My Tasks now shows everything waiting on you in one list. Alongside forms to complete, it now includes contracts to sign and job updates to approve, so it's easier to see what needs doing. Open it from the Tasks tile on your home page, the tasks icon at the top of every page, or your name in the menu > My Tasks.
- Due dates and overdue flags - tasks are listed by due date, and anything past due is marked Overdue.
- Who it's about - where a task concerns someone else, like a contract for a team member, their name shows next to it.
Managers: your team has its own page
The team overview that sat at the bottom of the old dashboard now has a dedicated My Team page, with more detail in one place. Open it from the My Team tile on your home page, or from your name in the menu > My Team.
My Team shows your direct reports only. If you don't have any direct reports, you won't see My Team.
- Overview - outstanding forms, goals, training this quarter and job requirements compliance across your direct reports.
- A card for each direct report - their forms, goals, training and job requirements at a glance.
- Forms, Goals, Training and Job Requirements tabs - for when you need the detail.
To open a team member's profile, select their card on My Team, then View profile.
Announcements: share news where your people start their day
Company news is easy to miss when it's buried in an inbox or sits on an intranet nobody checks. Announcements puts your news on the Humanforce HR home page, so your people see it when they log in to do everything else.
What it includes
- Rich text and a cover image - format your message with headings, lists, tables, links and images, and add a cover image (16:9 works best).
- Choose who sees it - set visibility to Everyone, Filtered or Hidden.
- Target the right people - filter by Business Entity, Establishment, Business Unit, Location, Pay Grade, Permission Group or Work Type. You can also include or exclude named people, limit it to people with direct reports, or leave out people on extended leave. Only use Include People when the people you want can't be grouped with the other filters.
- Newest first - the four most recent announcements show on the home page, and every announcement is on the All Announcements page.
- Manage in one place - preview, edit or delete announcements from Settings.
Create an announcement
Follow these steps to share news with everyone, or just the people it's for.
- On your home page, select the arrow next to Announcements, then select Create. You can also go to Settings > All Settings > Announcements.
- Enter a Title and write your message in Body.
- Add a Cover image if you'd like one.
- Choose a Visibility option. If you select Filtered, select Change next to each filter you want to apply.
- Select Create announcement.
Your announcement appears on the home page of the people you chose, and on the All Announcements page.
Users with limited permissions may not be able to create announcements. Contact your administrator if access is restricted.
Good to know
- There's no limit to how many announcements you can create.
- Announcements show in date order, newest first. You can't pin or reorder them.
- Filtered announcements only show to the people they target, so different people may see different announcements.
- If you use more than one filter, people need to match all of them. Choosing several values in one filter, like two locations, includes people in any of them.
- Set visibility to Hidden while you prepare an announcement, then switch to Everyone or Filtered when it's ready. Announcements stay up until you hide or delete them.
A menu grouped by how you work
The menu on the left has been reorganised so related pages sit together. Sections now open in place instead of in a pop-out panel, so you can see every page in a section at once, and where you are.
Your own pages are together under your name: My Profile, My Tasks, My Team and Private Notes. Two new sections, Workforce Ops and Compliance, bring together pages that used to sit under Organisation.
Where to find things
| You used to go to | Now go to |
|---|---|
| People > People Directory | People > Directory |
| Organisation > Contracts | Workforce Ops > Contracts |
| Organisation > Job Requirements | Compliance > Job Requirements |
| Engagement > Tasks | Forms & Workflows > Tasks Admin |
| Engagement > Form Designs | Forms & Workflows > Form Designs |
| Engagement > Workflows | Forms & Workflows > Workflows |
| Engagement > Email Log or Form Item Library | Settings > All Settings (under Engagement) |
| Learning > Qualifications | Learning > My Qualifications |
Use the grid icon next to HR at the top of the menu to switch between Humanforce HR and other Humanforce apps your organisation uses, such as Humanforce Learning. Search is still at the top of every page. Press / to jump straight to it.
Why it matters
- Less gets missed. Outstanding tasks, qualifications and team actions are the first thing people see, not something they scroll to find.
- One place for company news. Reach everyone, or only the people who need to know, without another tool or another email.
- Easier to recognise your people. Birthdays and work anniversaries on the home page make it simple to mark the moments that matter.
- Faster to find your way. Related pages are grouped together, so new and occasional users spend less time searching.
Your questions answered
Can I change the order of the home page sections?
The home page uses one layout for everyone, so what needs your attention, like tasks and qualifications, is always at the top, and everyone in your organisation finds things in the same place. Administrators can still choose which shortcuts appear in Shortcuts from Settings > All Settings > Dashboard Actions.
Who sees the This week section?
It uses the same permission as the Calendar page under People. If someone can't see the Calendar today, they won't see this section. Start and end dates show for people with permission to see them.
Can an employee hide their birthday?
There's no individual opt-out. The home page shows the same events as your existing People calendar, with the same permissions.
How many announcements can we have?
As many as you need. The most recent show on the home page, and every announcement is on the All Announcements page.
Can I choose which announcement appears first?
Announcements show in date order, newest first, so your latest news always leads. If you use filters, people only see the announcements meant for them, so the list can look different from person to person.
I can't see some menu items.
Menu items depend on your permissions and the Humanforce products your organisation uses. Contact your administrator if you need access.
Getting started
There's nothing to switch on. The new home page, menu and Announcements will appear for everyone from Monday 16 November 2026.
Administrators can get ready now:
- Plan a welcome announcement to introduce the new home page to your people.
- Review your shortcuts in Settings > All Settings > Dashboard Actions.
- Check who has access to the People calendar, so the This week section shows for the right people.
- Let your managers know their team overview has moved to My Team.
To learn more, read Find your way around the Humanforce HR home page and Create and manage announcements in Humanforce HR.
We'd love to hear what you think. Share your feedback anytime via Help & Support > Product Feedback.
- Humanforce HR Product Team