Feature Focus

Product updates, releases, and more: Discover what’s new on Gusto.

December

2024

11 updates

New: Create, manage, and share team schedules

Save time and avoid conflicts with shift scheduling in Gusto. Part of our Time & Attendance solution, scheduling is integrated with time tracking and time off. Your team can access schedules from the web or the Gusto Wallet app.

Learn more about shift scheduling
New: Health insurance in all 50 states

From remote workers to multi-state teams, we simplify health benefits with nationwide coverage, competitive pricing, and expert support—now available in all 50 states. Plus, health insurance administration is free with your Gusto plan.

Start offering health benefits
New: A retirement plan for solopreneurs

Owner-only businesses can reduce their taxable income and save for retirement with a fully integrated solo 401(k) plan from Human Interest. Save time with a 401(k) plan that automatically syncs payroll data and transfers funds.

Create a solo 401(k) plan
New: Custom Roles

We’re replacing the Manager role with Custom Roles, giving you the power to tailor permissions to fit your employee’s specific responsibilities.

Check out Custom Roles
New on Gusto Wallet: Paycheck Estimate

Exclusively in the Gusto Wallet app, Paycheck Estimate gives employees a preview of their estimated paycheck a few days before payday, so they can plan ahead with confidence.

Check out Paycheck Estimates
Update: Payroll approvals

We’ve streamlined collaboration for payroll admins by enabling them to assign specific permissions, ensuring all necessary team members review and approve each payroll before submission. This enhances accountability, promotes transparency, and safeguards accuracy for this essential task.

Learn more about payroll approvals
Update: New benefits shopping filters

Find the right plan for your company in less time when shopping for health insurance. Gusto now allows you to sort by coverage level, plan type, insurance carrier, cost, deductible, out-of-pocket-maximum, and more.

Check out our benefit filters
Update: Unsynced timesheet alerts

Another automation to help you run payroll faster, admins can now pull unsynced, approved timesheet data directly from the Payroll flow, and receive alerts for any unapproved timesheets that require review.

Learn more about unsynced timesheet alerts
Update: Improved Payroll Activity Log

To help you better track payroll activity, we’ve made the Payroll Activity Log even more informative by including payroll edit details, such as changes in specific fields (e.g., updated from X to Y by A on Z date).

Learn more about the Payroll Activity Log
Update: Payroll reversal

We improved the payroll reversal process in our app to clearly communicate the implications of a reversal and increase self-service options.

Learn more about payroll reversal
Update: Benefit automations

Renewing your benefits elections and adding new coverage is now easier than ever. With our new automations for dental and vision renewal rates with Guardian, we’ll automatically send all necessary information to your insurance carriers on your behalf.

Learn more about benefit automations

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