Extended SAG SupportBuilt for the full complexity of union productions. |
New: SAG Episodic Splits
Powered by: Hours+
Who it impacts: Payroll Accountants, SAG Members
SAG episodic payroll has been one of the most consistent requests we hear from productions running union timecards. When a crew member works across two episodes in a single day, accountants have had to manage it through manual workarounds: free-text notes, duplicate rows, coordinator escalations.
Hours+ now handles it natively. The accountant opens the timecard and enters a new split using the In/Out Range. Hours+ automatically calculates the day accordingly. No coordinator call, no override, no duplicate rows. Learn more in the Help Center →
Monday split between episodes 101 and 102 for the same rate.
What You'll Need to Do Differently
| Previously | Now |
| SAG episodic splits were managed through free-text notes, duplicate rows, or coordinator escalations. | Accountants enter episodic splits directly in Hours+ using the enhanced Split feature; Hours+ calculates the day accordingly |
| Coordinators were pulled in for episodic split requests that accountants could not handle independently. | Accountants handle same-rate episodic splits independently. No coordinator required. |
Improved: Flexible Time Entry for SAG Timecards
Powered by: Hours+
Who it impacts: Payroll Accountants, Department Heads
Payroll accountants on SAG productions were hitting validation errors on timecards that were completely legitimate under the SAG agreement. The system required entries in strict chronological order, but SAG set operations do not always work that way: On-Set can occur before Makeup In, and times can cross midnight on the 48-hour decimal clock.
That restriction is gone. Hours+ now accepts time entries in any column order, exactly as they happened on set.
Non-chronological time entry is now accepted in Hours+.
One Integrated PlatformYour project configuration, in your hands. |
New: Centralized Project Settings
Powered by: Cast & Crew Platform
Who it impacts: Project Admins
Every project configuration change used to require a support ticket. There was no way to see your own settings, and no way to update them without involving the Cast & Crew team
Now, a new Project Settings hub in the Project Workspace gives Project Admins direct access to the settings they need most, with changes that take effect immediately and a full audit trail of every update.
This initial release includes Manage Users, Allowances, Account Codes, and key Start+ and Hours+ settings including Hire/Work Location, Offer Settings, Welcome Emails, and Time Zone Settings. Project Details remain read-only for now. Learn more in the Help Center →
The new Project Settings hub in the Project Workspace.
Who Can Access?
- Users with existing Project Admin permission and Manage Users access have Project Settings automatically. No additional setup is needed.
- For new or updated projects, Project Admin permission is granted through Project Onboarding when submitting or revising a request
Improved: Project Users Renamed to Manage Users
Powered by: Cast & Crew Platform
Who it impacts: Project Admins
The page for adding and managing non-crew project users has a new name, Manage Users, and a new home inside the Project Settings hub. The functionality is exactly the same. Only the name and location have changed, consolidated alongside the rest of your project admin tools. Learn more in the Help Center →
Manage Users is now inside Project Settings, accessible via Project Workspace > Project Settings > Manage Users.
What Project Admins Will Need to Do Differently
| Previously | Now |
| You navigated directly to the "Project Users" page from the Project Workspace. | Select a project, navigate to Project Settings, then select "Manage Users" from the left menu. The table, buttons, and all actions are exactly the same. |
Improved: Persistent Filters Across Studio+, Start+, and Hours+
Powered by: Cast & Crew Platform
Who it impacts: All users
Filters used to reset every time you navigated away from a view or switched between apps in your project. Setting the same filter combinations over and over within a single session is now a thing of the past.
Filters across Studio+, Start+, and Hours+ now persist for your full working session. They reset when you log out or manually clear them. No action is required.
Additional UpdatesExplore new features that are shipping in this release. |
New: Scheduled Reports
Powered by: Reporting+
Who it impacts: All Reporting+ users
Schedule any saved report in Reporting+ to run automatically—daily, weekly, or monthly—in the time zone of your choice. When it's ready, a download link lands in your inbox, and every run is saved on the Report Runs page so you can always go back to a specific period. Excel, CSV, and PDF formats are supported. Learn more in the Help Center →
Scheduling a saved report in Reporting+
What You'll Need to Do Differently
| Previously | Now |
| You opened Reporting+ and ran a report yourself each time you needed updated data | On the Browse Reports page, click the three-dot menu (⋯) next to a report and select Schedule. Choose how often it runs, confirm the report's filters, pick a file format, and click Create Schedule. |
| To keep a report current, you updated its date filters before each run | Use a date filter such as Last 7 Days or Current Month, and your schedule keeps the report current automatically |
Continued UI Updates to the Weekly Timecard Screen
Powered by: Hours+
Who it impacts: Payroll Accountants, Approvers
Four improvements to the Weekly Timecard Screen, the screen where payroll accountants spend most of their time in Hours+, addressing the friction points flagged most consistently:
- Sticky Footer: Save, Calculate, Submit, Delete, Print, and Revert are always visible in a bar at the bottom of the screen as you scroll. No more scrolling back to the top.
Sticky footer action bar now at the bottom of the Weekly Timecard screen.
- Column Width Optimization: Columns are now sized to their content, reducing white space and horizontal scrolling.
- Highlighted Comments: Comments are now visually distinct from surrounding fields. Easier to spot, especially on complex timecards.
Comment section is now visually distinct from surrounding timecard metadata.
- Tooltip Fix: Tooltips no longer appear over open dropdown lists. Dropdown content is always fully visible and selectable.
Tooltips no longer cover dropdown content.
New: Download Multiple Pay Stubs
Powered by: MyCast&Crew
Who it impacts: Crew Members
Crew regularly need multiple pay stubs at once for tax filing, loan applications, and rental applications. Until now, they had to download each one separately.
Crew can now select all the stubs they need and download them as a single ZIP file in one action. Existing single-download behavior remains, now with a slightly updated look and feel. Learn more in the Help Center →
What Crew Will Need to Do Differently
| Previously | Now |
| Crew downloaded pay stubs one at a time, requiring a separate action for each document. | Crew select all needed pay stubs, click "Download Selected," and receive one ZIP file. |
New action bar with multiple pay stubs selected.