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Information regarding version numbers

For the next Mercury release, we are introducing a new naming convention to make it clearer when updates have been published.

The January release will now be called Mercury 2026.1 (previously Mercury v36). We will then continue with three further releases during the year:

Mercury 2026.2
Mercury 2026.3
Mercury 2026.4

This aligns with the timings of our usual release schedule.

Important information regarding Email Editor

We have recently made some updates to the email editor and have noticed that when trying to send a CV via email you may see that you need to update your browser configuration to allow popups and redirects, or to explicitly allow popups and redirects for Mercury.

Mercury 2026.1 Summary Release Notes

Welcome to the Release Notes for Mercury 2026.1 which will be rolling out to customers over January 2026.

These notes are designed to give you the highlights that you can expect to see in this Release, but you can see a fully itemised list of everything covered in Mercury 2026.1 here. You can also see important information for Mercury Admins here.

New In Mercury 2026.1

Quick Create Fee (86203)

You are now able to use Quick Create to create a Fee directly from the record that you are in, saving you from having to open a Fee Record. This will save you time and ensure that vital information about the Fee is collected in one place.

Address Picker (54148)

There is a brand-new Address Picker available in the Vacancy form. This will enable you to search for the appropriate address meaning you don’t have to scroll to find the one you are looking for.

Highlights

Timesheet Enhancements (97342, 97343, 100105, 52654, 102863, 107441, 100469)
We’ve continued to enhance Timesheets in Mercury, in particular to provide customers with offices in different global regions to be able to flexibly manage the complexities of different legal and regulatory approaches. This release sees a number of enhancements to support this as well as the overall use of Timesheets.

The following items have been completed – for more information see the itemised Release Notes.

View total number of Days and Hours on a Timesheet

There are two new fields on a Timesheet showing a summation of the Day and Hour Units of all its related timesheet lines. This will allow you to easily view the Days and Hours worked without having to open the full Timesheet, making it faster to get the information that you need, as well as enable you to use this information in reports. Note - these are calculated only on submission of a timesheet via the candidate portal or when a recruiter manually edits a line and saves a submitted timesheet.

Candidate Company ID

There is a new Candidate Company ID field which will enable you to use a unique identifier for different Timesheet integrations. This will help to ensure that the Candidate Company will always have an individual ID and reduce duplications.

Add Transaction and close Timesheet are now available

You can use ‘Add Transactions’ on an existing Timesheet in a Placement so that you are able to complete Timesheet data on behalf of a Candidate which will improve Timesheet completion and ensure that they are approved quickly. You can ‘Close’ the Timesheet during this process to make sure that only one person can edit at a time.

Specify Rate Type

You are now able to specify a particular ‘Type’ of Rate. This is accessed under the ‘Sort Order’ field where you are able to select ‘Standard’, ‘Overtime’ or ‘Meal/Break’. This will help recording time-based Timesheets and ensure accurate recording of timekeeping.

Vacancy Enhancements (93851, 108016, 105253)

In v36 there are a number of enhancements to the Vacancy area of Mercury, all designed to make it easier to manage Vacancies.

The following items have been completed – for more information see the itemised Release Notes.

Shortlist Updates now show on the Candidate Grid on the Vacancy Record

You can now view the ‘Shortlist Updates’ for every Shortlist. This means that you will be able get greater visibility of recent updates as well as the full history of status changes.

Location Field now shows on the Mercury Vacancy Form

To ensure consistency and improve visibility of key information the Location Field is now visible on the Mercury Vacancy Form as well as the UCI Form.

Field length increased in Job Description field

The Job Description field length has been increased from 5000 characters to 12500 so you will be able to have more detailed Job Descriptions within Mercury.

Timeline Enhancements (85916, 85917, 97913)

We’ve made the following enhancements to Timelines. The following items have been completed – for more information see the itemised Release Notes.

Timeline on the Info Record sorted by date

To improve consistency across Mercury and ensure that you can view important information, actions and notes easily, the Timeline on the Info Record is now sorted by date. This means you will always be up to date with the latest information associated with the Record.

Customer Voice added to Placement and Contact Timeline

If you are using the NPS Survey Automation, you are now able to see Customer Voice survey activities such as invitations and responses directly on the Placement and Contact Timeline. This means that they vital feedback that you get from your Contacts are simple to access, making it easier for you to take action.

Placement Form (97560, 64204)

We’ve made the following enhancements to the Placement Form. The following items have been completed – for more information see the itemised Release Notes.

Add Offboarding to Mercury Placement Form

You are now able to view offboarding progress on the Mercury Placement Form to make it easier for see progress of offboarding activity and if there are any compliance items that are outstanding. This is available as an option under the Compliance tab.

Reduce Duplicate Placement ID's
In order to reduce the duplication of Placement ID’s users will not be able to extend a Placement that has already been extended when they are accessing a record in more than one tab. This will help to ensure data accuracy in Mercury.

Other UI/UX Enhancements

The following UI and UX enhancements have been completed as part of the v34 release. For full information please refer to the itemised release notes.

Descriptions on Work History (105697)
We have increased the size of the text box for the ‘Description’ in the Work History area of Mercury which will make it easier for you to see more information without needing to scroll.

Hide ‘Shortlist Substatus’ on Activity Purpose (106285)
To provide a better user experience and reduce confusion, the Shortlist Substatus field has been hidden on Activity Purpose.

Integrations screen message for Admins (104248)
Users with the roles of System Customizer or System Administrator are able to see an ‘Integrations’ site map button. We have added some information to the screen that opens when this is selected to provide more information about what it is.

Move Flags to ‘Config’ Area (106904)
The management of Flags has been moved to the Config area of Mercury so that it is in the same place as other configurable items. This will give Administrators a single place to complete all of their configuration options and provide a more consistent experience.

Software fixes

100381	Referred By is auto populated with the Candidate when shortlisting via Contact > Candidate tab
	An issue was Identified where the Candidate was automatically populated in the Referred By filed when creating a Shortlist via the Candidate tab on a Contact. This has now been resolved.
40432	Agreement cascade fixes
	Previously adding compliance to an Agreement or Worker Type cascaded to all active Placements which were not Complete. This is now resolved and cascade relates to the status of the Placement.
99931	Hiring Manager on Clear of Client
	When clearing Client on a Vacancy, an issue was identified that Hiring Manager was still filtered to the Client Contacts for the removed Client. This has now been resolved.
101058	Additional line at top of email
	We have resolved an issue where extra spacing was appearing around the salutation when sending emails. This fix also applies when forwarding or replying to that email.
105527	Fix to workflow 'Create or update placement SharePoint location'
	We have updated the workflow Create or Update Placement SharePoint location to remove the update of the Client Name field.
107750	Email Editor - Live Preview broken
	There was in issue where the email live preview was not showing when trying to use Insert Template in the Email Editor. This has now been resolved.
90294	Placement Validation - Candidate Company
	Previously Candidate Company was showing on Temp Placements when it should not have shown. This has now been resolved.
92314	Agreement Reference Tooltip
	A spelling mistake was identified on 'Reference' Tooltip for Agreement. This has now been corrected.
105139	Entities removed from Advanced Filter in Mercury Admin
	The below entities are no longer available for selection when using Advanced Filters of the Mercury Admin App: Currencies Updates Phone Calls Emails Appointments Addresses Shortlist Updates Commission Split Lines They are visible within the Mercury app. This resolves ID 105397 Dashboards & Views missing from Mercury Admin app
107492	Vacancy Source on Form twice
	There was a duplicate ‘Vacancy Source’ field on the Vacancy Form. This has been removed and is now only visible in the ‘Job Details’ section of the form.