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TriNet

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Velocity5.0

Cloud-based HR platform for SMBs offering payroll, benefits, HR, and risk and compliance services

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TriNet HR Plus adds a John Hancock 401(k) feed, its second retirement provider link.

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◆Current state
TriNet HR Plus now connects to John Hancock through 401(k) Connect, sending deferrals, contributions and employee updates automatically on each payroll date. It follows the Voya connection in September and automated 401(k) match calculations in August. October also brought AI answers and embedded spend, recruiting and leave apps.
◆Where it's heading
TriNet is building out HR Plus by connecting payroll data to the systems around it: retirement recordkeepers, Salesforce, Slack and broker platforms like Employee Navigator. Retirement integrations are now arriving provider by provider.
◆Prediction
Expect more 401(k) Connect recordkeepers to be added, following the Voya and John Hancock pattern.

◆Recent moves

  1. 8d ago

    Connect TriNet HR Plus with John Hancock using 401(k) Connect

    John Hancock joins Voya as a 401(k) Connect target, so HR Plus payroll deferrals and employee changes flow to the recordkeeper automatically. It repeats the integration pattern TriNet has been using since spring.

  2. 16d ago

    AI Answers. Embedded Spend, Recruiting and Leave.

    The October release adds AI answers for HR questions and embedded apps for spend, recruiting and leave. After a year of outbound integrations, it is TriNet's first move to bring adjacent workflows inside the platform, though the entry gives no specifics.

  3. 1mo ago

    Salesforce Integration

    The Salesforce integration automates the gap between TriNet-managed employee changes (hires, role changes, exits) and Salesforce user provisioning — reducing the manual work that typically causes Salesforce license sprawl or access gaps at offboarding. Consistent with TriNet's integration-as-compliance-tool positioning.

  4. 1mo ago

    Connect TriNet HR Plus with Voya using 401(k) Connect

    The Voya 401(k) Connect integration automates transmission of retirement plan deferrals and employee updates from TriNet payroll to Voya on each payroll date. This removes a manual reconciliation step that was a recurring source of data discrepancies for plan administrators.

  5. 2mo ago

    Automated 401(k) Match Calculations

    Automated employer 401(k) match calculations build on the Voya integration — rather than manually computing match amounts per company policy, HR Plus now applies the defined criteria automatically. Reduces a manual calculation step that was both time-consuming and error-prone for plan admins.

  6. 2mo ago

    Directory and Org Chart

    A faster, more accessible directory and org chart experience improves employee discoverability across devices. An incremental UX improvement in a part of the product used daily by all employees, not just HR admins.