Pay Periods

Steps to set up Pay Periods

Go to the Settings dropdown and select “Modules.”
Go to the Time dropdown and select “Pay Periods.”
To create a new pay period, select the [New] button and complete the following fields:

Name – Enter the name of your pay period.
Note: Multiple pay periods can be applied to employees, jobs, unions, and companies through pay groups.
Day of week hours start accruing toward Overtime – Set the day of the week that overtime starts to accrue.
Status – Select “Active” or “Inactive” for the pay period’s current status in the system.
Round times to the nearest (Optional) – Enable this checkbox to round all Time Records within the pay period.
Type – Select the type of pay period.

“Weekly” – Select this option if you run payroll every week. After selecting, it prompts you to select the first day of the pay period.
“Bi-Weekly” – Select this option if you run payroll every two weeks. After selecting, it prompts you to enter the pay period start date.
“Bi-Monthly” – Select this option if you run payroll twice a month. After selecting, it prompts you to select the two days of the month on which you run payroll.
“Monthly” – Select this option if you run payroll once a month. After selecting, it prompts you to select the day of the month on which you run payroll.

Auto Midnight (optional) – Enable this checkbox to split a record into two parts when midnight is within the time range, keeping the time on separate days. For example, if an employee works from 8:00PM to 5:00AM, the record is cut into two, the first will be 8:00PM to 12:00AM and the second will be 12:00AM to 5:00AM.