Pay Periods

Steps to set up Pay Periods

1. Go to the Settings dropdown and select “Modules.”
   
    
   
2. Go to the Time  dropdown and select “Pay Periods.”
   
   
3. To create a new pay period, select the [New] button and complete the following fields:
   
1. Name – Enter the name of your pay period.
   Note: Multiple pay periods can be applied to employees, jobs, unions, and companies through pay groups.
2. Day of week hours start accruing toward Overtime – Set the day of the week that overtime starts to accrue.
   
3. Status – Select “Active” or “Inactive” for the pay period’s current status in the system.
   
4. Round times to the nearest (Optional) – Enable this checkbox to round all Time Records within the pay period.
   
5. Type – Select the type of pay period.
   
1. “Weekly” – Select this option if you run payroll every week. After selecting, it prompts you to select the first day of the pay period.
   
2. “Bi-Weekly” – Select this option if you run payroll every two weeks. After selecting, it prompts you to enter the pay period start date.
   
3. “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.
   
4. “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.
   
6. 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.
   
   
4. Select the [Save] button to create the pay period.