Edit an existing pay calendar
Description

After creating a Weekly, 2-Weekly, 4-Weekly or Monthly calendar, you can edit its settings.

You can make changes to each frequencies Pay Days, and the overall Pay Calendar.

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Pay Calendar

Here, you’re able to view all previous and future scheduled pay runs. It will display the Pay Cycle, Pay Date, Day and Status of each pay run.

By selecting an unprocessed period, you can change the Pay Day and also make that the current pay run. You may want to do this if you’ve skipped a period, or entered the incorrect details when first setting up a calendar. 

▼To edit the pay calendar
  1. Select the Settings tab from the menu bar.
  2. Select Pay Day Settings.
  3. Select View Pay Calendar.
  4. Select the period you wish to view.
     NOTE: To view previous periods, tick the Show pay days dated earlier than the current pay run box. 
  5. Change the Pay Day or tick the Make this the current Pay Run box.
  6. Select Save.

Pay Days

Here you can change which day of the week, or date in the month you pay your employees on. You can also choose when you want the changes to apply from.

For the monthly calendar, you can also specify if you want to Avoid Public Holidays and Weekends. If selected, whenever a pay day falls on these, it will default to the previous working day.

▼To edit a frequencies pay days
  1. Select the Settings tab from the menu bar.
  2. Select Pay Day Settings.
  3. On the relevant frequencies, select Edit Pay Days.
     NOTE: 
    If this is a brand new calendar and you have not yet processed a pay run, you will have an option of Manage Frequency. Select this and then select Edit Pay Days. 
  4. Change the details for your pay calendar.

Weekly, 2-Weekly and 4-Weekly

Item Description
Pay Day Choose the day of the week you want to pay your employees.
First Pay Run

Select the date you want to first pay your employees. You can only choose dates for the day you selected.


Monthly

Item Description
Pay On Monthly only:

  • Same day of the month – Pay your employees on the same date each month. 
  • Last day of the month – Pay your employees on the last working day of each month.
Day of the Month

If you choose Same day of the month, you must select the specific date.

First Pay Run

Select the tax year and the month you want to first pay your employees. 

Avoid Public Holidays and Weekends If selected, whenever a pay day falls on a public holiday the pay date defaults to the previous working day. It will also default to the previous working day on a weekend.

  1. Select Save.
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