Payroll Settings

In this article, you'll explore the various settings and configurations available within the Payroll section.

Defaults:

Defaults Settings:

Simple:

1. Payroll Mode - If ‘Enhanced’ mode is selected, pay classes and pay codes will be applied to hours and wages. That will also enable the capability to configure overtime. Each employee's pay class and hourly wage may be set under Settings => Employees.

2. Pay Period - If you change the pay period from ‘Payroll Defaults’, you will only be able to run payroll reports one pay class at a time.

3. If punch or shift overlaps midnight, then apply hours to date of - If a punch crosses midnight, then this setting specifies how to apply hours calculation across multiple pay days.

If set to ‘Actual hours worked’, then time worked on the first day contributes to hours for that day, and time worked on the second day contributes to hours on the second day.

If set to ‘Start of punch’, then all hours apply to the first day when clocking IN. Multiple punches in a shift are treated separately.

In most cases, customers should leave this setting on its default value of Actual hours worked as that is the normal and customary employer practice.

4.Payroll ID - Payroll ID is used in conjunction with exporting to certain payroll services such as ADP, in order to identify your organization.

Enhanced:

1. Payroll Mode - If ‘Enhanced’ mode is selected, pay classes and pay codes will be applied to hours and wages. That will also enable the capability to configure overtime. Each employee's pay class and hourly wage may be set under Settings => Employees.

2. Pay Period - If you change the pay period from ‘Payroll Defaults’, you will only be able to run payroll reports one pay class at a time.

3. If punch or shift overlaps midnight, then apply hours to date of - If a punch crosses midnight, then this setting specifies how to apply hours calculation across multiple pay days.

If set to ‘Actual hours worked’, then time worked on the first day contributes to hours for that day, and time worked on the second day contributes to hours on the second day.

If set to ‘Start of punch’, then all hours apply to the first day when clocking IN. Multiple punches in a shift are treated separately.

In most cases, customers should leave this setting on its default value of Actual hours worked as that is the normal and customary employer practice.

4. Enable Pay Runs - If enabled, you will be able to generate and close Pay Runs. A closed Pay Run locks changes to time and attendance data, and makes more enhanced reporting available.

5. Enable Net Pay - If enabled, you'll be able to configure statutory deductions and personal deductions and allowances to be applied with pay runs. This setting turns on the feature globally for the organization, but you'll still need to enable a corresponding setting for each pay class.

6. Payroll ID - Payroll ID is used in conjunction with exporting to certain payroll services such as ADP, in order to identify your organization.

Pay Classes:

In this setting, you can view, edit, and add pay classes.

Pay Codes:

In this setting, you can view, edit, and add pay codes.

Rules:

In this setting, you can view, edit, and add pay codes rules.

For more information, refer to this Help Article.