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Understanding pay schedules

Learn how pay schedules work in Salaris and how employee paydays are calculated.

A pay schedule is the timetable on which employees are paid (for example, weekly or bi-weekly). Salaris ensures paydays are consistent and compliant by automatically calculating future paydays based on your company setup.


Setup during onboarding

During your Company's onboarding to payroll, several attributes will be configured:

  • Pay frequency (e.g. weekly, bi-weekly)

  • Payroll Start date

These are used to calculate the pay schedule. This ensures all payroll runs are aligned with the same schedule.

Example pay schedule:

Pay Period

Payroll Approval Date

Pay Date

January 1 - January 7

January 9

January 12

January 8 - 14

January 16

January 19

If you want to change your company’s pay frequency (for example, from weekly to bi-weekly), or to add, change or remove a pay schedule, please submit a request to [email protected]. The effective date of the change will depend on the existing pay cycles.


Companies with multiple pay schedules

Salaris supports Companies paying their employees on either single or multiple pay schedules.

A multi-pay schedule is where some employees are paid on one cadence (e.g. weekly) and other employees are paid on a different cadence (e.g. bi-weekly). Salaris also supports all employees being paid on the same cadence but at different intervals (for example, all employees are paid weekly but are some are paid on Tuesdays, and others are paid on Friday).

Our Support Team will discuss your pay schedule requirements during onboarding, and set these up as required.

Companies with multiple pay schedules need to ensure new employees are added to their correct pay schedule during onboarding, else Salaris will not know when the employee needs to be paid. Refer to https://help.salarispayroll.com/en/articles/13880951-assign-employees-to-pay-schedules


Automatic calculation of paydays

Once the first paydate and frequency are defined, Salaris automatically calculates all future pay dates.

Pay dates may be adjusted when they fall on weekends or public holidays, ensuring employees are paid on time.

Salaris manages these adjustments automatically, so no manual changes are required. The payroll approval deadline and/or pay date shown in Salaris will reflect these changes.

You can adjust the pay date for an individual payroll run. Refer to this article for more information.


Need help?

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Salaris Payroll Support. We’re here to help.

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