You can now control when a new starter receives their first payslip by setting a First Pay Period that is different from their start date. This allows you to delay the first payslip to a later pay period where required, while keeping the employee’s start date accurate for employment records.

Adding a new starter with a delayed first payslip

When adding a new employee:

1. Employment tab
   • Enter the employee’s start date as normal.
   • This date is used for employment and other statutory purposes.
2. Payment tab
   • In the First Pay Period section, the default option is:
     • Based on start date – the first payslip will be created in the pay period that includes the start date.
   • You can now change this to:
     • Delayed – Following Month/Period – the first payslip will be created in the next pay period after the start date.

Use cases

This setting is useful where:

• New starters are only paid from the following month or period.
• You want to avoid part-period payments in the first payroll run.
• Your internal policy specifies that employees start employment on one date but are first paid in a later period.

By using the Delayed – Following Month/Period option, you gain more flexibility over how new starters are included in your payroll, without needing to adjust their actual start date.