How to set the payroll frequency

How to set the payroll frequency#

For: Admin You’ll need: Owner or Admin role.

You’ll tell Shiftavo how often you run payroll. The setting drives how payroll periods are sliced in reports and exports.

Open the company settings#

  1. Open the account dropdown (top-right) and click ‘Settings’.

  2. In the right column, find the ‘Payroll’ section.

Choose the frequency#

  1. Open the ‘Payroll frequency’ dropdown.

  2. Choose:

    • ‘Weekly’ — one period per week.

    • ‘Biweekly’ — one period per two weeks.

    • ‘Monthly’ — one period per calendar month.

(Biweekly only) Set the anchor date#

If you chose ‘Biweekly’, an extra field appears.

  1. In the ‘Anchor date’ field, pick any date inside one of your biweekly periods.

  2. Shiftavo uses this as the reference point and walks forward and back in 14-day steps.

Save#

Click ‘Save’.

Verify it worked#

Open Payroll summary. Periods should align with your chosen frequency (and, for biweekly, with your anchor date).