Specify a Different Pay Period for Regular and Overtime Hours

For hourly employees, you can specify two different pay periods per payroll run.

Prerequisite: You must select the Enable date ranges for regular hours and overtime hours option on the Payroll Setup form in Settings > Payroll > General, in the desktop application.

To specify different pay periods for regular and overtime hours:

  1. In the Navigation pane, select Payroll > Payroll Payments.
  2. On the Payroll Payments form, click + New Payment Run.
    For existing payroll payment runs, go to Open an Existing Payroll Payment Run.
  3. On the New Payment Run page of the Payroll Payments form, set the Run Type option to Regular.
  4. In the Time Period to Include section, use the Regular option to specify the date range for regular payroll:
    OptionDescription
    Start DateEnter the start date for the regular hours pay period for all selected hourly employees.
    End DateEnter the end date for the regular hours pay period for all selected hourly employees.
  5. Use the Overtime option to specify the date range for overtime payroll:
    OptionDescription
    Start DateEnter the start date for the overtime hours pay period for all selected hourly employees.
    End DateEnter the end date for the overtime hours pay period for all selected hourly employees.

    You may want to enter an overtime pay period that is different from the regular pay period date range if you pay overtime pay on a different schedule from regular pay.

  6. Enter information in the remaining fields, such as the process type, payroll date, payment date, and payment sorting options.
  7. Click Create New Run.

Next Step: Select Employees and Modify Employee Pay Information for Payroll Payment Processing