Running your first payroll
From a locked cutoff through a finalized run to payslips — a complete walkthrough in Payora.
In Payora, a payroll run turns a cutoff period's attendance and compensation into payslips and a bank disbursement. Running payroll is an HR task. This guide walks through one from start to finish.
Before you start
- Employees added, each with a compensation profile.
- A pay schedule set (Payroll → Policy → Pay Schedule).
- The period's attendance captured and the cutoff period Locked — only locked periods can be run.
Start a run
- Open Payroll (the Runs tab) and choose Start Payroll Run.
- Select the locked cutoff period you're paying, then Next: Review.
- Review the pre-run validation — employees to process, attendance counts, and any missing attendance or compensation.
- Check the per-employee preview, then Confirm & Run Payroll.
Finalize the run
On plans with the approval workflow, HR submits the draft for approval (Review & Submit for Approval) and a Manager approves or rejects it; otherwise HR finalizes directly. Either way the last step is Finalize Run, which locks the run — this is irreversible, and a finalized run can no longer be edited or regenerated.
Payslips
Once a run is finalized, each employee sees their payslip under My Payslips. There is no separate "release" or "publish" step — finalizing the run is what makes payslips available.
Reports and disbursement
From a finalized run you can Download All Payslips (PDF or CSV) and Export Disbursement, and open the payroll reports.
Where to go next
- Understanding payslips and deductions
- Setting up compensation and pay schedules