Pay Periods

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Overview

With OnTheClock, you can customize your pay period dates. You can choose to have weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods. Setting your pay period can retroactively alter time cards — you should archive previous time cards to prevent changes. 

  • Weekly: Your pay period will start on the same day each week.
  • Bi-weekly: Your pay period will begin on the same day of the week every other week.
  • Semi-monthly: Your pay period will start on custom dates each month.
  • Monthly: Your pay period will begin on the same day each month.

Note: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, your workweek can start on any day of the week.

Setup

Locate Pay Period Start Date

  1. Step 1: Log in as an administrator.
  2. Step 2: Navigate to “Settings , then “Time Clock Settings.”
  3. Step 3: Under “Basic Settings ,” select your pay period type.
  4. Step 4: Enter a date into the “Pay Period Start Date” field.
  5. Step 5: Click “Save”.

What to Expect

Weekly

Bi-weekly

Semi-monthly

Monthly

Troubleshooting

A
No — you can only set one pay period per OnTheClock account. However, if you use more than one pay period type, you can link multiple accounts.

Locate Pay Period Start Date

  1. Step 1: Log in as an administrator.
  2. Step 2: Tap on your initials in the top left corner.
  3. Step 3: Navigate to “Settings , then “Account Settings.”
  4. Step 4: Set the pay period type and start dates.
  5. Step 5:Save”.

What to Expect

Weekly

Bi-weekly

Semi-monthly

Monthly

Troubleshooting

A
No — you can only set one pay period per OnTheClock account. However, if you use more than one pay period type, you can link multiple accounts.
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