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How to Skip an Employee from Payroll
How to Skip an Employee from Payroll

This article describes how to skip employees for a specified amount of time or from a particular payroll.

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Updated over 6 months ago

To skip an employee for a specified amount of time:


1. On the “Menu,” scroll down to “Compensation” and click on the arrow in front of “Payroll” to reveal the options.

2. Click on “Skip Employees.”

3. In the search bar, click on the little arrow to reveal the list of employees and select the employees you would like to skip.

4. You will be required to set parameters on which these employees will be skipped. If the same parameters apply to all skipped employees, click on the check box that says “Use the same setting for all selected employees” and proceed to set the parameter for just the first employee on the list. Leave this box unchecked if the parameters for each employee are different and customize each employee based on their specific parameters.

To set the parameters:

I. If there is a set period for which that employee will be skipped, click on “Yes.”

  • Under “Period”, type in the digits, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, …

  • Under “Interval”, choose the duration from the dropdown, e.g., days, months, years, …

  • Enter the skip date and provide a reason if any.

  • Click on “Save”

  • You will be required to provide a reason to confirm your request.

  • Click on “Confirm” and all selected employees will be skipped.

II. If there is no set period for which that employee will be skipped, click on “No” and proceed to enter the skip date and provide a reason if there’s any. Then, save and confirm.

Note: If you skip any employee from upcoming payrolls, they will continue to be exempted until you un-skip them or until the skip period you set elapses.

To skip employees from a particular payroll:

1. On the “Menu,” scroll down to “Compensation” and click on the arrow in front of “Payroll” to reveal the options.

2. And click on “Overview.”

3. Beside “Recent Payroll History”, you will find “Submit Payroll.”

4. Click on the payroll you want to submit and click on “Submit.”

5. On the next page, you will find an option to “Skip employees from this payroll.”

6. In the search bar, click on the little arrow to reveal the list of employees and select the employees you would like to skip.

7. You will be required to set parameters on which these employees will be skipped. If the same parameters apply to all skipped employees, click on the check box that says “Use same setting for all selected employees” and proceed to setting the parameter for just the first employee on the list. Leave this box unchecked if the parameters for each employee are different and customise each employee based on their specific parameters.

To set the parameters:

I. If there is a set period for which that employee will be skipped, click on “Yes”

  • Under “Period”, type in the digits, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, …

  • Under “Interval”, choose the duration from the dropdown, e.g., days, months, years, …

  • Enter the skip date and provide a reason if any.

  • Click on “Save”

  • You will be required to provide a reason to confirm your request.

  • Click on “Confirm” and all selected employees will be skipped.

II. If there is no set period for which that employee will be skipped, click on “No” and proceed to enter the skip date and provide a reason if there’s any. Then, save and confirm.

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