Manage work periods and payday

Work period versus payday

The work period identifies the dates the paycheck covers. Payday is when the employer issues or deposits the payment. These dates do not have to coincide.

LinePaycheck lets you close the completed work period and keep recording the next one while the earlier paycheck is still pending. There is no need to invent a paycheck or enter zero gross to move forward.

Check or correct the open period

Go to Settings → Pay period. Review the current dates and timezone.

To correct a setup mistake, choose Correct current dates. Set Starts and Ends, inclusive, then choose Save corrected dates. All logged work must fit inside the corrected range, and the range cannot overlap closed periods. An existing current audit needs review again; previous audit revisions retain their original dates.

This corrects an open period. It does not unlock arbitrary editing of already closed work. Back up first when making significant corrections.

Close a period

1. Review all work and unpaid breaks in Today.
2. Open Pay → Finish work period.
3. Check the displayed dates and expected wages. Review any calculation problem before proceeding.
4. Without a paycheck, choose Close work, await paycheck. With a confirmed paycheck, choose Finish and archive.

Choose Keep period open or Cancel to return without closing. Closing preserves the work and rule snapshot. If the calculation cannot be completed safely, resolve the stated problem rather than substituting a guessed amount.

For weekly and biweekly cadence, the next period is created as part of closing. For manual cadence, use Today → Start pay period and choose the next actual range. Check that new range before entering work.

Add the earlier paycheck

Open History, select the correct closed period marked Awaiting paycheck, and choose Add this paycheck. Follow the same field-review process used for the current period. The earlier work and rule snapshot remain frozen.

A pending-period link on Today also takes you to History. Take care to select the period covered by the paystub, not whichever period is currently open.

Change future cadence

Use Settings → Edit pay rules → Pay period. Review and save the change. Future cadence does not silently change current or archived period dates.

Next: Record and correct work or use History and audit revisions .