How payroll works

Payroll in BlueOneHR is organised into sections, each covering a different part of the cycle from
setting up how people are paid through to producing payslips.
From contract to payslip: how monthly payroll works
The sections
Section
Covers
Overview
The payroll dashboard: contracts, payslip counts, and recent payroll runs.
Configuration
Contracts, Pay Grades, Pay Components, Salary Templates and Compensation Policies — the setup that decides how someone is paid.
Payroll Operations
The Payroll Register (running payroll), Payslips, Allowances, Deductions, Bonus, and Full & Final Settlements.
Employee Compensation
An employee's compensation as actually assigned, distinct from the templates and policies that define it.
Finance
Where payroll figures meet the organisation's books.
Compliance
Statutory obligations that arise from payroll.
Governance
Approval and oversight of payroll activity.
Automation
Scheduled and automated payroll tasks.
The one fact that explains most payroll questions
Payroll only computes for an employee who has an active contract. An employee can exist in the
directory, be assigned a department and a shift, and still not appear in a payroll run — because
nobody created their contract, or the contract is still a draft. If an employee is missing from a
run, check Contracts before anything else.
What to read next
Contracts
Running payroll
Payslips