How to Set up Payroll Cycles
You can create payroll cycles within your account and same will be able to assign a specific payroll cycle to the employees.
- Log into your NextGen workforce account
- The Setting menu is to be found in the menus on the lower left of the interface.
- Then click on the Payroll cycles option under the Account Setting section, you will see the following interfaces-

- Now you can create payroll cycles by filling in the required information

For example- if your payroll ends on the bases of weekly, biweekly, monthly, or Semi-monthly, etc. then it is advisable to add the same as the Payroll name and select the period according to it so same will be able to assign a specific payroll cycle to the employees.
Note :- The system allows you to create multiple paycycles, but if you do so, each paycycle must be assigned to an employee individually. The system treats a single paycycle as the default paycycle, but if there are multiple paycycles, a specific paycycle must be assigned.
How to Assign Paycycles
You can easily assign paycycles by clicking on specific employee name under employment information, please refer to below screenshots-


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