The pay period is when work is performed; the payment date is when salary is credited. A pay period of April 1-30 may have a payment date of April 30 or May 5, depending on the company’s schedule. Zoho Payroll displays both clearly in each pay run and on payslips so there is no ambiguity for employees.
When an employee joins mid-month or exits before month end, Zoho Payroll calculates a proportional salary for the partial pay period. The system uses a calendar-day or working-day divisor as configured in payroll settings. For example, a joiner on April 11 receives 20/30 of the monthly salary for an April pay period using calendar days.
PF, ESI, and Professional Tax are all computed for the pay period. If an employee’s ESI gross crosses Rs 21,000 during a pay period due to a bonus, Zoho Payroll handles the ESI computation for that period and flags the change for the next period’s eligibility review.
A pay period is the date range for which an employee’s salary is calculated. In a monthly pay schedule, it is typically one calendar month. Zoho Payroll uses the pay period to determine attendance days, LOP adjustments, and which one-time payments to include in the pay run.
Zoho Payroll automatically calculates a proportional salary for the number of days the employee worked within the pay period. The divisor (calendar days or working days) is configured in payroll settings. The resulting partial payslip is generated and published alongside regular payslips.
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