Pay Period Management

Pay periods can be managed and closed easily in Hero Schedule. When a pay period is closed, it settles all numbers and prepares them for export to a spreadsheet.

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Pay period closing

Administrators can close a pay period, which completes all activities in a pay period cycle including leave, FLSA restrictions, overtime, etc. Select the option to open the spreadsheet report once the pay period is closed.

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Auto-closing pay periods

Pay periods can be automatically closed at the end of a set timeframe. Hero Schedule sends you an automated pay period report with all the numbers needed to complete payroll.

Download pay period report

A pay period report spreadsheet is available for download once a pay period is closed. This lists all information by employee: employee number, group, actual hours worked, overtime hours, vacation hours earned and used, etc.

Customizable payroll reports

Excel/CSV pay period report formatting is completely customizable. Choose which columns to display and use formulas to create a report that is helpful to your agency. This functionality allows the Hero Schedule system to integrate into most payroll software ecosystems.

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View past pay period reports

All past pay period reports can be downloaded. Select the date and format for download (XLSX or CSV).

View & edit upcoming pay periods

All upcoming pay periods can be viewed from the Manage Pay Periods screen. In some instances, an agency needs to change it's pay period starting on a certain day. This can be done by clicking the edit icon and selecting Fix-length Pay Periods or Monthly Pay Periods.