Have you seen these Auto-Close reminders on the Time dashboard? If you do not use Chronotek for payroll, you can turn off this reminder, as we don't want it to be an annoyance.
First - Key Things to Know About Closed Periods
The system will auto-close pay periods if you don't close them. The system will allow a max of 4 open Payroll Periods.
When the pay period is Closed without exporting, the batch is marked Pending. Any Pending batches can still be Exported.
All time cards in Closed Pay periods are locked from any changes - including pay rates.
Batches in Closed pay periods cannot be deleted. In the future, we will have an Adjustment process.
How to Disable Auto-Close Payroll Period Reminders
For your convenience, the system has an Auto-Close Payroll processor. However, you may want to turn off the reminders:
Go to Settings > Payroll > Payroll Period > Auto-Close Reminder
About Auto-Closed Pay Periods
The auto-close process handles unbatched time cards differently:
Pay periods can close even with unbatched time cards
When you prepare payroll, the “Approve Payroll” tab may show “unbatched” time cards. The is a read-only screen.
No issues can be resolved in these closed pay periods. Even red critical issues just get rolled into the closed pay period.
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