Payroll cycle and deadlines

The main payroll deadline is normally on the 9th of the month, unless this falls on a weekend, in which case it will either be the working day immediately prior (eg Friday), or after the weekend (eg Monday). In April and December earlier payroll deadline dates apply, to account for the holiday closures, and a shorter working month. For the actual deadline dates for this calendar year, visit the Payroll Deadline Dates webpage.

All changes which require payroll action/approval must be entered and approved by the department by the payroll deadline, in order to be included in that month's payroll run.

The supplementary payroll deadline is normally on the 20th of the month. This may vary slightly month on month, with December being notably earlier to account for the earlier pay date/holiday closures. For the actual deadline dates for this calendar year, visit the Payroll Deadline Dates webpage.

‘No-user input’ days refer to a period of normally two to four days when personnel changes must not be processed in PeopleXD. This is to allow Payroll to process all pay items entered into PeopleXD within the payroll inputting period that has just passed. This is normally around the 21st and 22nd of the month (plus two days if over a weekend).

To view the pay dates for this calendar year, visit Pay dates webpage.

Salaries are paid monthly, in arrears, at 1/12th of annual salary for each calendar month. Staff are paid on the penultimate working day of the month, directly into their bank account. Example: on Thursday 28 January 2021 University staff got paid for the full month of January (ie from 1st to 31st).