Access Pay Period Settings
Log in at workyard.com
Hover over the gear icon on the left-hand menu
Under Time click Pay Periods
You’ll see a list of your current and past pay period configurations.
Edit an Existing Pay Period
If something’s incorrect:
Locate the pay period you want to update
Click the (pencil) icon on the right
Make your edits (frequency, start day, time zone, etc.)
Hit Save
Changing an existing period affects future time card grouping only. Overtime on past time cards won’t auto-update. Contact us if you need those recalculated.
Create a New Pay Period
Switching from weekly to bi-weekly (or another frequency)?
Click the teal + Create button
Fill in the new cycle details
Set the Effective From date
Save — you're all set!
Old periods remain for reference, and new cycles apply moving forward.
Optional Setting
You can enable the toggle:
“Split time cards that cross pay periods”
This will automatically divide any time card that spans two periods.
FAQs
Who can make changes?
Only users with the Administrator role can edit or create pay periods.
Will changes affect old time cards?
Only future cards are impacted. Past overtime rules won’t change unless we help you manually.
Still have questions?
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Message us anytime using the Help icon in Workyard or email us at help@workyard.com.