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# Payroll Settings & Configuration

> See your payout day, and configure currency and approval workflows for your payroll.

Before running your first payroll, you need to configure a few key settings. These show when your team gets paid, set what currency you're invoiced in, and decide who needs to approve each payroll run.

## Getting There

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Pay">
    Click **Pay** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Settings">
    Click the **Settings** button (top right). You can also go directly to `/employer/pay/settings`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the sections">
    You will see sections for **Pay Schedule**, **Currency**, and **Approval**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  If this is your first time setting up payroll, you must complete these settings before you can create your first payroll run.
</Info>

## Pay Schedule

Salaries go out every month on the **5th**. When the 5th is a Sunday, a 2nd or 4th Saturday, or a bank holiday, they go out on the working day before, so a long weekend can move payday to the 2nd, 3rd or 4th.

The Pay Schedule section shows your payout day. You can't change it here. To have salaries paid on the **1st** instead, contact support. Payroll runs that haven't been paid yet move to the new day with it.

<Tip>
  Pay each payroll invoice a few days before payday. A bank transfer to Omnivoo takes 1 to 3 business days to arrive, and salaries go out on payday once it has.
</Tip>

## Currency

Payroll is invoiced in the currency you chose at onboarding. Settings shows it but you can't change it here. To change it, contact support.

## Approval Settings

Control whether payroll runs require manual approval before processing.

### Require Approval

Toggle the **Require approval before processing** checkbox. It is checked (on) by default.

* **On (recommended):** Every run is saved as a draft first. Someone who is not an approver clicks **Submit for approval**, and an approver either approves it, which generates the invoice, or sends it back to draft with what needs to change. Approvers can approve their own drafts directly.
* **Off:** Anyone who runs payroll can approve a draft and generate the invoice themselves.

<Warning>
  Disabling approval means whoever prepares a run can also invoice it. This is convenient for small teams but removes the safety net of a second pair of eyes on salary amounts.
</Warning>

### Selecting Approvers

When approval is enabled, you can designate specific team members as approvers:

1. Check the **Require approval before processing** box.
2. A list of eligible team members appears below.
3. Select one or more team members by checking the box next to their name.
4. Only users with **Owner**, **Admin**, or **Admin Employee** roles in your workspace appear as options.

Each approver is shown with their name, email, and role for easy identification.

<Tip>
  If no specific approvers are selected, anyone who can run payroll can approve. Submitted runs are then emailed to all of them.
</Tip>

## Saving Your Settings

After making changes:

1. Click **Save Settings** at the bottom of the page.
2. A green confirmation message appears when settings are saved successfully.
3. Click **Cancel** to discard changes and return to the Pay page.

<Note>
  **Save Settings** is disabled for read-only users (the tooltip reads "You have read-only access").
</Note>

Changes apply to future payroll runs only. In-progress runs are not affected.

## How Settings Affect Payroll Runs

| Setting | Effect on Payroll Runs |
| - | - |
| **Payout day** | Every run is paid on the 5th (or the 1st), the working day before when that is a bank holiday |
| **Currency** | The currency every payroll run is invoiced in, set at onboarding |
| **Approval required** | Adds or skips the "Waiting for approval" step in the payroll workflow |
| **Approvers** | Controls who sees **Approve and generate invoice** and **Send back**, and who gets the approval email |

<Tip>
  Review your payroll settings at the start of each fiscal year. New approvers joining the team are the most common reason to update.
</Tip>


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