Review and approve the pay register

Payroll, then Pay Register, lists each pay period's run with earnings, statutory deductions and net pay per employee, and is where you lock and approve a run.

By OneHRIS Published September 21, 2026 Last checked September 21, 2026

Steps

  1. Open Payroll in the sidebar and select Pay Register.
  2. Find the pay period in the list. Each row shows the period, payment date and status. Select View to open it.
  3. Read the employee rows. Columns include Basic, Holiday, Rest Day, Allow, Gross, SSS, PH, HDMF, Tax, Late/UT, Absence, Other Ded. and Net Pay.
  4. Use Sort by Name or Sort by Department, and Apply to filter.
  5. Select Export to download the register.

Lock and approve

When the figures are right, select Lock & Approve. A locked run can be reopened with Unlock if a correction is needed.

After approval

The buttons you see depend on the status of the run and your plan. They can include Email Payslips and Bank File.

If net pay looks different from last period

Open the employee's row and compare loan deductions, late and undertime, absences and tax against the previous period. Differences show line by line.

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