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Payroll Settings hold the global rules DishInk applies when generating pay records. Configure them once during onboarding and revisit only when policy changes.

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Where to find them

Staff → Payroll → Settings.

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Setting reference

Hours worked in a single day beyond this threshold are paid at the OT rate. Default 8. Applies to hourly wage structures unless the wage record has its own override.
Multiplier applied to the base hourly rate for OT hours. Common values: 1.5× and 2×. Default 1.5×.
When on, monthly salaries are prorated: daily_rate = monthly_salary / working_days_per_month, then multiplied by days worked in the period. When off, monthly staff receive the full salary regardless of days worked.
Divisor used for monthly proration. Default 26 (six-day working week). Set to 22 for a five-day week or 30 for calendar-day proration.
When on, deductions and advances can push net pay below zero — the balance rolls forward to the next period. When off, deductions cap at the gross so net pay is never negative (residual deductions defer).
Payroll settings

Payroll settings panel.

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Tips and best practices

  • Lock these settings after onboarding. Frequent changes create disputes.
  • If you switch to a five-day working week, drop working_days_per_month to 22 in the same session you announce the change.
  • Leave Allow negative net pay off unless your finance team explicitly needs rollover deductions.

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Common mistakes

  • Setting OT threshold too low. Every long shift will trigger OT premium, inflating labour cost.
  • Changing proration mid-period. Records already generated for the period will not recalculate automatically — revert to draft and regenerate.
  • Toggling negative net pay after paid records exist. Historical records are unaffected; only future records use the new policy.
Last modified on July 19, 2026