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Additional pay runs

Create and manage additional pay runs for off-cycle payments in Sage Payroll.

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Written by Kombie Makhubele

Use additional pay runs to process off-cycle payments. They display as child tiles under the main pay run.

These runs are commonly used for bonuses, commissions, correcting missed payments, or making adjustments for specific pay periods.


Create an additional pay run

  1. Go to Pay runs.

  2. Open the Pay Run List.

  3. Select the Actions button on a pay run tile.

  4. Select Add an additional pay run.

  5. Confirm the frequency, pay group, and link it to the appropriate pay period. Enter the payment date and add specific earnings (e.g., bonuses) and any deductions or benefits.

  6. Continue to the pay run wizard.

📎NOTE: Process additional pay runs first. The system blocks the main pay run until you complete all additional pay runs.

If the main pay run has already been finalized, you can revert it, process the additional pay run, and then finalize the main pay run again.

Handling Missed Employees

If an employee was missed in a finalized pay run, you can create an additional pay run for the same pay period to include their payment.

Reprocessing a Pay Run

If a pay run did not process correctly, you can revert it, adjust the pay date to at least two business days in the future, and reprocess it. Note that pay run dates cannot be changed once set; only the pay date can be adjusted.

Tax Year Adjustments

If you need to process an additional pay run for a past tax year:

  • Revert all pay runs leading up to the desired date if they are not finalized, then create the additional pay run.

  • If the pay runs are finalized, use a current additional payment and inform the tax authority that the correction will be reflected in the next tax year’s reporting.

Where to find additional runs

  • Active runs appear as child tiles.

  • Completed or future runs appear in:

    • Select the Actions button

    • Select View all pay runs then Additional

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