--- title: How to Set Up Payroll Configuration description: The Payroll Configuration step controls how your award interacts with payroll exports — including pay periods, overtime thresholds, rounding rules, and export formats. --- [Skip to content](https://help.jointimecloud.com/how-to-set-up-payroll-configuration#main-content) [Contact us](https://help.jointimecloud.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Timecloud-Logo-600-2](https://help.jointimecloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Timecloud-Logo-600-2.png?width=200&height=40&name=Timecloud-Logo-600-2.png)](https://help.jointimecloud.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://help.jointimecloud.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to app.jointimecloud.com](https://app.jointimecloud.com/) [Go to app.jointimecloud.com](https://app.jointimecloud.com/) Got questions? Ask away - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Service Portal](https://help.jointimecloud.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Payroll](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en) # How to Set Up Payroll Configuration ## The Payroll Configuration step controls how your award interacts with payroll exports — including pay periods, overtime thresholds, rounding rules, and export formats. **Where to Find It** 1. Open **Awards** from the main navigation. 2. Select or create an award, then open the **Payroll Configuration** step (Step 3 in the wizard). --- **Export Format Settings** These settings control how calculated values appear in your payroll export. They apply across all employment types. ### **Minimum Engagement Export Format** - **Included in Ordinary Hours Line** — minimum engagement hours are combined with ordinary hours in the export - **Separate Minimum Engagement Line** — minimum engagement appears as its own line item ### **Penalty Export Format** - **Penalty Line Only** — penalties export as standalone line items - **Ordinary Hours Line & Penalty Line** — penalties export alongside the ordinary hours line ### **Keep Paid Breaks As Ordinary Time** This toggle controls whether paid break hours stay as ordinary time or follow the pay rate at the time the break was taken. - **On** — paid break hours are always classified as ordinary time, even when the break falls within an overtime period. Paid breaks still count toward the ordinary-hour thresholds that trigger overtime, but the break itself is never paid at an overtime rate. Penalty rates may still apply. - **Off** (default) — paid breaks follow the pay rate applicable when the break was taken. If a paid break falls during overtime, it is paid at the overtime rate. > **When to use:** Turn this on when your award or enterprise agreement requires paid breaks to remain at the ordinary rate regardless of when they occur during a shift. ### **Paid Break Export Format** - **Ordinary Line Only** — paid breaks are included in the ordinary hours line - **Separate Break Line** — paid breaks appear as their own line item --- **Apply Settings Across All Employment Types** Use the **Apply Settings Across All Employment Types** toggle to decide whether payroll configuration applies uniformly or per employment type. - **Toggle ON** — the same payroll period, overtime threshold, and rounding rules apply to every employment type - **Toggle OFF** — configure each employment type individually by selecting it from the **Select Employment Type** panel > **Note:** Turning this toggle on will overwrite any per-type configurations with the current settings. A confirmation prompt will appear before applying. --- **Per-Employment-Type Settings** ### **Payroll Period** Select the payroll period from the dropdown. Options typically include **Weekly**, **Fortnightly**, and **Monthly**. ### **Overtime Threshold** Set the **Overtime Threshold** (in hours) for the selected payroll period. Hours worked beyond this threshold in a period are treated as roster/period overtime. ### **Rounding** Enable rounding with the toggle, then configure: - **Round In Time** — toggle on to round clock-in times - **Round In to Nearest** — the rounding interval (in minutes) - **In Rounding Threshold** — how many minutes past the interval before rounding up - **Round Out Time** — toggle on to round clock-out times - **Round Out to Nearest** — the rounding interval (in minutes) - **Out Rounding Threshold** — how many minutes past the interval before rounding up - **Skip rounding for consecutive segment times** — when enabled, rounding only applies to the first clock-in and last clock-out of consecutive work segments, not to breaks in between --- **Tips** - **Export formats** affect how your payroll team sees calculated values. Confirm with your payroll provider which format they prefer. - **Keep Paid Breaks As Ordinary Time** is useful when your award requires paid breaks to always be paid at the ordinary rate — even when the break falls during an overtime period. The break still counts toward the hours that open overtime, but it is not allocated an overtime multiplier. - **Apply to all** is ideal when all employment types share the same payroll cycle and rounding rules. - **Rounding thresholds** help manage minor clock-in/out variances without manually adjusting timesheets. --- **Related Topics** - **How to Configure Employment Types** — set up the types before configuring payroll - **How to Configure Daily Overtime Rules** — set daily overtime rules in the next step - **How to Configure Roster and Period Overtime** — set roster-level overtime rules - **How to Configure Meal Break Rules** — manage meal break overtime and allowances - [Account & Security](https://help.jointimecloud.com/account-security?hsLang=en) - [Attendance & Timesheets](https://help.jointimecloud.com/attendance-timesheets?hsLang=en) - [Award Interpretation](https://help.jointimecloud.com/award-interpretation?hsLang=en) - [Biometric Scanners](https://help.jointimecloud.com/biometric-scanners?hsLang=en) - [Employees](https://help.jointimecloud.com/employees?hsLang=en) - [Forms & Checklists](https://help.jointimecloud.com/forms-checklists?hsLang=en) - [Geofencing](https://help.jointimecloud.com/geofencing?hsLang=en) - [Human Resources](https://help.jointimecloud.com/human-resources?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Organisation View](https://help.jointimecloud.com/human-resources?hsLang=en#organisation-view) - [Integrations](https://help.jointimecloud.com/integrations?hsLang=en) - [Job Tracking](https://help.jointimecloud.com/job-tracking?hsLang=en) - [Leave Management](https://help.jointimecloud.com/leave-management?hsLang=en) - [Mobile App](https://help.jointimecloud.com/mobile-app?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Kiosk](https://help.jointimecloud.com/mobile-app?hsLang=en#kiosk) - [Mobile App](https://help.jointimecloud.com/mobile-app?hsLang=en#mobile-app) - [Payroll](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Xero](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en#xero) - [iPayroll](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en#ipayroll) - [MYOB](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en#myob) - [Smartly](https://help.jointimecloud.com/payroll?hsLang=en#smartly) - [Reporting](https://help.jointimecloud.com/reporting?hsLang=en) - [Roster](https://help.jointimecloud.com/roster?hsLang=en) - [Settings](https://help.jointimecloud.com/settings?hsLang=en) - [Shifts](https://help.jointimecloud.com/shifts?hsLang=en) - [Time Clock](https://help.jointimecloud.com/time-clock?hsLang=en) - [Dashboard](https://help.jointimecloud.com/dashboard?hsLang=en) Service Desk Copyright © 2025, Timecloud Ltd