How do I pay my employee the same week they work?

How is payroll processed at Poppins Payroll?

At Poppins Payroll, payroll is paid in arrears. This means your employee will be paid generally a week (for weekly and bi-weekly) after the end of a pay period. This will always be the case for direct deposit to allow enough time for payroll revisions and the transfer of funds.

How do I pay my employee early?

Some employees would prefer to be paid prior to the Poppins payday. We are happy to help support that option! This option can only be supported if your employee is being paid via check. This flexibility will not work with employees who are paid via direct deposit due to the bank processing timeframes.

Steps:

Verify your employee is being paid via Check. You can view this from your employee's default pay settings (Click on Employees, then View Details, then Payment Settings).
On the final day of the pay period and once you have made your final payroll edits, you will be able to write a check for the net amount, or use a money transfer service to pay your employee. You will still have until 2 days after a pay period ends to make any adjustments.
You will then be able to pay your employee via check when it's convenient for you!

Please note that Poppins does not send checks.

Note: Your employee will still receive their paystub on the payday listed in the system, and that is the date we will record. The paystub cannot be sent out early.

Here is an example of how paying by check works:

Pay period starting 2026-01-01

Pay period ending 2026-01-07

Paid on 2026-01-14

In the above example of a weekly payroll, you would have until 2026-01-09 at 11:59 pm local time to submit final payroll adjustments.

If you are paying via check, you could pay your employee early on 2026-01-07 as long as you have made your final payroll edits first. Your employee would receive their paystub from Poppins on 2026-01-14, and that is the date we would record the payment.