How do I make an additional payment to a Team Member?

Additional payments can be submitted at any time in the year. You can add pay supplements ahead of time, up to the end of the current year.

If you wish to add a recurring monthly allowance or increase the team member's salary please, visit How do I process a salary change?

Prerequisites

• You are logged in as a company admin user on the Oyster platform
• You are making a payroll change for a team member who is hired as a salaried employee or a fixed contractor
• You are adding a one-time payment, such as a commission or a bonus*

Steps

1. From the left navigation, click on Pay and select select Payroll changes.
2. On the payroll changes page you will see a list of all previously requested payroll changes.
3. To add an a payroll change, click the Add payroll change button on the top right corner.
4. Select who you want to pay, the payment type, and the amount. You can enter the amount in your account currency or your team member's currency.

5. Select your Payment Schedule. Choose One time if you want to add a one-off payment on a specific month. Choose Monthly recurring if you want to make recurring monthly payments for a specified period of time. You will not be able to make changes to the current month if the cut-off date has passed. The amount should be input in the team member's local currency (based on country of employment). 

   

6. Click Submit Request and you are done!
7. Don't worry if you made a mistake or want to make edits. Here is how you can edit or delete a pay supplement.

Important note