Cut-off dates are the monthly deadlines by which Oyster must approve changes regarding payments to Team Members to reflect the change in the effective month.
Team Members affected by cut-off dates:
- Full-time Employees (FTEs)
- Fixed Contractors
Changes that are affected by cut-off dates include:
- Salary changes
- Pay supplements
- Benefit changes
- Expense reimbursements
Request Type |
Request by Date |
Notes |
Salary changes |
at least 5 business days before the cut-off date |
Requests made closer to the cut-off date may not be processed in time. |
Pay changes |
at least 3 business days before the cut-off date |
Requests made closer to the cut-off date may not be processed in time. |
Benefit changes |
at least 3 business days before the cut-off date |
Requests made closer to the cut-off date may not be processed in time. |
Expense reimbursements |
at least 3 business days before the cut-off date |
Requests made closer to the cut-off date may not be processed in time. |
Stop payment |
at least 3 business days before the cut-off date |
If the cut-off date has passed, please contact us. We will do our best, but cannot guarantee the payment will be stopped. |
Expenses approved after the cut-off date are automatically added to the following month’s pay cycle.
You can always make payment changes to future months.
- If you missed the current month’s cut-off date, add the payment change to the following month’s pay cycle.
Cut-off dates are indicated on the Payroll page on the Oyster platform.