Can I Pay All Employees by Paper Check with 7shifts Payroll?

Question

Is it possible to issue paper checks to all employees with 7shifts Payroll?

Answer

No. Employers cannot restrict employees from selecting their preferred payment method, and a default payment method (such as paper check) cannot be enforced for all employees in 7shifts Payroll.

While you can’t require paper checks for every employee automatically, there are supported ways to issue paper checks on a per-payroll or per-employee basis.

Option 1: Manually select paper check during payroll

When running payroll, you can manually choose Paper Check as the payment method for each employee:

1. Log in to 7shifts on a web browser as an Admin.
2. Click Run Payroll.
3. Use the payment method dropdown for each employee to select Paper Check:
   
4. Repeat this selection for each employee, for each payroll cycle.
5. Review time off.
6. Preview payroll.
7. Submit payroll.

Option 2: Run an off-cycle payroll using paper checks

You can also run an off-cycle payroll to pay employees by paper check. This method ignores an employee’s preferred payment method but requires additional manual steps.

1. Log in to 7shifts on a web browser as an Admin.
2. Run an off-cycle payroll and select Manual Entry.
3. Choose the applicable pay period dates.
4. Select Payment method and choose Paper Check.
5. Set the pay date.
6. Manually add each employee to the payroll run.
7. Confirm Paper Check is selected for each employee.
8. Review time off.
9. Preview payroll.
10. Submit payroll.