Payroll Notifications in 7shifts

Updated December 24, 2025 15:38

Payroll notifications help keep you informed about important payroll activity, deadlines, and issues that may require action. The notifications you receive depend on your role and payroll activity.

Some notifications you receive may come directly from our payroll partner, Check.

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Payroll In-App Notifications
Notifications Sent by our Payroll Partner, Check

Payroll In-App Notifications

These notifications are generated within 7shifts and appear as in-app banners and/or emails, depending on your notification settings.

Admin Payroll Notifications
Notification Message	When This Happens	What it Means
Upcoming Banking Holiday	Banking Holiday will impact payroll submission deadlines	Alerts you that a banking holiday may affect payroll processing timelines.
You have 24 hours left to run payroll on time!	Payroll approval deadline is 24 hours away and a draft payroll exists	Reminder to review and submit payroll before the deadline.
You have 4 hours left to run payroll on time!	Payroll approval deadline is 4 hours away and a draft payroll exists	Urgent reminder that payroll must be submitted soon.
You missed your pay day!	Payday arrives and a draft payroll was not submitted	Payroll was not submitted by the required deadline.
Your payroll is now overdue.	Payroll approval deadline is missed	Indicates payroll is overdue and requires action.
Your payroll is still overdue!	24 hours after a payroll approval deadline is missed	Follow-up reminder that payroll is still overdue.
Your payroll is ready to run!	Draft payroll is ready to run	Confirms payroll is ready to be submitted.
Your recent payroll could not be funded. Action is required.	Employer payment to payroll processing fails	Payroll funding failed (for example, insufficient funds).
Uh oh! Your payroll partially failed.	Some employee payments fail	Indicates partial payroll payment failures.
Congratulations!	Payroll submitted for processing.	Your payroll for the pay period has been submitted.

Employee Payroll Notifications
Notification Message	When This Happens	What it Means
Uh oh! You couldn't get paid.	An employee’s payroll payment fails	Your payroll payment could not be completed. Update banking details and notify your employer to retry payment.
Uh oh! Your bank account could not be verified for payroll.	Bank account fails validation	Your payment method needs to be updated.
Initial Invite	Payroll access is activated	You've been enabled as a payroll employee in 7shifts.

Notifications Sent by our Payroll Partner

Some payroll-related notifications are sent directly by our payroll partner, Check, and not from within the 7shifts app.

These notifications are typically required for compliance purposes and cannot be disabled. They are received by email.

Admin Payroll Notifications
Notification Message	When This Happens	What it Means
Employer Debit Receipt	When an attempt is made to debit the bank account	Confirms a debit attempt was initiated. This does not confirm success. Includes receipt number, debit amount, scheduled debit date, payroll details (if applicable), and remaining amounts due outside of Check.
Ready to Run Payroll	When you meet all requirements to run their first payroll	Confirms payroll setup is complete and includes expected first payday and payroll approval deadline. This does not guarantee all workers are unblocked.
Payroll Debit Failed	When a payroll debit attempt fails	Indicates payroll funding failed. Includes failure reason from the bank, date of failure, and last four digits of the bank account used. Action is required to avoid payroll delays.
Bank Account Validation Failed	When a newly added bank account fails validation	The bank account can’t be used to fund payroll. Includes instructions to fix or replace the account.
Tax Collection Variance Debit Scheduled	When additional taxes are detected and are owed due to variances	Alerts you that an additional tax debit is scheduled. Includes receipt number, debit date, tax breakdown, and total amount.
Tax Collection Variance Debit Receipt	When Check attempts to process the tax variance debit	Confirms the tax debit attempt was initiated.

Employee Payroll Notifications
Notification Message	When This Happens	What it Means
Bank Account Validation Failed	When an employee's bank account fails validation	The bank account can’t receive direct deposits. Includes instructions to update or use another payment method.
Payment Failed	When a direct deposit payment fails and will not retry	Payment could not be completed. Action is required before another attempt can be made.