Payroll
Variance report
A comparison of the current run against the previous one to catch anomalies.
A variance report highlights what changed between two payroll runs: new joiners, leavers, pay changes and anything unexpected. Finance can then confirm every difference is intended before approving and disbursing.
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Help & how-to
See it in practice
The payroll run lifecycle, explained
Run, review, approve and lock, pay, remit, then roll over. The same flow every month.
Read the variance report
Compare this run to last period and catch a silently-wrong payroll before you approve.
Set up salary structures & pay elements
Define what people earn once, assign it in bulk, and override per employee where needed.
See it applied to real payroll
Vintage People applies these statutory rules on every run, with a full audit trail.