Basic Payroll Facts You Will Want to Understand:

• Principia’s calendar work week is Sunday through Saturday.

• Employees are paid two times per month:

  • Pay day is on the 10th for work performed from the 19th of each month through the 3rd
  • Pay day is on the 25th for work performed from the 4th of each month through the 18th

• Payroll information, such as time cards and exception reporting for time changes and additions are due:

  • By the 4th of each month for work performed from the 19th – 3rd
  • By the 19th of each month for work performed from the 4th – 18th 

• Late time cards or extra pay will be processed with the next pay period or via a payroll advance.

• If a pay date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the paycheck will be issued on the previous Friday.

• If a pay date falls on a holiday (i.e. Dec 25th), the paycheck will be issued the day before the holiday (Dec. 24th).

• Overtime pay is paid for hours worked over 40 between Sunday – Saturday, the calendar work week, not the pay period. Vacation, sick, holiday and personal days do not count in the calculation of over time.

• Overtime pay is calculated at one and a half times the employee’s hourly pay rate.

  • Overtime must be pre-approved by the employee’s supervisor.