# Creating a new pay run

1. Navigate to [**Payroll**, **Pay runs**](https://app.allwage.com/#/payroll/pay-runs) (but don't go into a pay run).
2. Click on **Add recurring pay run** on the top left hand side.
3. The below side panel will appear:\
   ![](/files/SPurwlaI2WOJHEgWzbKs)
   1. In the **Pay run name** section - please enter a name for your pay run. This name will print on your payslips.
   2. In the **Start date** section, click on the calendar icon and select the date that this pay run will need to start on.
   3. Click on the **Select a company** drop down and select the company that this pay run needs to be linked to.
   4. Under the the **Pay run period** section, select whether this pay run is Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly.
   5. In the **Choose which employees to add** section, click on the +
      1. A side panel will now appear on the left hand side.
      2. Search for the employee(s) that you want to add to the pay run and use the check boxes to on the left hand side of the employee to select the employee(s) you want to add to the pay run.\
         \&#xNAN;***NOTE:** You have to add at least one employee to the pay run for it to be created.*
   6. In the **Link recurring templates** section, click on the +
      1. A side panel will now appear on the left hand side.
      2. Go through the list of templates and add the templates that needs to be linked to the majority of the employees in this pay run.\
         \&#xNAN;***NOTE:** The templates that you select when creating this pay run will be the default templates for this pay run and these templates will be loaded (and can be edited) when any new employees are added to a pay run. You have to at least add one template to the pay run.*
   7. Click on **Create** to create your pay run.


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