Check group
The check group field lets you create multiple payments for an employee in a single payroll cycle. Time records with the same check group are grouped together onto a single payment.
Alphabetic entries use the normal deduction cycle assigned to the payroll run. Numeric entries override the payroll deduction cycle. Deduction cycles
Example
Two Rivers wants to pay out a bonus to Sarah Smith along with her regular earnings for the pay period. Two Rivers wants to process her bonus along with the regular payroll cycle, but they want the bonus amount to be a separate payment with deductions taken based on a special deduction cycle created for bonuses. The payroll clerk at Two Rivers enters Sarah's time records as follows.