Run a termination payroll
After you have dismissed your employee in Gusto, you may be prompted to process a termination payroll to pay out their final wages. Termination payrolls can only be issued by check.
- Navigate to the Run Payroll tab.
- Next to Special Payroll, select the termination payroll.
- Click Run Payroll.
- View the prorated payment, and enter any amounts for a bonus, severance, reimbursements or other additional earnings.
- Click Add Personal Note to include a message on the employee's paystub.
- Click Save & Continue.
- On the Vacation & Sick Days screen, any remaining vacation hours are automatically pre-filled for payout. If you wish to also pay out any remaining sick hours, add this amount here.
- Click Submit Payroll.
- Write the final amount on a check and hand it to your employee.
- Your employee will see this paystub in their Gusto account one day after their dismissal date.