Your payroll person is allowed a holiday
Pay Cat runs your pay cycles over the Christmas and New Year break, then hands payroll back to you in January. An Australian team who works with awards every day, covering you while you're away.
This is a short-term managed payroll service. We process your payroll on your behalf for the break. If you'd like our team to run payroll all year, see Outsourced Payroll instead.
✔ Holiday Payroll Cover: you're in the right place
Our team processes your payroll for the Christmas and New Year break, then hands it back to you.
Looking for something else?
Our team running your payroll all year: See Outsourced Payroll →
The software to run payroll yourself: See Pay Cat Payroll →
The pay runs don't stop for the break
Pay days keep coming
Pay days, super and STP don't pause for Christmas. Our team keeps every pay run on schedule while yours is away.
People who know your award
An Australian team that works with Modern Awards and enterprise agreements every day, including the SCHADS Award.
One point of contact
A dedicated account manager looks after your cover from handover to handback.
Back to you in January
We hand payroll back with a summary of what was run and anything to watch, so your team picks up where we left off.
Everything your pay run needs, while you're away
Pay runs, on schedule
Every pay run in your cover window is processed and paid on time.
Super and SuperStream
Super calculated and lodged through SuperStream for each pay run.
STP reporting
Single Touch Payroll reporting for every pay run, so your ATO reporting stays on track.
Award and agreement interpretation
Pay rates, penalties and allowances applied under your Modern Award or enterprise agreement by people who read them every day.
New starters, leavers and extra pay runs
Employee changes and ad hoc pay runs during the break are handled for you.
Handover and handback
A clear handover before you go and a handback summary when you return.
From enquiry to handback
Book by
Friday 11 December 2026
Cover window
21 December 2026 to 30 January 2027
Handed back by
Friday 5 February 2027
Enquire
Tell us about your business, award and current payroll setup.
We take the handover
We confirm dates, scope and price, then take your payroll details and rules over.
We run every pay cycle
On-time pay runs through the break, with a dedicated account manager.
We hand it back
You get payroll back in January, with a summary of what was run.
Simple pricing for the break
Holiday Payroll Cover
$15 per payslip
Handover and handback included.
✓Pay runs processed on schedule
✓Super and SuperStream lodgement
✓STP reporting
✓Award and agreement interpretation
✓New starters, leavers and extra pay runs
✓A dedicated account manager
✓Handover and handback summary
Cover runs on Pay Cat Payroll (powered by Employment Hero). Already a Pay Cat Payroll customer? There's nothing extra to add.
Want us to run payroll all year? See Outsourced Payroll pricing →
Tell us about your payroll
Fill this in and our sales team will be in touch within one working day to confirm your dates and next steps.
Before you book cover
A service. Pay Cat's team processes your payroll for the break, so there is nothing for your team to learn or manage.
Cover runs for a set window over Christmas and New Year, currently 21 December 2026 to 30 January 2027. If you need longer, talk to us and we'll tell you what's possible.
We need about five working days to take your payroll over safely, which is why cover has to be booked by Friday 11 December 2026. We confirm your handover timeline when we scope your cover.
Holiday Payroll Cover is $15 per payslip, with handover and handback included. We confirm the total when we scope your cover, before anything starts.
We specialise in the SCHADS Award, and we also work with other Modern Awards and enterprise agreements. Tell us yours when you enquire and we'll confirm we can cover it.
Cover runs on Pay Cat Payroll (powered by Employment Hero). If you already use it, nothing changes. If you don't, we'll talk you through getting set up before the break.
We hand payroll back to your team with a summary of what was run and anything to watch. If you'd like us to keep going, we can talk about Outsourced Payroll.
Get in touch anyway. We'll tell you straight whether we can take the handover safely, and we won't promise cover we can't deliver.
Your dedicated account manager is your point of contact for the whole cover window. We'll confirm our support hours over the break when we scope your cover.
Take the break. We'll run the pay runs.
Request your cover by Friday 11 December 2026 and we'll take the handover from there.