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Monthly  Paid Employees Pay Date:

Monthly paid Staff payroll (including employees submitting excel Timesheets for payment) is processed on the 3rd last working day of the month except December. 

You can access your payslip on Core Portal. Refer to the HR website and guides here.

Payroll Period Payment Date
Jan Wednesday 28 January 2026
Feb Wednesday 25 February 2026
Mar Friday 27 March 2026
Apr Tuesday 28 April 2026
May Wednesday 27 May 2026
Jun Friday 26 June 2026
Jul Wednesday 29 July 2026
Aug Thursday 27 August 2026
Sep Monday 28 September 2026
Oct Wednesday 28 October 2026
Nov Thursday 26 November 2026
Dec

Monday 21 December 2026

 

Travel & Subsistences Expenses Pay Date:

Expenses payment run is processed twice a month on the financial system and you will receive a remittance advice by email.

If you wish to see the status of your claim then please follow the steps outlined on the training video here or document here.

The deadline for claims to be approved relates to the Budget Holder / Head of School / UMT if applicable. The claims task owner must be with someone in finance or finance receipt check by the Tuesday deadline to be in for the next expenses payment date.

*** Dates for the 2nd half of 2026 will be published in due time

Month Budget Holder / Expenses Approved Deadline Payment Date
January Wednesday, 07/01/2026 Friday, 16/01/2026
January Tuesday, 20/01/2026 Friday, 30/01/2026
February Tuesday, 03/02/2026 Friday, 13/02/2026
February Tuesday, 17/02/2026 Friday, 27/02/2026
March Tuesday, 03/03/2026 Friday, 13/03/2026
March Tuesday, 17/03/2026 Friday, 27/03/2026
April Tuesday, 07/04/2026 Friday, 17/04/2026
April Tuesday, 21/04/2026 Friday, 01/05/2026
May Tuesday, 05/05/2026 Friday, 15/05/2026
May Tuesday, 19/05/2026 Friday, 29/05/2026
June Tuesday, 02/06/2026 Friday, 12/06/2026
June Tuesday, 16/06/2026 Friday, 26/06/2026

 

Weekly Paid Employees Pay Date:

The payment date for weekly paid staff is each Friday.

 

Retired Staff Pensions Pay Date:

Retired staff payment of pension is processed on the 3rd last working day of the month except December. You can access your payslip on Core Portal. Refer to the HR website and guides here.

Payroll Period Payment Date
Jan Wednesday 28 January 2026
Feb Wednesday 25 February 2026
Mar Friday 27 March 2026
Apr Tuesday 28 April 2026
May Wednesday 27 May 2026
Jun Friday 26 June 2026
Jul Wednesday 29 July 2026
Aug Thursday 27 August 2026
Sep Monday 28 September 2026
Oct Wednesday 28 October 2026
Nov Thursday 26 November 2026
Dec

Monday 21 December 2026

Students Scholarship Pay Date:

Student Scholarship payment is processed on the 6th last working day of the month except December. FAQs available here

Month Payment Date
Jan Friday, 23 January 2026
Feb Friday, 20 February 2026
Mar Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Apr Thursday, 23 April 2026
May Friday, 22 May 2026
Jun Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Jul Friday, 24 July 2026
Aug Monday, 24 August 2026
Sep Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Oct Thursday, 22 October 2026
Nov Monday, 23 November 2026
Dec Monday, 21 December 2026