Not every payment fits into a payroll cycle. Bonuses, reimbursements, consulting fees, and ad-hoc payments are sent as one-off payments from the Finance → Payments tab.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shorpay.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
When to Use a One-Off Payment
Contractor Payment
Paying a contractor outside their normal cycle, for an extra invoice or a quick engagement.
Freelance or Consulting Work
A one-off project or short-term consulting fee.
Reimbursement
Covering a business expense a worker paid out of pocket.
Bonus
A one-time discretionary or performance bonus.
Sending a One-Off Payment
The payment wizard is four quick steps:Recipient
Start from Finance → Payments and click Send payment. Search your team and pick a recipient. Their payout details pull in automatically. Off-cycle payments require an active contract: if you enter an email that isn’t attached to an active contract, the wizard prompts you to start a contract for that person first.
Amount
Enter the amount and currency. The wizard shows the estimated arrival amount for the recipient (including any FX conversion and fees) so there are no surprises.
Details
Pick a purpose for the payment (Contractor Payment, Freelance Work, Consulting, Reimbursement, Bonus, or Other) and add a reference note that appears on the worker’s receipt.
Processing Multiple Payments at Once
The payment wizard sends one payment at a time. When you need to move several payments together (end-of-month reimbursements, a batch of contractor invoices, quarterly bonuses) use the Payroll page (Talent → Payroll) instead. Select the rows you want, and Shor processes them as a single approved batch.Idempotency
If you retry a submission or the page refreshes mid-request, Shor prevents duplicates using idempotency keys on every payment. You won’t accidentally pay someone twice.Tracking One-Off Payments
One-off payments appear in:- Finance → Payments: the canonical list of everything sent
- Finance → Transactions: every debit and credit recorded
- The worker’s profile under Payments
- The Payroll page, alongside scheduled payments
Next Steps
Milestones
For contractor milestone payments with an approval flow.
Reimbursements
Handling expense reimbursements properly.
Payroll
Process batches of payments at once.