Usually, contractors are paid based on the payment cycles in their contracts (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.).

However, if clients want to pay contractors outside of an already set payment cycle, they can perform an one-off, off-cycle payment. 

Off-cycle payments are not possible for Milestone contracts, because the contractor is paid only after completing a predetermined milestone and there are no regular invoice cycles. 

How to Pay a Contractor Out of Cycle With a One-Off Payment

✅ Step 1 – Select the contract

Select the (1) People icon on the home page. 

Select the contractor that will be paid out-of-cycle.

✅ Step 2 – Pay Contractor Out Of Cycle

Clients can make a single, off-cycle payment to a contractor.

• If Deel HR is enabled: select the Payments and Expenses card, and then click Create under On-Demand Payroll.
  
  
  
  
• If Deel HR is not enabled, select the Contract Overview tab and click Pay One-Off
  
  

✅ Step 3 – Finalize Payment Details

Fill in the payment amount and add an optional description.

Click Pay One-Off Invoice

✅ Step 4 – Select Payment Method

Select the payment method for this one-off payment and click Continue.

Confirm the payment details.

✅ Step 5 – Review the information and click Confirm and Pay

Notes

• The one-off payment needs to be approved for the invoice to be generated
• The invoice will be generated with a 30-day due date and the payment to the worker will be initiated as soon as the invoice is paid