Calculate Pay Day

[DavidEC]

Calculate pay day

I get paid on the first of every month. When this falls on a Saturday or Sunday I get paid on the previous Friday. But when this falls on a Bank holiday I get paid on the previous working day. How do I calculate my pay day?

 

[DavidEC]

(Previously posted on incorrect forum - sorry!)
I get paid on the first of every month. When this falls on a Saturday or Sunday I get paid on the previous Friday and I can calculate that easily But when this falls on a Bank holiday I get paid on the previous working day. How do I calculate my pay day? In 2018 the 1st April is a Sunday. Normally I would get paid on Friday 30th March. But in 2018 that is a bank holiday (Good Friday) and so I have got paid today the last workday before 1st April where 1st April is not a workday.
In reverse - when a direct debit is due on a weekend or a bank holiday, I can calculate the next working day using =workday.

 

[SpillerBD]

PayDate=WORKDAY(Date+1,-1,Holidays)

Direct Debit =WORKDAY(Date-1,+1,Holidays)

 

[gmhumphr]

Re: Calculate pay day

To answer your question for 2018:

Month	Pay Day	Before/After first of Month
1/1/2018	1/2/2018	1
2/1/2018	2/1/2018	0
3/1/2018	3/1/2018	0
4/1/2018	3/30/2018	-2
5/1/2018	5/1/2018	0
6/1/2018	6/1/2018	0
7/1/2018	6/29/2018	-2
8/1/2018	8/1/2018	0
9/1/2018	8/31/2018	-1
10/1/2018	10/1/2018	0
11/1/2018	11/1/2018	0
12/1/2018	11/30/2018	-1

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To solve on your own, put the following into excel:

Headers (A1, B1, C1, D1, E1): Month, Pay Day, Variation, (blank), Holidays

In column A, below the header, put in the first day of every month:

1/1/2018

2/1/2018

3/1/2018

4/1/2018

5/1/2018

6/1/2018

7/1/2018

8/1/2018

9/1/2018

10/1/2018

11/1/2018

12/1/2018

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In column E, below the header, put in the list of us bank holidays (https://www.interstatecapital.com/us-bank-holidays/):

1/1/2018

1/15/2018

2/19/2018

5/28/2018

7/4/2018

9/3/2018

10/8/2018

11/12/2018

11/22/2018

12/25/2018

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In cell B2, put the following formula in (make sure to press CTRL + SHIFT + Enter when committing the formula):
{=IF(OR(A2=$E$2:$E$11),IF(WEEKDAY(A2+1,2)>=6,A2+7-WEEKDAY(A2),A2+1),IF(WEEKDAY(A2,2)>=6,A2-(WEEKDAY(A2,2)-5),A2))}

The formula checks the first of the month to see if it is a bank holiday (which only fall on weekdays). If it is, it assumes payment on the following day (but just in case, it checks if the next day is a weekend, and keeps going until it finds a business day). If it is not a holiday, it checks to see if it is a weekend, and adjusts backwards until it finds a Friday.

In cell C2, put the following formula in (just as a check to see if it is going to be different that just the first day of the month, based on number of days offset):
=B2-A2

Copy the formulas in B2 and C2 down to the end of the data.

 

[DavidEC]

PayDate=WORKDAY(Date+1,-1,Holidays)

Direct Debit =WORKDAY(Date-1,+1,Holidays)

Thank you SpillerBD