> ## Documentation Index
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# Payroll

The `Payroll` object is used to represent a group of individual payroll items related to
a specific pay schedule, and processed on the same date.

Plane uses Payrolls to represent all recurring payments to your team members, whether they’re employees or contractors,
as part of our Unified Payroll architecture.

When a `Payroll` is processed, it will usually result in a series of [Payments](/reference/payments/object)
to the individuals that were included in that payroll.

For team members who are not paid regularly, or for vendors,
you will create [Payment](/reference/payments/object) objects directly.