Festive pay dates 2025
Pay dates have been confirmed for December 2025 and January 2026 salary and wages.
While every effort will be made to ensure payment, employees and managers should ensure that all claim forms are submitted by the dates below. Claims which arrive after these dates cannot be guaranteed for payment given the reduced working days.
Please email payrollforms@eastlothian.gov.uk if you have any queries about these deadlines.
Weekly pay
Pay date 18 December 2025 - three weeks normal pay
To ensure this is an accurate payment all relevant information must be with Payroll Section on or before Tuesday 9 December 2025. Detailed below are the dates by which weekly timesheets must be submitted.
Date of submission
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Timesheets required
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Payment date
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| 9 December 2025 |
Actual hours for week ending 7/12/2025
(+ 2 weeks basic hours no timesheets required)
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18 December 2025 |
| 16 December 2025 |
Actual hours for week ending 14/12/2025 |
08 January 2026 |
| 6 January 2026 |
Actual hours for week ending 21/12/2025 plus amendments only for w/e 28/12/2025 and 04/01/2026
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15 January 2026 |
Note – any overtime worked over New Year will be included in your pay on 15/01/2026
Four-weekly pay
Pay date Thursday 27 November 2025 - normal payment, no amendment required.
Next pay date due Thursday 25 December 2025 will be paid early on Tuesday 23 December 2025.
To ensure an accurate payment all relevant information must be with Payroll section on or before Wednesday 3rd December 2025.
Next pay date: Thursday 22 January 2026.
Monthly Salary (including Permanent Teachers/Casual and supply claims)
Pay dates Monday 22 December 2025 and Wednesday 28 January 2026.
To ensure accurate payment all relevant information must be with Payroll Section on or before Wednesday 3 December 2025 and Tuesday 6 January 2026 respectively.