FAQ Home   4004. Can I 'skip' a pay period?   Yes, you can. For example if your employee takes unpaid leave during pay periods 6 and 7. His last updated pay run YTD will be pay period 5. When the employee returns to work you can directly process the pay for this employee for the pay period 8 and skip the pay periods 6 and 7. Although you skip the pay periods, his NI and Tax will be brought up to date in pay period 8.