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Creating an Announcement

How do I create an announcement in Tazk Payroll?

In the Announcement Center, click New Announcement. Under Audience & Timing choose the departments, locations and employees, leave Publish On blank to publish now or pick a date, and set the Duration (1–90 days). Under Announcement enter the title, type and message, then click Publish Announcement. Employees see it in Message → Announcements and on the dashboard until it expires.

Tazk Payroll Create Announcement form with Audience & Timing — Departments, Locations, Employees, Publish On, Duration — and Announcement — Title, Announcement Type, Announcement

How do I choose who receives it and when?

Audience & Timing — "Choose who receives this announcement, and when it goes live":

FieldWhat to enter
Departments *The departments it is for
Locations *The locations it is for
Employees *All employees in those departments and locations, or selected people
Publish OnLeave blank to publish immediately, or pick a date to schedule it
Duration *Days live (1–90), counted from Publish On

What goes into the announcement?

Announcement — "Compose your message":

  • Title * — up to 100 characters. This is what scrolls on the dashboard.
  • Announcement Type * — General by default.
  • Announcement — the message itself, up to 2,000 characters.

How do I publish it?

Click Publish Announcement (or Cancel to discard). With no Publish On date it goes live straight away and appears under Active; with a later date it appears under Scheduled until then.

Should I send an announcement or a mail?

  • Announcement — company news that should stay visible for a set number of days: holidays, policy changes, events, office notices.
  • Mail from Messages — a message to particular people, a department or a role, which they can reply to.

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Written by Super AdminPublished 29 Aug 2026Updated 9 Oct 2026141 views