Overview

This article explains how to view your notifications in People First. 

Notifications should be reviewed daily to prevent build-up.
 

Instructions

Follow these steps to view your notifications:

1. Select Notifications from the Home or News screen:
   

Outcome

Your Notifications are displayed in a call-out from the right of the screen:

1. Items that require attention are listed and labelled as either Important, Action (required), Warning or Error.
2. In the case of People First Payroll, Unactioned items could prevent the payroll from being finalised at month end. The consequences of this delay could include:
   • Late submission of FPS to HMRC resulting in financial fines due to non-compliance.
   • Late payment of net pay BACS to all employees, resulting in employees not being paid on time.
   • Late payment of third-party BACS files, which could result in financial fines.
3. In the case of People First Payroll, Items that could prevent the payroll from being finalised at month end include (but are not limited to):
   • Missing employee bank details.
   • Missing employee personal details, for example, NI number and address.
   • Leaver process not completed.

Do not delete items from the notification list – once deleted they cannot be retrieved

Updated 03 February 2026 13:05