Xero incident
Global: Payroll - We are aware some customers are currently experiencing errors in Payroll
Xero experienced a major incident on October 30, 2025 affecting AU Payroll and NZ Payroll and 1 more component, lasting 1h 9m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
AU PayrollNZ PayrollUK Payroll
Update timeline
- investigating Oct 30, 2025, 01:13 AM UTC
We are aware some customers are experiencing errors when navigating in Payroll. Our team is investigating this with urgency. Status Last Reviewed: 01:12 UTC
- monitoring Oct 30, 2025, 01:35 AM UTC
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results. Status Last Reviewed: 02:06 UTC
- resolved Oct 30, 2025, 02:23 AM UTC
Our team has resolved the issue impacting customers trying to access Payroll. This was caused by security related patching. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.