# Branches: agencies and payroll countries

> In Weplanify, a branch is an agency of the company: its country decides the payroll rules applied to its employees; create one for each country.

- Product: Weplanify (https://weplanify.io)
- Section: Settings
- Web page: https://weplanify.io/docs/configuration.branches?lang=en
- Other language: https://weplanify.io/docs/configuration.branches.md
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

In Weplanify, branches are managed in the **Branches** block of **Settings → Structure and teams**.

![The Branches block: the main branch, its country and the Payroll ready badge](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Fconfiguration%2Fmaj-2026-09-28%2Fcf-branches-0b605275.webp?alt=media&token=303cfee2-7d9a-4c4c-87e3-6040d1036a3d)

## Steps

1. Click **Add a branch**.
2. Enter the **Name**, choose the **Country** and, if needed, a code.
3. Choose the **Reference structure**: the branch builds its own from it (base, rules, agreements).
4. Tick **Main branch** to make it the default branch, then **Save**.

![The New branch window: name, country, code and reference structure](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Fconfiguration%2Fmaj-2026-09-28%2Fcf-branche-nouvelle-6ada07a9.webp?alt=media&token=04e5c6f7-d492-4750-a56c-f783dd560d30)

## Good to know

- A branch's country cannot be changed after it is created. The **Payroll ready** badge shows that payroll for that country is ready.
- An employee's branch is set when their [contract](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.creer?lang=en) is created.
- With several branches, a selector shows at the top of the screen ([navigation](https://weplanify.io/docs/demarrage.navigation?lang=en)).

## Related guides

- [Create or edit an employment contract](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.creer?lang=en) — In Weplanify, record an employee's contract and pay so that they are included in payroll; only one contract can be running for them at a time.
- [Find your way in Weplanify: menu and top bar](https://weplanify.io/docs/demarrage.navigation?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the left menu sorts the screens into four sections, and the top bar gathers the search, the help, the notifications and your account.
- [Your company settings in Weplanify](https://weplanify.io/docs/configuration?lang=en) — In Weplanify, settings are sorted by theme in a menu on the left: company, approvals, expenses, time and attendance, leave, payroll and account.
- [Structure the company: divisions, departments, teams](https://weplanify.io/docs/configuration.structuration?lang=en) — In Weplanify, describe how the company is organised in levels (division, department, team) with a manager for each one and the level it reports to.
- [Payroll settings](https://weplanify.io/docs/configuration.paie?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Payroll group of settings gathers payroll setup, paid leave handling, contributions, pay elements and the accounting export.
- [Set up the company's payroll](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.configuration?lang=en) — In Weplanify, payroll settings are in Settings → Payroll: installation, leave, contributions, control bounds and the accounts used by the accounting export.