# A contract's statuses: suspend, terminate, activate

> In Weplanify, the record's Contracts tab shows the running contract and its history, and what each action changes for the employee's payroll.

- Product: Weplanify (https://weplanify.io)
- Section: Employees
- Web page: https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.cycle?lang=en
- Other language: https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.cycle.md
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

In Weplanify, the record's **Contracts** tab shows the running contract at the top, "Active for …", then the history.

![An employee's running contract, pay blurred, with Departure on leave and Final departure](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Femployes%2Fmaj-2026-09-28%2Fem-contrats-fiche-b1575099.webp?alt=media&token=2b06182e-0f38-47da-917a-e1d334282d63)

## The actions

- The **Edit** pencil: [correct the contract](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.creer?lang=en).
- **Suspend** (pause icon): the contract leaves payroll until it is reactivated. The action is immediate.
- **Terminate**: choose the **Reason for ending**, then confirm; the contract is closed.
- **Activate**, on a contract in the history, puts it back in force.
- **Departure on leave** and **Final departure**: see [departures in payroll](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.depart?lang=en).

## Good to know

- A suspended or closed contract is no longer included in payroll.
- For a departure with a final settlement, prefer **Final departure** to Terminate.
- To create a new one, first close the current one ([create a contract](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats.creer?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.
- [Declare a departure on leave or a final departure](https://weplanify.io/docs/paie.depart?lang=en) — In Weplanify, declare a departure on leave or a final departure from the employee's record, Contracts tab, so that payroll prepares what is due to them.
- [Manage your employees in Weplanify](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes?lang=en) — In Weplanify, each employee has a record used everywhere: planning, time clock, leave and payroll. Here is how to create it and keep it up to date.
- [The employee record](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.fiche?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the employee record brings together everything about a person in five tabs, with sections that you edit one at a time, separately.
- [Follow employment contracts](https://weplanify.io/docs/employes.contrats?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Contracts page lists every employee's contracts, spots those nearing their end date and lets you create or import new ones.