Running your first payroll

Payroll runs on the hours your team already clocked — no re-entering timesheets. Here's the first run start to finish.

Before your first run

1. Confirm everyone can clock in. Staff need the app installed and a role that includes the time clock. See Inviting your team.
2. Set pay rates. Add each person's hourly rate (or salary) in their staff profile.
3. Pick your pay schedule. Weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly — set it once in Settings → Payroll.

Running payroll

1. Open Operations → Payroll and start a new run for the period.
2. Review clocked hours. Approve or fix any missing punches — flagged entries are highlighted.
3. Check overtime and any adjustments (bonuses, reimbursements, unpaid time).
4. Lock the run. Approved hours turn into a payroll summary you can export or hand to your accountant.

Locking a run freezes those hours so later edits to the time clock don't change a period you've already paid.

After the run

• Export the summary as a spreadsheet for your payroll provider or bookkeeper
• Past runs stay available for year-end and audits
• Time-off requests approved in the app flow into the next run automatically

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