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Approve hours and run payroll

Check your team's hours and overtime, give the final OK, and download the payroll file for your payroll company.

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Every pay period, Busy Book adds up your team's hours and overtime. Team leads approve their team, you give the final OK, and the payroll file is ready for Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll or ADP.

  1. 1

    Open Hours and pay

    In the menu, tap Team, then Pay. Use the arrows to pick the pay period.

  2. 2

    Set pay and the pay period

    Under Pay settings, pick your pay period, type each team member's pay, and tap Save pay settings. Only you see pay.

  3. 3

    Check the hours

    Each team member shows regular hours, overtime, pay before taxes and tips. Tap Days to see each day, and fix a time with a short note.

  4. 4

    Give the final OK

    Once team leads approve their team, tap Approve all to OK them together, or Approve on one person.

  5. 5

    Download the payroll file

    Tap Download payroll file. Type or paste the hours into Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, ADP or your payroll company.

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