Overtime and the minimum wage for team members paid per job
For businesses with team members on payroll: Busy Book figures the overtime premium on job pay the way federal law does, and tells you when pay comes out under the minimum wage.
When you pay team members on your payroll a percent or a flat amount for each job, the law still counts their hours. In a workweek over 40 hours they're owed an overtime premium on top of their job pay, and their pay has to come out to at least the minimum wage. Busy Book figures both for you, week by week.
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Set your workweek and minimum wage
In the menu, tap Team, then Pay. Under Pay settings, pick Your workweek starts on and type Your state's minimum wage. Federal is $7.25 for each hour, and many states are higher. Tap Save pay settings.
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Let the hours come in
Team members clock in and out in their app. On a day with no clock time, Busy Book uses their time from I've arrived to Done for team members paid per job.
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See the overtime premium
Each team member shows their Overtime premium for the pay period. Tap Days to see each workweek: hours, the pay that counts, their regular rate and the premium.
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Check the minimum wage
If a workweek's pay comes out under your minimum wage, you see Below minimum wage and how much it would take to reach it. Busy Book never changes pay on its own. You decide.
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Download the payroll file
Tap Download payroll file, or Download for Gusto. The overtime premium is on its own line, so you can add it to your payroll.