Set pay rates and see what a week costs

The roster estimates what a week costs from the rates you give it. Roster Flow does not calculate pay: payroll still does that.

For owners and managersRosters1 minute read

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Set a person’s base rate

  1. Open the person from Team, then Pay

    The Pay tab shows their Base pay, or Not set.

    A staff member’s page on the Pay tab, showing their base pay and where the rate came from
  2. Press Set rate or Change

    Choose the Basis, Hourly or Salary, and enter the Hourly rate or Yearly salary. Leave Weekend and public holiday loadings apply on for anybody the business pays loadings to.

  3. Press Save

    The message says Base rate saved. Clear rate removes the rate.

Weekend and public holiday loadings

The owner sets loadings in Settings, under Payroll, once payroll is connected. Each is a multiple of the base rate, so 1.25 means 25% more.

Settings open at Payroll, showing Saturday, Sunday and public holiday loadings, hours in an ordinary week, and who gets the loadings
  • Saturday, Sunday and Public holiday loadings, and Hours in an ordinary week, save when you leave each box.
  • Who gets these loadings has a switch for each person.
  • Public holidays lets you choose the State or territory and Year, switch days on or off, and Add a day for a local holiday.
  • The owner can also Import pay rates from the connected payroll.

Read the cost of a week

On the roster, Estimated cost sits beside the hours rostered this week. It counts base rates and the loadings you set, and says when people have no rate. Casual loading, overtime and allowances are not in it. The Wage estimate against hours worked report compares the estimate with the hours actually worked.

The Reports screen at the wage estimate against hours worked, comparing the estimated cost of the roster with the estimated cost of the hours worked

Questions

Why can I not find the weekend and public holiday loadings?

They appear in Settings, under Payroll, once payroll is connected, and only the owner can change them.

Does the estimated cost include casual loading or overtime?

No. It uses base rates and the weekend and public holiday loadings you set. Casual loading, overtime and allowances are left out, and payroll works out pay.

Can a manager set pay rates?

Yes, on each person’s Pay tab. Importing rates from payroll and changing the loadings are for the owner.

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