Turning On Commissions

Staff Commissions is one switch plus two default rates. There is nothing extra to buy.

Before you start

• The Staff Pay add-on.
• The Preferences · Modify permission.

Steps

What happens next

• Commission starts accruing on new completed orders.

Edge cases

• Per-line staff turns on too, and a new Staff field appears on each cart line. By default, staff on the order still earn on lines with no staff of their own.
• Not back-filled. Orders completed before you flipped the switch never get a commission entry, even when closed later. Add an older sale as a manual addition on a payout.
• Permissions. Commissions · View shows commission figures, the ledger and the report. Commissions · Manage sets pay structure and default rates. Payouts · View, Manage, Delete cover payouts and cash advances. They are independent. Everyone sees their own numbers.
• Turning it off stops new commission. History, statements and payouts stay, but you cannot record new commission or open new payouts.
• Minimum wage note. An optional regional minimum daily wage shows an informational shortfall note on pay statements.
• Needs the add-on. Without Staff Pay the switch is hidden.
• Cards in the role editor. Commissions has View and Manage. Payouts has View, Manage (record payouts) and Delete (delete payouts). Giving and deleting cash advances is a third card, Cash advances (Give and Delete). See Cash Advances. Changing line staff on an open order is part of running the register, not any of these cards.
• The commission rules and payroll settings on the Preferences screen (the switch, default rates, pay period and minimum wage) can be changed only with Manage on the Commissions card, or by the store owner and organization admins. Without it they are read-only.

Works with

Related guides

• Staff Commissions Overview
• Setting Commission Rates
• My Commissions