# Turning On Commissions
> Source: https://development.fuze-store.com/docs/store/staff-operations/turning-on-commissions

# 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

Go to **Preferences → Store → Staff commissions**.

This is the master control. With it off there is no ledger, no rates and no per-line staff.

Set one default for **services** and one for **products**, each a percent of the sale or a flat amount per unit.

**Weekly** (Monday to Sunday), **Twice a month** (1st to 15th, 16th to month end) or **Monthly**. It starts on twice a month and sets what **This pay period** and **Last pay period** mean.

## 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](/docs/store/staff-operations/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

| Add-on or plan | What changes on this page |
| --- | --- |
| Staff Pay add-on | Required. Free during the free trial. Without it the commission, payout and cash advance screens are hidden and no commission is recorded. |
| Staff Operations add-on | Optional. A PIN sign-in proves who tagged each line. |
| Staff Commissions preference | The switch inside Staff Pay that turns commissions on. See [Turning On Commissions](/docs/store/staff-operations/turning-on-commissions). |

## Related guides

- [Staff Commissions Overview](/docs/store/staff-operations/commissions-overview)
- [Setting Commission Rates](/docs/store/staff-operations/setting-commission-rates)
- [My Commissions](/docs/store/staff/my-commissions)