How to Set Up Your Pay Schedule

Your company’s pay schedule can be set directly from the Homebase Payroll Dashboard.

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Setting Up Your Pay Schedule

1. Sign into your Homebase account and click Settings.
2. Click on Payroll Settings under the Payroll section.
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3. Choose the pay frequency for your company.
   • Every week (weekly) = 52 payrolls per year
   • Every two weeks (bi-weekly) = 26 payrolls per year
   • Twice a month (semi-monthly) = 24 payrolls per year
   • Once a month (monthly) = 12 payrolls per year
4. Choose the associated pay period for your schedule.
5. Select your desired payday.
   1. Note: Make sure to choose a payday that gives you enough lead time to submit your payroll.
6. Click Save.

Note: If you are paying hourly employees, Homebase encourages selecting a weekly or bi-weekly pay period to ensure accurate overtime calculations.

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How hours are calculated for salaried employees

When a salaried employee is hired mid-period or takes unpaid time off, Homebase calculates their hours in steps to make sure pay is accurate for that period.

Step	What's calculated	Example
Standard hours for a full period	Multiply weekly hours by 52 to get annual hours, then divide by the number of pay periods per year. For semi-monthly pay, divide by 24.	40 hrs/week × 52 = 2,080 annual hours ÷ 24 pay periods = 86.67 hrs per period
Prorate for a mid-period start date	Divide the number of calendar days the employee actually worked in the period by the total calendar days in the period, then multiply by the full period hours.	Employee starts Jul 20, period ends Jul 31. Worked days: 12 (Jul 20–31) ÷ Period days: 16 (Jul 16–31) × 86.67 = 65.00 hrs
Subtract unpaid time off	Multiply each full unpaid day by 8 hours, then subtract the total from the prorated hours.	Jul 22 + Jul 25 = 2 days × 8 hrs = 16 hrs. 65.00 − 16.00 = 49.00 hrs

 

Note: Calendar days are used for proration, counting both the start date and the end date of the period as inclusive.