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HR FAQs

Help on hiring, payroll, onboarding, benefits

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Written by Rajeev Behera
Updated over a year ago

How do I hire a US Employee, US Contractor or International contractor?

To hire a new employee, follow the following steps:

  1. Click on the People section and select Hire

  2. For Employment Type

    1. Select Hourly or Salary if you are hiring a full time W2 employee

    2. Select Contractor if you are hiring a contractor

      1. If you select this option, you will also be able to select whether or not the contractor is located in the US. Every.io supports international contractors.

  3. Enter your teammate’s information and click Next:

    • Legal first name

    • Middle name (Optional)

    • Legal last name

    • Personal email address

Once you’ve finished entering your new employee’s information, Every will email your new employee an invitation to enter in their own personal details.

How do I fire/terminate a US Employee, US Contractor or International contractor?

To fire an employee, follow the following steps:

  1. Click the People section

  2. Click on an employee/contractor profile and click Make Changes

  3. Click Terminate to Schedule a Termination

  4. Enter in the following information and click Next:

    1. Who you’re terminating

    2. Their last date

    3. Indicate whether you’d like to schedule an off-cycle pay run to pay this employee on their last day. Read the final paycheck laws here.

How do run an offcycle payroll?

If you want to pay someone outside your regularly scheduled payroll cycles, you can run an offcycle payroll. To run an off-cycle payroll, follow the following steps:

  1. Click the Payroll section and select Run Payroll

  2. Scroll to the bottom to the Other Payroll Options and select Off-Cycle

  3. To create and Off-Cycle Pay Run, enter in the following information and click Submit

    • Name your pay run

    • Select the date when you want your employees to receive their pay (Note: it must be 4 business days after the day you submit this form)

    • Answer whether you want to omit the standard benefit deductions from this pay run

      • If you select Yes, omit standard benefits and garnishments

        • Every won’t make any benefit deductions or contributions

      • If you select No, include standard benefit and garnishments

        • Every will make all your normal benefit deductions and contributions

  4. Once your pay run has been created, click Get Started to enter Hours and Pay information for this pay run

  5. Add Employees for this pay-run

Here are some reasons why you may need to run an off-cycle payroll:

  • An employee needs to be paid before the next regular payday

  • An employee is given extra compensation outside of the regular payroll

  • You are paying a dismissed employee through direct deposit outside of regular payroll

  • You are paying severance to a previously dismissed employee

  • You are fixing errors from a previous payroll

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