Understanding Your Pay
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This article explains how your pay is worked out, who does what, and — just as important — what EventMann does not do. The page that shows the result is Payments.
Who pays you
The organizer. EventMann provides the shift records and a payroll worksheet for the organizer; it does not hold or send staff pay. When a period is marked Paid it means the organizer says they have paid you — by bank transfer, cash or however you agreed with them.
How pay is calculated
- Hours. From your Check In and Check Out on each shift (see Check-in & Check-out), capped at the shift length plus two hours.
- Rate. The hourly rate the organizer set for you on this event. Without a rate you are treated as an unpaid helper and are left out of payroll.
- Overtime. When the organizer generates payroll they choose a threshold and a multiplier. The defaults are 8 hours per shift and 1.5×. Hours up to the threshold are paid at your rate; the hours above it at rate × multiplier.
- Bonus and deductions. While a period is Open the organizer can add a bonus or a deduction to your row, with a note.
- Total. Base pay + overtime pay + bonus − deductions.
Example: a 9-hour shift at 14.00 per hour with the default overtime is 8 × 14.00 = 112.00, plus 1 × 21.00 = 21.00 — total 133.00.
In the picture, the hours are in the Hours Worked column ①, the result in Total Pay ②, the state of the run under Status ③ and the totals underneath ④.
The life of a payroll period
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Open | The organizer created the run from completed shifts. They can still add bonus or deductions. |
| Locked | No more edits. |
| Approved | The organizer signed the run off. |
| Paid | The organizer marked the run as paid. |
The organizer can also export the run as a spreadsheet. There is no payslip download for staff.
Good to know
- Only shifts with a check-out and hours greater than zero are paid.
- A payroll run covers a date range the organizer chooses. A shift outside that range waits for the next run.
- Taxes, social security and invoices are between you and the organizer. EventMann does not withhold anything or issue pay slips.
- Agree your rate before the event, ideally in writing in Messages.
Troubleshooting
- My total is lower than expected. Compare Hours Worked with your shift (the cap), and ask the organizer about deductions.
- Nothing is on My Payments after the event. Payroll has not been run, or you had no rate. Ask the organizer.
- It says Paid but I have not been paid. Paid is the organizer’s mark. Contact the organizer; EventMann cannot see a transfer.