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Weekly Payroll Handoff Checklist

Review actual hours, breaks, cross-midnight work, overtime, holidays, tips, exceptions, and one final export version before the week leaves the manager.

  • 12 review checkpoints
  • Eight employee review rows
  • Editable CSV
  • Print or save PDF
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Maxuod Shift · Weekly close record

Payroll handoff review

Complete the facts first. Let payroll decide final treatment.

Template reviewed July 20, 2026

Pay period: ____________________
Location / province: ____________________
Prepared by: ____________________
Reviewed by: ____________________
DoneSectionReview checkEvidence / note
Week identityPay period, location, province, and workweek are correctApproved week header
Actual hoursWorked time replaces the original plan where the week changedActual-time or manager correction record
BreaksUnpaid meal periods and paid interruptions are handled consistentlyBreak record and applicable policy
Overnight workSplit and cross-midnight work preserves the exact start, end, and owning workdaySource time record plus reconciliation note
CorrectionsMissed punches, early cuts, late closes, call-outs, and swaps have an owner and reasonDated correction log
OvertimeDaily and weekly thresholds are reviewed for the province and employee contextOvertime result and official-source check
HolidaysWorked holidays, eligibility, substitute days, and premium treatment are flaggedHoliday review note for payroll
TipsSource total, method, eligible hours, payouts, and unallocated amount reconcileTip PDF or CSV plus policy version
Employee mappingPayroll names or IDs, wage context, role, and location match the receiving systemEmployee mapping review
ExceptionsUnresolved items are labelled instead of silently treated as approvedException owner and due date
Export versionOne dated CSV/XLSX/PDF version is approved and later corrections create a new recordFile name, reviewer, and sent time
HandoffThe payroll provider or bookkeeper knows what is final and what still needs specialist reviewHandoff note or acknowledgement

Employee exception review

Use rows for employees with a correction, threshold, holiday, tip, or unresolved item—not necessarily the whole team.

Employee / payroll IDActual hoursBreak / overnightOT / holiday reviewTip statusCorrection / ownerApproved
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________
6. __________________
7. __________________
8. __________________
Export file: ____________________
Version / created at: ____________________
Sent to / sent at: ____________________
Final approval: ____________________
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One weekly close · Four review points

Move from worked shifts to one payroll handoff

Each tool answers one question. The checklist keeps their approved outputs together without pretending Maxuod Shift processes payroll.

The handoff is complete when another person can explain the week without reopening the group chat. That means one pay period, one set of approved hours, visible exceptions, and one export version—not a folder of almost-final spreadsheets.

Start with actual work, not the published plan

Compare the published schedule with the final time evidence. Identify call-outs, swaps, early cuts, late closes, missed punches, and work performed after a closure announcement. Record the reason and owner for every material correction.

For a quick total, use the employee hours calculator. A 09:00–17:30 attendance window with a confirmed 30-minute unpaid meal period contributes 8.00 paid hours, not 8.50. If the employee worked or had to remain available during the break, pause and verify the applicable rule before deducting it.

Keep cross-midnight work traceable

A 22:00–02:30 close is 4.50 hours, but the date boundary can affect daily overtime and holiday review. Preserve the exact timestamps in the source time record. The current scheduler requires a documented midnight split rather than one continuous overnight entry, so compare both pieces with the source before approving the weekly total.

Flags belong in the handoff; conclusions belong to the right reviewer

Use the Canadian overtime calculator to test the province-aware daily and weekly context. Mark worked holidays and substitute-day arrangements for separate review. The checklist does not decide exemptions, averaging agreements, public-holiday eligibility, collective agreements, or special industry rules.

Reconcile tips before calling the week final

Attach the source total, approved method, eligible hours, employee payouts, unallocated amount, policy version, and reviewer. The restaurant tip calculator works in whole cents and exposes an empty-role share instead of moving it silently. CRA treatment still depends on whether the tips are controlled, declared, or direct.

One illustrative close shows where the checklist stops

A restaurant has one employee whose actual week rose from 39.5 to 42 hours, one 22:00–02:30 close, and a $640 tip pool with $20 held unallocated because a funded role had no hours. The manager confirms the exact time record, assigns the overnight hours to the reviewed workday, tests the applicable overtime context, and labels the $20 as unresolved rather than presenting $620 as a complete payout.

The export package contains the approved hours file, overtime review, tip record, and exception note. Payroll or the bookkeeper decides final wage, holiday, deduction, tax, and remittance treatment. Maxuod Shift organizes the inputs and preserves the handoff; it does not run payroll.

Official-source checkpoints

Ontario’s record-keeping guide requires covered employers to record dates, times, and hours worked in each day and week. Ontario’s hours-of-work guide and British Columbia’s meal-break interpretation also distinguish a real meal period from time when an employee must work or remain available. CRA’s keeping-records guidance and tip-treatment guidance explain the separate tax and payroll record context.

Sources checked July 20, 2026. Employment, payroll, tax, and record-retention obligations vary by jurisdiction and facts. Confirm the official source and qualified advice before changing payroll treatment.

Frequently asked questions

Is the weekly payroll handoff checklist free?
Yes. The checklist, editable CSV, and Print / save PDF action are available without an account or email address.
Should I send planned or actual hours to payroll?
Send the approved hours required by your payroll process. A published schedule is a plan; call-outs, swaps, unpaid breaks, early cuts, late closes, and corrected time records can change the final worked-hour total.
How should the checklist handle a cross-midnight shift?
Preserve the exact start and end timestamps in the source time record and document which workday owns the hours under the applicable rules. The current Maxuod Shift scheduler cannot store one continuous cross-midnight block, so reconcile a documented midnight split against that external source before relying on totals.
Why are tips included in a payroll handoff?
The tip record may affect payroll reporting or deductions depending on whether the tips are controlled, declared, or direct. Attach the approved calculation and let the payroll professional determine the treatment. Maxuod Shift does not transmit tip payouts.
Does this checklist calculate payroll or guarantee compliance?
No. It organizes the manager-to-payroll handoff. It does not determine coverage, legal entitlement, deductions, remittances, tax treatment, take-home pay, or compliance.

Close one real week with the checklist beside you

Confirm hours first, review overtime and tips, then send one approved version to payroll.

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