employee on unemployment we want to bring back part time

Hello ej5,

I'm glad to hear that you're able to start taking on your employees again, even if only at a part time status. It's a good start to moving forward from the pandemic and its impact on businesses. I can help you with re-instating an employee in the QuickBooks Desktop Payroll module.

I recently responded to someone who was asking a similar question. I encourage you to check out that thread as we go over reactivating an employee profile and the steps to take to do so. This includes changing the dates, dealing with the ROE code, and navigating keeping the old hiring and release information on file. Here's the link: How do I re-instate an employee who was laid off due to COVID?

Once you've got the employee reactivated, simply make sure they have appropriate payroll items and schedules in the employee setup and then run payroll as normal. Here's how you can access that setup from the Employee Centre if need be.

1. Double-click the name of an employee to bring up the Edit Employee window.
2. Click the Payroll Info tab to see Earning, Deduction, and other items assigned to the employee.
3. Review the information in the Pay Schedule and Pay Frequency fields and make changes as needed.
4. Click the Taxes and TD1 info button to change those details as needed.
5. Click the Accrual Hours and Vacation Pay buttons to change those sections as needed.

If you need to add new payroll items, you can do so from that window or visit the Lists menu and choose Payroll Item List. Click the Payroll Item button and then New will get you started with setting up a new item.

I'll be here should you have any other questions, so don't be afraid to ask. :)

Thanks for your reply.

My question is also about them still collecting unemployment while only working about 8 hours a week.

In MA they have a certain dollar amount they can work without it affecting their unemployment check amount.

My fear is how I return them to the payroll but still have the state know the are only working 8 hours not 40.

Thanks for following up. Based on what you're saying here with mentioning MA and "the state," it sounds to me like you may be located in the US. If that's the case, I encourage you to reach out to QuickBooks Desktop US Support to discuss the specifics of that payroll system since it works differently than the Canadian version, which is what my response was referring to above.

You've ended up posting your question in the Canadian portion of the QuickBooks Community. The easiest way to tell the regional section of Community you're in is by checking the flag at the top of the page. If it's not the one you need, simply click it to make the switch. That way, you can be sure you're connecting with the support team you need for the product you're using. Here's a direct link you can bookmark if you'd like: QuickBooks Community US

If you are using the Canadian version of the software, when you run payroll, it asks you to enter the Total hours worked for the employee. There, you can enter the number of hours worked, which should then reflect accurately on your employee's pay stub.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help!