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Managing your team with Novel
Managing your team with Novel

How to add contractors and set up their pay

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Written by Grace Ann Litan
Updated over a week ago

Novel's built in team management helps business owners easily manage the payroll of their contractors.

Adding contractors

There are two ways to add contractors (company or individuals) to your Novel payroll; they can be invited to onboard themself, or you can add their information manually. Video and written instructions can be found below.

Invite a contractor to onboard themself:

  1. Navigate to the "Team" tab on the left hand panel after signing into your account.

  2. In the top left of your screen next to the word 'Team', select "Add new" and click "New Contractor" from the drop down.

  3. Select whether the contractor is an individual or company.

  4. Add the individual's or company's email address in the space provided (do not use an email associated with your company).

  5. If this contractor will be on payroll, check the box in 'Role and Payment Info' and enter their rate, pay period, etc.

  6. Choose whether you want to grant the contractor access to any connected company apps by checking the boxes in 'Software Provisioning'.

  7. Click "Add Contractor"

  8. The contractor will then receive an email to log into Novel and complete the onboarding process!

Manually add a contractor:

  1. Navigate to the "Team" tab on the left hand panel after signing into your account

  2. In the top left of your screen next to the word 'Team', select "Add new" and click "New Contractor" from the drop down.

  3. Select whether the contractor is an individual or company

  4. Add the individual's or company's email address in the space provided (do not use an email associated with your company).

  5. Unselect the box "Invite this contractor to onboard themself"

  6. Fill out all information fields

  7. Click "Add Contractor"

  8. The contractor will then receive an email to log into Novel and complete the onboarding process!

Changing contractor details and pay

After a contractor has joined Novel, you can easily edit details and pay. Below are video and written instructions.

  1. Navigate to the "Team" tab on the left hand panel after signing into your account

  2. Select the team member or contractor whose details you are changing

  3. Edit job title, hourly pay rate, projects, from this view. You can also select "Remove Contractor" to remove them from your team

  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Update"

  5. Your changes will go into effect and can be viewed from the "Team" tab!

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