# How to add employee joining date in employee

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971>\
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**Created:** [November 5, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971 "2018-11-05T17:28:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![samz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@samz](https://forum.manager.io/u/samz)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971/1 "2018-11-05T17:28:11Z")

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How to add employee joining date in employee profile to calculate the payroll based on joining date for first month  
Can we add calendar in payroll to mark the absent  
how can calculate the overtime through system

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971/2 "2018-11-05T17:45:24Z")

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You can create an Employee custom field called **_Start Date_** and define it as a **_Date_**.  
However Manager does not calculate pay per se but you can enter hours worked and an hourly rate or days worked and a daily rate but any deduction and contribution have to be calculated manually. Manager is not a payroll system

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This can then be entered on the Employee form and can be printed on the payslip, if required

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**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971/3 "2018-11-05T17:49:04Z")

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This is three separate questions:

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> How to add employee joining date in employee profile

Add a custom field. See [https://www.manager.io/guides/8941](https://www.manager.io/guides/8941).

> [@samz](#):
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> Can we add calendar in payroll to mark the absent

No. Manager has no attendance record recordkeeping. If there are deductions for days missed, just enter fewer days or hours paid.

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> how can calculate the overtime through system

Define an overtime payslip earnings item. See [https://www.manager.io/guides/9667](https://www.manager.io/guides/9667). You might also want to define a default payslip with an overtime category and rate already on it. See [https://www.manager.io/guides/14059](https://www.manager.io/guides/14059).

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/how-to-add-employee-joining-date-in-employee/18971/4 "2023-01-18T15:08:09Z")

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