Toast Payroll: Rehire Guide

In this Article:

• Rehire: Employer Steps
• Rehire: Employee Steps

Rehire In Toast Payroll: Employer Steps

When rehiring an employee, you do not need to unarchive their profile in Toast Web. After completing these steps, the employee's Toast Web profile will be automatically unarchived by Toast. Follow these steps to rehire a former employee in the system:

1. In Toast Payroll, enter the employee's name in the Search employees bar.
2. Select Rehire in the Status tile at the top.
   1. Note: If this employee was terminated and marked as Never Employed, they will not be able to be rehired until their Employment status is changed from Never Employed to Dormant. Do this by selecting the Profile Settings button in the bottom-left corner and edit the Employment status field. Once complete, return to the main profile page and select Rehire button as described above.
      
      
3. From the Status Change pop-up, choose Rehire. 
4. Enter the Rehire date.
5. Toast Payroll will ask you if any changes should be made before rehiring this individual.
   1. If you select No, the employee will be immediately rehired into the same job(s) and pay rate(s). Select Rehire [employee name] to complete the employer steps and you're all set.
      1. The employee will not need to complete their own onboarding steps, but they may wish to verify their Form W-4 and personal information. can assist employees with their options in Toast Payroll.
   2. If you select Yes, it will return you to the new hire onboarding workflow, but all selections will be pre-populated with previously entered information. Select the Rehire [employee name] and continue with all steps below.
   3. You will not see the No option if this employee is missing a valid email address or a social security number (when you ).
      
      
      
      
6. If you selected Yes above, you will now be brought back to the  steps. Employee information that was entered upon original hire will populate; however, you will want to review the information and proceed through each step using the Continue button for the employee to be fully rehired in Toast Payroll.
   1. On the Basic info step, it's vital to enter the employee's valid email address and social security number (SSN).
   2. Email addresses are required for an employee to log into Toast Payroll to retrieve a paystub or a Form W-2, among other actions.
   3. You may not see the SSN field if your company has .
      
      
      
      
7. Upon completing the final review step, your employee will have their own steps (seen below). Direct deposit accounts reset upon termination and rehire, so its important that the employee follows through with these steps.
   1. If an employee loses or misplaces the automatic "welcome" email, follow the instructions outlined in the Send/Resend Invite Emails to Employees section of to re-invite them to log into Toast Payroll.

Rehire in Toast Payroll: Employee Steps

These are the steps a rehired employee can take to complete rehire onboarding:

1. Select the Log in button included in the Welcome email from noreply@toasttab.com. Rehired employees will be prompted to enter and confirm a new password. For more information on logging in, select .
   
   
   
   
2. Employees will then be directed to their onboarding checklist (also used in rehire cases). Some information from the original employee onboarding will populate, but things like a home address and direct deposit information will need to be re-entered. It is important that employees verify all their information and fill out any incomplete items in order to be taxed and paid properly. Learn more about the .
   
   
   
   
3. Each employee must:
   1. Verify and/or  such as address and SSN (this is very important for accurate taxation).
   2. Complete re-verification or, in some cases, fill out a new Form I-9.
   3. Verify and/or .
   4. Verify and/or .
      1. Note: If an employee utilized direct deposit during their initial employment period and would like to be paid via that same bank account, the account will need to be reactivated. This can be done on step 4 of the direct deposit wizard by setting the end date to 12/31/2099. Without preforming this step, the employee will not be paid into their direct deposit account.
         
         

This content is for informational purposes and is not intended as legal, tax, HR, or any other professional advice. Please contact an attorney or other professional for advice.