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Cleaning company payroll software that calculates itself

Clocked hours, approved absence and travel time flow straight off the schedule and into a payroll run, with the right hourly rate resolved per person. Check it in-app while it's in Draft, then mark it Paid. No re-keying, no spreadsheet.

Payroll run · Week 14 Draft
Team members
14
Total hours
412.5
Total pay
Heidi Carter
Operative · £12.40/hr · 32.5h worked, 3h travel
£440.20
Casey Doyle
Operative · £11.90/hr · 30h worked, 1d holiday
£451.20
Alex Morgan
Supervisor · £14.20/hr · 36h worked, 2.5h travel
£547.30

Cleaning company payroll software calculates what each cleaner is owed straight from the work they actually did, instead of someone rebuilding it in a spreadsheet every week. Xota's built-in payroll calculation takes clocked hours, approved absence and travel time off the same schedule your team already works from, resolves each person's hourly rate, and produces a payroll run you can check while it's in Draft, before you mark it Paid.

01 · NO RE-KEYING

Hours come from the clock, not a guess

When an operative clocks in and out on the mobile app, that time is the payroll record. There is no separate timesheet to fill in, no paper sheet to transcribe on a Friday afternoon, and nothing for an admin to type twice.

  • Clock in/out on site feeds hours directly into the payroll run
  • No separate timesheet, no double entry
  • Hours match what's on the schedule, always
Casey Doyle
Operative
02:48:11
Riverside Annex
Clock out
Today's hours so far
2h 48m worked
Feeds this week's payroll run automatically
02 · NOTHING FORGOTTEN

Absence and travel time, included automatically

Approved holiday, sickness and travel time already live on the same calendar as bookings, so they're pulled into the payroll run alongside worked hours without anyone cross-checking a separate absence spreadsheet. If it's on the schedule, it's in the run.

On the calendar once. Counted once. Nothing forgotten at payroll time.
What lands on the payroll run
08:00–10:00 Riverside Annex General Clean
Worked hours, taken straight from clock in/out
Holiday Approved
Approved absence, included without a separate check
Travel 45m · 18mi
Travel time between jobs, carried through to the run
03 · RIGHT RATE, RIGHT PERSON

Every team member's own rate, resolved automatically

A supervisor, an experienced operative and a new starter on the same job can each be on a different hourly rate. Xota holds the rate against the team member record and resolves it per person on every payroll run, so nobody is paid off the wrong number.

  • Hourly rate held per team member, not per booking
  • Mixed rates on the same job resolve correctly, automatically
  • Update a rate once, it applies from the next run
Team & rates
Alex Morgan
Supervisor
£14.20/hr
Heidi Carter
Operative
£12.40/hr
Casey Doyle
Operative
£11.90/hr
Jordan Reeve
Operative · new starter
£11.44/hr
04 · DRAFT, THEN PAID

You check it before it's marked Paid

A payroll run starts as a Draft. Check the hours, spot anything that looks off, then move it to Paid when you're happy. Payroll runs and entries are calculated and viewed in-app; there's no CSV, Excel or payslip export today, and no built-in Xero, QuickBooks or Sage sync. Teams that want the numbers somewhere else can build a connection with Xota's public REST API, and direct accounting integrations are on the roadmap.

Draft first. You check it. Then it's Paid.
Payroll run · Week 14 Draft
Draft Paid
Period
7–13 Apr
Team members
14
Total pay
£5,382.40

Why the numbers hold up

Hours match the clock

No re-typing a timesheet. Clocked hours are the payroll record.

Absence & travel counted

Pulled straight off the same calendar, not a second spreadsheet.

You check it before it's Paid

Draft, check, mark Paid. Nothing goes out without a look first.

Cleaning company payroll software, answered

What is cleaning company payroll software?

Cleaning company payroll software calculates what each cleaner is owed from the work they actually did, rather than someone rebuilding it by hand in a spreadsheet. Xota is cleaning business payroll software with built-in calculation: it takes clocked hours, approved absence and travel time straight off the schedule and turns them into a payroll run you can check in-app while it's in Draft, before you mark it Paid.

How does Xota calculate cleaning staff payroll?

Xota builds each payroll run from the bookings, absences and travel time already sitting on the schedule for that period. Every team member has an hourly rate on file, so Xota resolves the correct rate per person and totals their worked hours, paid absence and travel time into a single payroll entry, ready for you to check before you mark the run as Paid.

Does Xota export payroll to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage?

Not directly. There is no CSV, Excel or payslip export and no built-in Xero, QuickBooks or Sage integration today. Payroll runs and entries are calculated and viewed in-app. Direct accounting integrations are on the roadmap. Teams that want to move the numbers into another system can build their own connection using Xota's public REST API.

Can different team members have different hourly rates?

Yes. Xota resolves an hourly rate per team member, so a supervisor, an operative and a part-time cleaner on the same job can each be paid correctly on the same payroll run without you adjusting anything by hand.

Does absence and travel time get included in payroll automatically?

Yes. Approved absence and travel time already sit on the same calendar as bookings, so they are pulled into the payroll run automatically alongside worked hours. Nobody has to cross-check a separate holiday spreadsheet before running payroll.

Is there a free trial for the payroll feature?

Yes. Payroll is included in Xota's 90-day free trial with no credit card required, alongside scheduling, HR, the mobile app and the client portal.

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