Departments

1. Click the Settings section.
2. Click the Customization tab.
3. Next to Departments, click edit.
4. Toggle to Enabled.
5. Click Save. 

1. Click the People section and select Team members.
2. Click into any team member who needs to be added to this new department.
3. Click edit next to the Employment Details section.
4. Select Create a new department under the Department dropdown.
5. Enter the department name.
6. Click Save.

To add a team member to a department after it's been created, follow the steps below. Keep in mind, employees can only be assigned to one department. 

1. Click the People section and select Team members.
2. Select the department name under the department column.
3. Select team members to add from the list on the left-hand side.
4. Once the desired team members have been added, click Save & continue.

You can also assign a team member to a specific team by clicking edit under the Employment Details section in their profile page. 

At this time, employees can only be assigned to one department. If an hourly employee works in different roles or departments, you can assign multiple pay rates or job titles as needed, and their paystub will list each job and its associated earnings.

You can edit the department settings at any time in your account. 

1. Click on the People section and select Team members. 
2. Click the department name under the department column next to any team member.
3. Click rename to change the department name.
4. Edit the department team members:
   • To add a department member, click + next to their name.
   • To remove a department member, click x next to their name.
5. Click Save & continue.

You can remove the departments feature at any time in your account. 

Remove one department

1. Click on the People section and select Team members. 
2. Click the department name under the department column next to any team member.
3. At the bottom of the page, click Delete this department.
4. If you currently have team members in this department, click Remove all members and delete.

Disable to department feature

1. Click the Settings section.
2. Click the Customization tab.
3. Next to Departments, click edit.
4. Toggle to Disabled.
5. Click Save.

If you ever need to re-enable the Departments feature, Gusto will generate your old departments so that you don't need to recreate them.

Once you've organized your workers into departments, you can run a Payroll Journal, Benefits Report, Year-to-Date Report, or Contractors Report to see your information summarized by department.

• Learn more about departments—click the Create a new department dropdown in this article to start setting up departments. Click the Organize your team by departments dropdown to assign employees to departments.
• Learn more about  reports—check out this article and click the Run a workforce costing report accordion.

Run a report by department

1. Click the Reports tab
2. Under the "All reports" headline, choose one of the available reports.
3. Select any additional detail you would like to include:
   • Detailed employee info, employee earnings breakdown, employer tax breakdown, deductions and contributions, or detailed totals.
4. Select the Date Range and Year.
   • Annually, Quarterly, Monthly, or a Custom Date Range.
   • Note: Range is based on check dates rather than pay periods or processing dates.
5. Select what types of employees you’d like to include in the report.
   • All, Hourly, Salaried, or Specific Employees.
   • Select Pick Employees and add specific individuals to include in the report, then click Save & Continue.
6. Select to "Group By" Department.
   • You may also group by Employees or Work Location.
7. Click Generate Report.
8. Download the report as a CSV or PDF.