Select the week you wish to budget for
You need to ensure you have forecasted the trade for the week.
To learn how to do this look at the article on Forecasting Your Income
Entering the Budget % will calculate the wage budget based on your forecasted trade amount.
You can enter Budget Hrs to calculate how many hours you have rota'd against how many hours you wish to stick to. In this example below, 28 hours are rota'd and 72 hours are left. The actual column is how many hours have been 'Approved' or 'Paid'
To learn how to approve hours look at the article on Completing Your Payroll
When you create a rota you will be able to see the payroll costs update based on your budgeted amount as you enter the shifts.