How do you reactivate an inactive employee in payroll?

Hi julieleavitt-mai,

Welcome to Community!  QuickBooks Online Payroll is a dynamic way to pay your staff with confidence.  When an employee is made inactive, you can set them as active again in a few simple steps.  I'll be happy to guide you!

Here's how to reverse an inactive status for an employee;

1. From the left menu, select Payroll and then Employees

2. Click on the Active Employees ▼ dropdown

3. Select All Employees

4. Click on the Employee Name and then hit the Edit ✎ next to Employment

5. Change the Status

6. Complete any additional fields as you see necessary

7. When finished hit Done

You're all set!

Let me know if this has been solved.  It's important that you're able to reach your QuickBooks goals and we're always glad to help!