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Free Casual Workers Wages Sheet / Muster Roll (Excel) — Kenya

Paying casuals from a scrap of paper is how disputes start and money leaks. This free wages sheet keeps it clean: set the daily rate, enter the days each worker put in, and it computes gross pay, subtracts any advances, and gives you the net to pay — with a column for each worker to sign.

Download free — Excel (.xlsx) ↓Opens in Excel or Google Sheets · no sign-up

What's inside

  • Gross pay = days × daily rate; net pay after advances, per worker
  • Default daily rate pre-fills but is editable per person
  • Signature column — print the roll for pay-day records
  • Dashboard: workers, total days, wage bill, advances, net to pay
  • Formulas locked; only the yellow cells accept typing

The tabs

  • Start Here (guide)
  • Settings
  • Muster Roll
  • Dashboard

Yellow cells only. You type in the yellow cells; the rest are locked formulas. Gridlines are off and it prints clean on A4.

The Settings tab holds your business name, the pay period and the default daily rate, which pre-fills for each worker (you can override it per person for a different skill or task). On the Muster Roll you add each worker and their days worked; gross pay, net pay after advances and the running totals fill in automatically.

The Dashboard totals the number of workers, total days, the full wage bill, total advances and the net to pay — the figure you need to have ready on pay day. The formulas are locked and only the yellow cells accept typing, so the roll can be handled by anyone without breaking the maths, and printed for signatures.

For workers on a regular payroll — with PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the Housing Levy — use the free Payslip Generator or the Kenya Payroll & PAYE template instead; those handle the statutory deductions casuals normally fall outside.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this for casuals or regular employees?

It's built for casual, daily-rate workers who are paid for days worked. Regular employees on a monthly salary need PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the Housing Levy — use the Kenya Payroll & PAYE template or the free Payslip Generator for those.

Can each worker have a different rate?

Yes. The Settings tab sets a default daily rate that pre-fills each row, but you can type a different rate for any worker — for a more skilled task or a different day-rate — and their gross recalculates.

Does it work in Google Sheets?

Yes — upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets, and you can keep the roll from your phone.