diff --git a/backend/src/lib/workforce.js b/backend/src/lib/workforce.js
index 10f1436..28a87c2 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/workforce.js
+++ b/backend/src/lib/workforce.js
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ function weeklyFetchDates(from, to) {
 }
 
 // Fetch timesheets for a single date — no location param (mirrors PBI pattern).
-// include_oncosts=true is required to get cost_with_oncosts on nested shifts[].
+// Returns the weekly timesheet record(s) containing this date.
+// Each record: { id, user_id, shifts: [{ department_id, date, cost, leave_request_id, ... }] }
 async function fetchTimesheetsForDate(dateStr) {
-  try { return await wfFetchPaged(`/api/v2/timesheets/on/${dateStr}?show_costs=true&include_oncosts=true`) }
+  try { return await wfFetchPaged(`/api/v2/timesheets/on/${dateStr}?show_costs=true`) }
   catch { return [] }
 }
 
@@ -468,42 +469,13 @@ export async function compareEndpoints(from, to) {
   // A3: Same shifts, no client-side dept filter (trust the API filter entirely)
 
   // B: Per-day timesheets + shift.id dedup, filtered by locationDeptIds
-  // C: Salaried staff — users with salary field, report_department_id in location depts
-  const [a, a2, a3, b, allUsers] = await Promise.all([
+  const [a, a2, a3, b] = await Promise.all([
     fetchShiftsAndSummarise(shiftsReportLoc, locationDeptIds),
     fetchShiftsAndSummarise(shiftsReportLoc, reportLocationDeptIds),
-    fetchShiftsAndSummarise(shiftsReportLoc, null),
+    fetchShiftsAndSummarise(shiftsReportLoc, null),  // trust API filter entirely
     fetchTimesheetsByDay(from, to, locationDeptIds),
-    wfFetchPaged('/api/v2/users?show_wages=true&show_inactive=false'),
   ])
 
-  // Find salaried staff based at this location (report_department_id in a location dept)
-  const salaryUsers = locationDeptIds
-    ? allUsers.filter(u => u.salary != null && locationDeptIds.has(String(u.report_department_id)))
-    : allUsers.filter(u => u.salary != null)
-
-  // Prorate salary for the query period: annual / 365 * days, or monthly / 31 * days
-  const days = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((new Date(to) - new Date(from)) / 86_400_000) + 1)
-  const salaryDetails = salaryUsers.map(u => {
-    const sal = u.salary
-    // salary field structure unknown until we see it — expose the raw value
-    return {
-      user_id:              u.id,
-      name:                 u.name || `${u.legal_first_name || ''} ${u.legal_last_name || ''}`.trim(),
-      report_department_id: u.report_department_id,
-      salary_raw:           sal,
-      // Attempt prorations based on common WF salary field shapes
-      // If salary is a number: assume annual amount
-      annual_if_number: typeof sal === 'number' ? sal : null,
-      monthly_if_number: typeof sal === 'number' ? +(sal / 12).toFixed(2) : null,
-      period_prorated:  typeof sal === 'number' ? +(sal / 365 * days).toFixed(2) : null,
-    }
-  })
-
-  const totalSalaryAnnual   = salaryDetails.reduce((s, u) => s + (u.annual_if_number  ?? 0), 0)
-  const totalSalaryMonthly  = salaryDetails.reduce((s, u) => s + (u.monthly_if_number ?? 0), 0)
-  const totalSalaryProrated = salaryDetails.reduce((s, u) => s + (u.period_prorated   ?? 0), 0)
-
   // Dept breakdown for report_location_id depts — to see which extra depts A2 picks up vs A
   const extraDepts = reportLocationDeptIds && locationDeptIds
     ? allDepts
@@ -521,17 +493,6 @@ export async function compareEndpoints(from, to) {
     A2_shifts_api_filtered_report_dept_filter: { ...a2, note: 'shifts + report_location_id API filter + client dept filter (location_id OR report_location_id match)' },
     A3_shifts_api_filtered_no_client_filter:   { ...a3, note: 'shifts + report_location_id API filter only — no client-side dept filter' },
     B_timesheets_per_day_dept_filter: b,
-    C_salaried_staff: {
-      count:               salaryUsers.length,
-      period_days:         days,
-      total_annual:        +totalSalaryAnnual.toFixed(2),
-      total_monthly:       +totalSalaryMonthly.toFixed(2),
-      total_prorated:      +totalSalaryProrated.toFixed(2),
-      // Combined: A shifts oncostExLeave + prorated salary
-      combined_oncostExLeave_plus_salary_prorated: +(a.oncostExLeave + totalSalaryProrated).toFixed(2),
-      note: 'users with salary field set, report_department_id in location depts. salary_raw shows the actual API field shape.',
-      staff: salaryDetails,
-    },
     wf_report_reference: {
       note: 'Target: WF "Cost by Location and Team" — Timesheet exc. leave inc. allowances',
       timesheet_exc_leave: 51005.72,