Use Argent's approveAndCall

approveAndCall.js

const data = payrollContract.interface.functions.createSalary.encode([
  recipientAddress,
  deposit.toString(10),
  tokenAddress,
  startTime.toString(10),
  stopTime.toString(10),
]);
const gasLimit = GAS_LIMITS.tokenApproval + createSalaryGasLimit;
console.log({ data, gasLimit });
try {
  const txHash = await walletHelper.approveAndCall(
    tokenAddress,
    deposit.toString(10),
    payrollContract.address,
    data,
    gasLimit,
  );
  console.log({ txHash });
} catch (myOtherError) {
  console.log({ myOtherError });
}