Free Payroll Implementation Checklist Template for Restaurants

Don't miss a step paying employees with this free payroll implementation checklist

Get a high-level overview of the steps to set up payroll for the first time
Discover the information you should collect from employees
Find links to government resources and agencies
Payroll Implementation Checklist TemplatePayroll Implementation Checklist Template
Get a high-level overview of the steps to set up payroll for the first time
Discover the information you should collect from employees
Find links to government resources and agencies

How to use your payroll implementation checklist template

Keep track of your progress on setting up payroll with this editable and customizable checklist.
Open the template and review the steps.
Go through the links to find payroll laws specific to your state or region.
Add new steps as needed.
Check off the sections when complete.
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Payroll Implementation Checklist

Organize your payroll setup

List onboarding info needed from employees

Customizable to your restaurant

Keep track of hours worked

Budget for labor

Pay out employees

Manage tip pooling and distribution

Automatically send onboarding packages to new hires

Manage all employee records in one place

Manage your team beyond a paper checklist with 7shifts

Built to solve restaurant challenges

7shifts Payroll is specifically designed to address tips, labor, compliance, union fees, onboarding, and tax calculations so paying your employees is a breeze.
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Stop manually entering and editing data

Improve efficiency and accuracy with a solution that replaces the need to export or manually enter information into another non-integrated system.

Easy employee onboarding and pay

Make your employees’ lives easier with a single place to send paperwork and understand their pay via the 7shifts mobile app. Managers will love how quickly new hires get onboarded.
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Restaurants save with 7shifts

66 Less time creating and managing schedules
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Less time creating and managing schedules
60 Less unbudgeted labor
6060%
Less unbudgeted labor
50 Less calls, texts, and emails.
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