HotSchedules and Fourth Payroll and Benefits vs. Payroll by Wave

Hot Schedules/Labour Productivity has been very useful in helping with sales forecasting, utilizing past data combined with weather and national events; however its allocation of staffing is very generic across a large brand, so not much scope for the software to 'learn' what works well for individual sites - e.g. where one restaurant may need 2 people to cover their peak, another may need 4, to account for things like prep, restaurant layout, etc.

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Great for small business payroll needs. Reports and taxes are taken care of, everything is automated and once you're set up it's literally just a matter of minutes to run payroll each time. You also get email reminders which is helpful. There are premium features available for companies with larger/more robust needs, and I would definitely recommend looking into this software if you are searching for a user friendly payroll solution

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• Personal Information Storage
• Forecasting
• Labour Costing

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• An intuitive, clear UI helps you know where everything is, what options are at your disposal. Calendars and timelines show that Wave really thought out how to provide you with useful tool.
• Pay day can be automated and straightforward.
• Wave onboarding provides guidance at what information to input next until you are all set up.

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• Quicker Sales Data Importing
• Easier Access to Employee Documents
• Holiday information on employee end

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• Implement an employee time clock option through a separate link which automatically applies to the weekly time sheets.
• Option to further customize payroll statements
• Add a per employee payroll dashboard with the option to review rolling, quarterly, and weekly snapshot. Info to include gross pay, employer paid tax, employee paid tax, etc...

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Very simple & straightforward system to learn and when time is always of the essence the efficiency is much appreciated

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Quick response times, personalized service. They offer in-depth videos and guides for helping to get set up. Any time I have a question about taxes or reporting, they answer quickly and give comprehensive answers. Members of the team with whom I've interacted have been courteous, friendly, and helpful. Overall, great support.

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First is the cost. Since QuickBooks removed the inhouse solution and moved everything to the cloud, the cost for a small business is prohibited. Wave is reasonable in cost. Support for QB isn't great they are always trying to upsell and commit. Wave support in comparison is 100% better, and most of the answers are in their manual

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• More Accurate Forecasting
• Better Daily Labour Control
• Holiday Planning

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• Peace of mind that all the payroll tax-related stuff is taken care of accurately and on time.
• Easy to use interface saves time and helps ensure I am paid on time.

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