HotSchedules and Fourth Payroll and Benefits vs. SmartLinx Solutions

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.

Incentivized

For an organization like ours, with staff at many different locations, it is extremely helpful. It also creates standardized workflows in all locations. Because the program is widely adopted, it is very helpful in that the training programs we have developed can be deployed at new locations. It is also helpful for different departments.

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• Personal Information Storage
• Forecasting
• Labour Costing

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• Remote time management
• Accuracy of reporting
• Ability to use over the web/smartphone

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

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• Dependent on security/firewalls
• Requires training
• Requires manual review at month end

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UKG is a beast. I feel like it is meant for organizations with 1000 employees or more instead of a few hundred. SmartLinx Solutions is a bit more down-to-earth.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

• Accuracy of reporting
• Accuracy of invoicing
• No worries on billable hours being missed

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