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HR and Payroll for Restaurants and Hospitality Businesses

Spending time on HR tasks costs restaurant and hospitality businesses an average of $140,479 annually.1 Get help to cut back on your long hours, endless HR tasks and stemming turnover. Our solutions can help leaders like you move responsibilities off your plate – not add to it.

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Payroll for Restaurants

The restaurant payroll process can be complicated. We have the features that can help.

  • Our specialists may be able to help you find available business tax credits to save your business thousands of dollars in tax payments
  • Easy-to-use reports can help you to track overtime hours and better ensure payment occurs accordingly
  • Paycheck Pre-CheckSM allows employees to preview their paycheck and report issues before payday
  • Pay-on-Demand can offer convenience and flexibility to your staff
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Solutions With Your Business in Mind

Offer More To Keep Top Talent

Traditional offerings, such as medical insurance coverage and 401(k) plans, paired with benefit options for part-time employees can help retain a more transient workforce.

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Protection for Your Business, Property, and Employees

Restaurant insurance is critical to help protect your establishment from potential liability claims, property damage, and employee injuries.

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One System for a Seamless Experience

Track employee time across multiple devices and locations, with hours flowing seamlessly into payroll.

Time Tracking Solutions
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Start on the Right Foot

Our full hiring solutions help you instantly find talent — with AI-assisted recruiting through Paychex Recruiting Copilot, developed in partnership with Findem — as well as onboard and train new employees through Paychex Flex®.

Simplify Hiring and Onboarding
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Stay Ahead of Changing Regulations

Paychex can help you keep up with complex federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, helping to mitigate the risk of fines and penalties.

Compliance Support
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POS Systems For Restaurants

Our POS system helps restaurant and hospitality users run their businesses more efficiently. It’s a management system that can streamline day-to-day operations with a low entry cost and scalable technology.

POS Software
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Additional Services for Restaurants

Workers’ Compensation

With workers always on their feet, having coverage in the event of a workplace injury is critical.

Background Checks

Screening services can verify candidate information, which is crucial in a high turnover environment.

OSHA Compliance

Assess your risk exposure with a comprehensive safety program to help protect your employees and business.

Restaurant Funding Options

Turn unpaid invoices into capital with our tailored funding solutions, boosting your restaurant's growth without the hassle of traditional loans.

PEO

Outsourcing HR tasks can reduce your time spent on them so that you can keep your focus on customers.

Performance Management

Improve retention efforts with a transparent performance review process in Paychex Flex®.

FICA Tax Contributions

Employers and employees alike must file the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax. The rate can vary depending on a variety of factors. Estimate your potential FICA contributions with our FICA Tip Calculator.

Uncover Tax Savings

Get HR Help Where You Need It Most

Fifty-nine percent of restaurant and hospitality leaders1 plan to outsource HR administration tasks in the year ahead. The most time-consuming HR tasks for these businesses, based on the annual average costs, are:

  1. Recruiting and onboarding = $18,818
  2. People management = $18,618
  3. Tracking employee hours worked = $15,173
  4. Payroll processing = $12,630
  5. Maintaining regulatory compliance = $12,105

Let us help you to take HR admin off of your plate.

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Relieve Business Stress with the Right Service

The owners of Balagio Ristorante dedicated too much time to administrative tasks rather than what really mattered – making customers happy with their food rooted in family tradition. They chose Paychex for payroll and discovered a valuable ally that not only kept them informed on changing regulations but also assisted them in reaching their goals every week between two locations.

Balagio Ristorante
Balagio Ristorante

“There was a lot of paperwork, worrying about tax codes, and a lot of office hours taking up my time. Now Paychex helps us manage our cash flow.”

Mike Galaderio
SR, Owner
Balagio Ristorante

What Our Clients Say

  • “It’s extremely hard to get EPLI insurance on our own, and [Paychex] can provide us with this insurance as well as workers’ compensation insurance at a great rate."

    — Frank H.

  • A PEO can provide all the services that are needed to operate my company, in one package. Therefore, the company can save money by not having to hire additional employees to do the same work.

    — Monika G.

  • Paychex offers expertise in HR & Benefits administration that we would not be readily available to handle on our own. The team provides relevant and timely information on regulatory requirements, efficient payroll processing, and a cost-effective benefit program, which allows us to focus on what we do best.

    — Patti L.

  • The Paychex team of payroll and HR specialists played a critical role in getting our business off the ground and allowed us to focus on our core operations without having to compromise any of our key HR functions. They have been very responsive to all our questions, which has paved the way to getting our payroll administration and compliance assistance streamlined and efficient.

    — David A.

HR Outsourcing Gets Prioritized

Trends for hospitality leaders were identified by our survey.1

10+ Hrs

Spent on HR Admin Weekly

31% of restaurant and hospitality leaders spend this much time.

Most

Helpful Task to Outsource

1. Payroll processing
2. Benefits administration
3. Managing employee performance

Benefits

of Outsourcing

1. Fewer mistakes
2. Increased productivity
3. Reduced costs

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