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Workforce Management Software for Restaurants

Manage your restaurant team with fully integrated workforce management software designed for the hospitality, restaurant, and hotel industries, so you can find, hire, onboard, train, schedule, pay, engage and retain your team members.

Management Tools That Simply Work Harder

Spend more time on what matters. Manage your restaurant team with fully integrated workforce management software – you can find, hire, onboard, train, schedule, pay, engage and retain your team members.

Key Features of Fourth’s Workforce Management Software

  • Smart scheduling and labour forecasting
  • Integrated payroll and HR management
  • Automated onboarding and applicant tracking
  • Real-time attendance tracking
  • On-demand pay and employee engagement

Recruiting, Finally Made Easy

Grow your team faster with a recruitment pipeline that attracts strong candidates, reduces your time to hire, and lowers your hiring costs.  

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Accessible Onboarding Systems 

Convert candidates into team members swiftly through a seamless onboarding experience. Potential candidates can easily transition between cycles, moving from job offer to signed contract with instant access to company information and services before they even start. 

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Adept and Adaptable HR & Payroll

Pay your staff the right amount—at the right time—with the seamlessly integrated HR and payroll solution that speeds up payroll processing and consolidates expenses. 

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On Demand Pay

Reduce stress and increase well-being by giving staff the flexibility to access their earned pay, right when they need it and build a resilient and happy workforce. 

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Time Management That Adapts with Your Team

Built-in labour forecasting in our workforce management system predicts demand and automatically generates shifts for each day and future weeks. With instantly shared schedules, staff can view shifts and request swaps or additional shifts from their mobile device – all within our WFM software.

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Accurately Track Time and Attendance

Fourth’s eClock records working hours accurately to prevent payroll errors, monitor absenteeism and lateness, and control overtime, linking time data with scheduling and payroll in one integrated workforce management software.

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Keep Employees Informed and Engaged

Fourth’s Employee Engagement solutions ensure all employees receive access to vital company information like training materials, human resources, and brand guidelines — minimising miscommunications and fostering a stronger company culture.

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Customer Conversations

Four Seasons leveraged Fourth’s Intelligent Workforce Management solutions to deploy all their labour resources efficiently.

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Why Choose Fourth?
Designed specifically for hospitality, Fourth’s Workforce Management Software combines automation, accurate forecasting, and real-time insights. Trusted by leading brands such as Four Seasons, Burger King, Fullers, and Wagamama, it helps businesses optimise labour costs, streamline operations, and deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What solutions are offered by Fourth’s workforce management technology?
    • End-to-end workforce management software for HR, payroll, scheduling,Inventory mangement, engagement and analytics, enableing you to Save time, drive efficiency and equip your team for success.
  • How does Fourth’s solution foster team communication and collaboration?
    • Fourth’s Employee Engagement App enable organisations to streamline communication and empower employees with self-service tools to boost productivity. The solution empowers users to learn and live company values through a social feed, messaging and access to key company information. By utilisiung Fourth’s in-built apps, and integrate your own, to give your employees everything they need to do their jobs through a simple, seamless and intuitive interface.
       
      Fourth’s Engagement app includes a dedicated messaging feature. Chat one-to-one or in groups based on location, role and more to foster a culture of engagement and communication across locations. Dedicated admin features within our employee engagement software ensure managers maintain complete control.
  • Why should businesses choose Fourth’s workforce management solutions?/strong>
    • Fourth provides comprehensive hospitality workforce management software for businesses, helping operators build loyal teams, control labour costs, and deliver exceptional service.
  • Can it help me stay compliant with labour laws (overtime, breaks, rest periods)?
    • Fourth streamlines labor law compliance by enforcing break regulations and building in Scheduling rules that can identify potential violations. Scheduling Functionality also has the ability to automate overtime calculations and also build in productivity rules to ensure minimum labour for compliance is adhered to. The solutionalso offers detailed exception reports and audit trails, enabling managers to quickly address compliance issues.
  • What is workforce management software used for?
    • Workforce management (WFM) tools are software solutions used to optimise employee productivity, automate scheduling, track time and attendance, and ensure compliance with labor laws. They help organizations, particularly in shift-based industries, reduce administrative work, forecast staffing needs based on demand, and improve employee engagement through self-service.
  • What are examples of workforce management tools?
    • A comprehensive WFM system such as Fourth will have the following tools:
      – Time and Attendance Software
      – Employee Scheduling tools
      – Business Analytics Tools
      – Compliance Management functionality
      – Tool Integration and Mobile Access
      – Additional Solutions that Can Enhance Workforce Management
  • How does workforce management software impact the payroll process​?
    • Workforce Management software directly impacts payroll processing by improving accuracy, reducing manual intervention, and accelerating the end to end cycle. By capturing real time data on attendance, hours worked, overtime, absences, and shift premiums, WFM systems create a single source of truth that feeds payroll with validated, pre approved time data rather than relying on spreadsheets or manual adjustments. This reduces payroll errors, overpayments, and compliance risk related to minimum wage, working time regulations, and contractual pay rules. Automation of pay rules, such as overtime thresholds or holiday accruals, ensures consistent calculations and removes interpretation risk at manager level. Integration between WFM and payroll systems also shortens payroll cut off timelines because data does not need to be re keyed or reconciled manually. The result is faster processing, fewer disputes, improved auditability, and greater cost control, particularly in labour intensive environments where small inaccuracies at scale can significantly impact payroll spend.

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