Restaurant Workforce Management Software
Slash labor costs, simplify scheduling, & stay compliant with HotSchedules
Workforce Management Built for Restaurants
Managing a restaurant workforce means balancing schedules, tracking hours, navigating compliance, and keeping teams aligned — all at the same time. Fourth’s workforce management solutions are purpose-built for the restaurant and hospitality industry, giving operators the tools to reduce labor costs, improve schedule accuracy, and stay compliant with ever-changing regulations. From front-of-house to back-of-house, Fourth connects scheduling, time and attendance, compliance, and tip management in a single platform. Whether you run five locations or five hundred, Fourth gives your managers time back and your business the visibility it needs to run efficiently every day.
Explore Fourth’s Workforce Management Software Capabilities
With HotSchedules, restaurant managers save 5+ hours a week.
Every day you’re fighting to save time.
As prime costs rise, every minute counts, every penny matters, and every team member plays a crucial role.
HotSchedules is the restaurant industry’s leading workforce management software, featuring built-in labor compliance tools, and restaurant operation solutions. We’ve designed our hourly restaurant workforce management systems to address the core challenges you face every day.
“Two whole percentage points in labor savings”
“We have markets that have upwards of 2 whole percentage points in labor savings because operators understood completely and bought into the HotSchedules system.”
— Candice Barnett (Sr. Director of Off-Premises Dining Operations)
Don’t just fill shifts – optimize your restaurant’s workforce
Replacing manual analyses with artificial intelligence and automation, our AI forecasting analyzes millions of internal and external data points to ensure your shifts are scheduled to precisely meet customer demand – every time.
Don’t just fill shifts – optimize your restaurant’s workforce
Create restaurant employee schedules faster and smarter
Take the pain out of hourly scheduling while optimizing labor deployment, decreasing labor costs, and delivering exceptional employee experiences with the restaurant industry’s most widely adopted scheduling solution.
Get the tools to power efficiency
Equip your teams with the necessary tools, insights, and support to streamline operations, boost team performance, and improve your bottom line.
Save costs with labor forecasting
Leverage AI forecasting and scheduling to create perfectly staffed shifts in minutes, simultaneously reducing labor costs and increasing sales.
Improve employee retention
Offer employees schedule flexibility and in-demand benefits like on-demand pay to ensure your business is an employer of choice.
Simplify shift scheduling, time tracking, and payday
Stay compliant during shifts, prevent time theft, and reduce payroll errors. With HotSchedules you can make timesheets a thing of the past by integrating time and attendance with employee scheduling.
Achieve operational excellence
Understand employee satisfaction with surveys
Teams perform better when they feel heard and have a clear direction. With end-of-shift surveys and customizable pulse surveys, give employees a safe space to share insights so you can take swift action.
95% of workers prefer employers that offer on-demand pay¹
Drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention by helping employees achieve financial wellness with fast, easy access to wages.
Automate labor & payroll compliance
Don’t burden frontline managers with ever-changing federal, state, and local compliance legislation. From Fair Workweek to minor labor laws and payroll compliance, we help companies save an average of 2% in avoided penalty pay every year.
Integrate with your POS systems
Integrate your POS to sync employee data and improve labor forecasting capabilities.
Workforce management software built for restaurants like yours
Fourth’s Restaurant Operations Suite
Get everything you need for your restaurant operations in a single, smart hospitality workforce management platform.
Hire the best talent, first. Then get them onboarded and ready to delight guests.
- Reduce drop-off and increase applicant flow
- Generate increased app volume with Quick Apply
- Ditch the onboarding paperwork
Access labor-saving tech that forecasts demand and makes scheduling a breeze.
- Slash admin time with AI labor forecasting
- Integrate labor and time keeping
- Schedules from anywhere with our mobile app
- Stay compliant with labor laws
Unlock real-time visibility into daily operations and staff management.
- Manage your operations with manager logbook
- Gain complete operational insight from across stores
- Maintain brand standards across stores
Run payroll, manage tip distributions, and stay ahead of labor & wage compliance.
- Offload payroll and benefits administration
- Eliminate your dependency on cash with tip payouts
- Reduce benefits and insurance costs
Improve retention and engagement with distinct benefits and solutions.
- Access competitive benefits
- Offer your employees earned wage access
- Bank your unbanked with the Fuego Visa® Card
Frequently Asked Questions
How can my employees clock in and out?
HotSchedules WebClock is an online time and attendance management system that allows employees to clock in and out using either a POS ID or their Login credentials for their shifts. Employees can access the WebClock through their web browser on a computer or a mobile device.
How does workforce management software help me stay compliant?
HotSchedules can be configured to follow local, state, and federal labor laws, such as minimum wage, overtime, and rest break regulations. This helps ensure your schedules adhere to these laws. For jurisdictions with fair workweek laws (such as those in certain U.S. cities and states), HotSchedules can assist with compliance by ensuring that employees receive proper advance notice of schedules and adequate rest between shifts.
How does workforce management software help me lower labor spending?
HotSchedules allows you to create schedules based on forecasted sales and labor needs. By aligning employee hours with anticipated business levels, you can avoid overstaffing and excess labor costs. The scheduling tools can help you avoid scheduling employees for more hours than necessary, reducing overtime and the associated higher wage rates.
How does workforce management software reduce overtime and overstaffing?
HotSchedules uses AI forecasting that analyzes millions of internal and external data points to match staffing levels precisely to anticipated demand. Schedules are built against forecasted sales, so managers can see when hours would exceed business needs before publishing — eliminating overtime surprises before they hit the P&L.
How does HotSchedules help reduce employee turnover?
HotSchedules drives retention through schedule flexibility (mobile access, easy shift swaps, time-off requests), on-demand pay, end-of-shift and pulse surveys, and competitive benefits access — delivering a 30% increase in retention as a benchmark outcome.
Does HotSchedules integrate with POS systems?
Yes. HotSchedules integrates with POS systems to sync employee data and improve labor forecasting accuracy. A full list of integration partners is available at https://www.fourth.com/partner/integrations.
Can HotSchedules be used across multiple locations?
Yes. HotSchedules is built for multi-unit operators. Above-store reporting and the Manager Logbook provide cross-store visibility. The Restaurant Operations Suite for Enterprise is available for larger chains needing centralized control with location-level flexibility.
What types of restaurants and foodservice operations does HotSchedules support?
HotSchedules serves the full spectrum of foodservice: quick service, full service, cafes and coffee shops, bars and breweries, pizzerias, juice bars, pubs, bakeries, and catering operations.
