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What Is Tip Pooling? How It Works and Its Impact on Restaurant Payroll

Tip pooling is a common pay practice in the restaurant industry that directly impacts how employees are paid and how...
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What Is Earned Wage Access and How Does It Work?

Understanding what access to earned wages means is just the beginning. Let’s explore its benefits and the key differences between...

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Instant Payments Podcast host Tal Clark talks to Matt Umholtz of AllianceHCM about earned wage access

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Rethinking What Hourly Workers Need Most

In part two of our Instant Payments Podcast with Matt Umholtz, President of AllianceHCM, the conversation dove deep into two...

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Why Labor Cost Control Matters More in the Restaurant Industry

Controlling labor costs is a key tactic in driving margins for restaurant operators....
the role of earned wage access in staffing redeployment

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The Hidden Profit Center in Staffing: Redeployment

When staffing leaders talk about growth, most of the focus falls on bringing in new candidates and filling more jobs....
Kep Sweeney, CEO of PDQ talks AI

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People, Pay, and Possibility: Kep Sweeney on What Keeps Restaurants Running

PDQ CEO Kep Sweeney shares how speed, culture, leadership, and AI drive success in QSR—plus lessons on growth, people-first management,...
PDQ CEO Kep Sweeney discusses employee pay on Instant Podcast

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Inside the QSR Industry: Lessons from PDQ CEO Kep Sweeney

Inside PDQ’s success: Kep Sweeney on QSR trends, quality, leadership, and building a people-first restaurant model that stands out in...
HR leader Dr. Martin Armstrong talks same day pay with Instant.

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Payroll Always Evolves with Technology and Employee Expectations

With 30+ years in payroll, Dr. Martin Armstrong explains how earned wage access, automation, and technology are transforming the future...

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How Ultra Steak is Redefining Growth in the Restaurant Industry

The restaurant industry has been under pressure. Rising construction costs, unpredictable food supply chains, and shifting consumer expectations have forced...

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