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Restaurant Payroll Management: 7 Common Problems and How to Fix Them Fast

Restaurant payroll is complex. Tipped wages and split shifts create calculation pressure that compounds quickly, and compliance requirements make an...
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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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Why Sun Holdings Sees Modern Pay as a Tool for Employee Engagement and Retention

Why Sun Holdings Sees Modern Pay as a Tool for Employee Engagement and Retention In the restaurant industry, employee turnover...

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Earned Wage Access and Digital Tips at Scale: Lessons from a 30,000-Employee Organization

There’s a common misconception in the restaurant industry: Earned wage access (EWA) and digital tips may work for small operators,...

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CFPB Earned Wage Access Ruling Explained: What Employers Need to Know

In December 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on earned wage access (EWA) that employers...

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2026 Guide to Payroll Management Best Practices for Restaurants

Looking for payroll management best practices for restaurants in 2026? We've compiled...
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Instant vs. TipHaus: Which is the Best Restaurant Tipping Software?

Running a restaurant means juggling dozens of moving parts every single day. Between managing cash at the end of busy...

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Learn How to Get Paid Daily

Imagine the freedom you would have if you could access your paycheck exactly when you need it instead of waiting...

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...