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Time clock for hourly restaurant staff

Restaurants & Hospitality

Restaurant employee time clock and hourly staff timesheets

Restaurants juggle opening shifts, closing shifts, part-time employees, and changing schedules. Accurate time records matter for payroll and staffing cost review. WagePunch provides employee clock-ins, digital timesheets, time-off requests, and reporting for hourly restaurant teams.

Why WagePunch

Why Restaurants & Hospitality choose WagePunch

Hourly shift records

Collect digital start and end times without handwritten time sheets.

Multiple restaurant locations

Manage employees from one employer dashboard where appropriate.

PTO requests

Employees can request time off while managers keep a consistent record.

Reports for payroll

Review employee hours and overtime data before preparing payroll.

Purpose-built timekeeping

Less paperwork. Clearer employee hours.

WagePunch brings mobile clock-ins, employee timesheets, attendance records, and time-off requests together for employers managing hourly workers.

Record hourly employee shifts

Restaurant employees can record when they start and finish work using the WagePunch mobile app, giving managers time records that are easier to review than handwritten logs.

Keep time-off requests organized

Vacation and other time-off requests do not have to be scattered among text messages. WagePunch gives managers a more centralized workflow alongside timesheets.

Review hours before payroll

Use WagePunch timesheets and reports to check hours and overtime information before sending data to your accounting or payroll systems.

Designed for timekeeping, not restaurant POS

WagePunch is an employee attendance and time tracking tool. Do not assume integrations with restaurant point-of-sale systems or tip-pooling functions unless independently confirmed.

Frequently asked question

Does WagePunch replace a restaurant POS or tip pooling system?

No. WagePunch focuses on employee timekeeping, PTO, and reporting; restaurant POS and tip-pooling functions are separate concerns.

Real Savings vs. QuickBooks Time

See how much your team can save each month with WagePunch Plus. Discount automatically applied.

EmployeesQuickBooks Time PremiumWagePunch PlusYou save every month
1 employee$30/mo$12/mo$18/mo (60%)
5 employees$70/mo$60/mo$10/mo (14%)
QuickBooks Time Premium standard prices: $20 base fee + $10/user per month, excluding the separately required QuickBooks Online subscription. Promotional Intuit offers excluded. WagePunch Plus standard price: $15/user per month before the active discount. Prices should be reviewed periodically.Start Your 14-Day Free Trial

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