Automated payroll generation based on shift logs

Purpose

1. Automate payroll generation based on staff shift logs in Chanko restaurants for accuracy, time-saving, and reduced manual intervention.

2. Automatedly sync, calculate, and export payroll considering shift timings, overtime, breaks, and role-based rates for each employee.

3. Provide seamless, audit-ready, and repeatable automation of payroll cycles across multiple payroll standards and labor regulations.

4. Automate notifications, approvals, and archival steps in the end-to-end payroll process for staff and management.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automated start when a new shift log is submitted, approved, or closed in the shift management system.

2. Automation can be scheduled (e.g., end of pay period, weekly, bi-monthly).

3. Trigger upon update, edit, or bulk upload of shift logs needing automated payroll calculation.

4. Automator initiates when integration detects new staff onboarded or when salary structure is modified.

Platform Variants

1. Google Sheets

• API: Append & Read Rows — Automatically import shift logs and calculate payroll using formulas or custom scripts.
  

2. Microsoft Excel Online

• Graph API: Update Row — Automates real-time payroll sheet generation and updates using shift data.
  

3. BambooHR

• Endpoint: Timesheet API — Automates payroll extraction from logged hours and syncs with HR records.
  

4. ADP Workforce Now

• API: Payroll Data Input — Automatedly pushes shift log data directly into payroll modules for processing.
  

5. SAP SuccessFactors

• API: Timesheet Import — Automator syncs restaurant shift logs, automating payroll runs based on latest input.
  

6. QuickBooks Online

• Payroll API: CreatePayRun — Automated payroll batches generated from logged shifts.
  

7. Xero Payroll

• API: Timesheets — Automatically transfer staff hours to Xero, triggering payroll automation.
  

8. Gusto

• API: Payroll Calculations — Automates creation and review of automated payroll for each staff member.
  

9. Deputy

• API: Timesheets Export — Automates transfer of finalized shift logs to payroll providers or finance platforms.
  

10. Paychex Flex

• API: Payroll Batch Submit — Shift logs processed and pay data submitted for automated payroll.
  

11. Kronos Workforce Ready

• API: Import Labor Data — Automates ingestion of schedules and logs for automated payroll calculation.
  

12. TSheets (QuickBooks Time)

• API: RetrieveTimesheets — Synchronize restaurant shift logs with automated payroll processes.
  

13. Zoho People

• API: Attendance Logs — Automatically fetches shift data for automated payroll reconciliation.
  

14. Sage Payroll

• API: Import Shifts — Automates payroll creation from imported shift/day/hour records.
  

15. Square Payroll

• API: Import Employees Hours — Automatically posts restaurant shift logs for payroll automation.
  

16. Paylocity

• API: Timesheet Import — Connects shift logs with automation of payroll generation.
  

17. Rippling

• API: PayrollRun Automation — Automates shift-based payroll for accurate payouts.
  

18. Personio

• API: Attendance Data — Automatedly imports shift times and triggers payroll automations.
  

19. Workday

• API: Time Tracking — Automatically integrates with payroll for accurate automated wage calculation.
  

20. Freshteam

• API: Time Off and Attendance — Automates payroll calculation based on team presence and shift logs.
  

Benefits

1. Automating payroll reduces errors, ensures compliance, and enables audit trails.

2. Automation frees staff and management from repetitive manual tasks, increasing operational focus.

3. Automated payroll generation accelerates payout cycles and improves staff satisfaction through accurate wage calculation and timely payments.

4. Automatable process decreases administrative costs for Chanko restaurants and minimizes wage disputes due to miscalculation.

5. Payroll automation provides easy scaling for multiple outlets or changing business needs.