Push Operations

Push Operations is a cloud workforce platform for restaurants that combines payroll, HR and onboarding, scheduling, time tracking and reporting. It links to POS systems so hours and sales feed payroll and labour budgets. It is sold to restaurants, franchises, breweries, pizzerias and coffee shops in the United States and Canada.

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Best for
Restaurants and franchises in the US and Canada, Single-location restaurants with up to 15 staff
Pricing
Subscription per location
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Restaurants and franchises in the US and Canada

    The vendor says thousands of restaurants across the two countries use it and lists restaurants, quick service, pizzerias, coffee shops, breweries and franchises.

  • Single-location restaurants with up to 15 staff

    An Essentials package starts at $200 a month for 15 employees or fewer.

  • Operators who want tip and minimum-wage compliance in payroll

    Payroll automates tip credit top-ups, holiday pay, premiums and overtime rate calculations.

What it does

  • One-click payroll

    Runs payroll from approved clock hours with tax filings, new hire reporting and tax forms; the vendor says there are no base fees and unlimited pay runs.

  • Tip and wage compliance

    Automates tip credit top-ups, tip declarations, split shift premiums and overtime calculations that include bonuses and varying rates.

  • Scheduling

    Shift templates, schedules by sales or guest counts, labour cost and labour-to-sales tracking while building, and a mobile app.

  • Shift swaps and time off

    Custom rules and cost review for swaps, releases and time-off requests in one dashboard.

  • Time tracking

    Clock-ins, breaks and hours from any device, with geotagging, photo or facial recognition checks, overtime alerts and pre-shift screening questions.

  • Hiring and applicant tracking

    Applicant tracking, job board posting and digital offer letters.

  • Paperless onboarding

    Self-serve onboarding available in English, French and Spanish, with central document storage.

  • HR compliance tracking

    Tracks sick days, ACA benefits and licence renewals, with compliance reminders.

  • Team messaging

    In-app message centre and broadcasts with attachments and read receipts.

  • Reporting and BI Insights

    Dashboards, KPI alerts and multi-location visibility; BI Insights is an add-on.

  • Employee engagement surveys

    Engagement surveys and sentiment tracking, sold as an add-on.

  • Break management, leave management and tip automation

    Listed in the plan feature comparison.

Pricing

Pricing model
Subscription per location

The pricing page says Push starts at $200 (shown as $200) per month per location for up to 15 employees and goes up by plan and headcount; over 50 employees needs a quote. Plans are Essentials, Signature, Supreme and Enterprise, with add-ons such as BI Insights and Engagement. Features can be bought a la carte. Billing starts on the day of signing and monthly after; cards and ACH are accepted. Prices are shown with a dollar sign; the currency is not named.

Works with

Delivery
Deliverect
Inventory
Clearview
Other
Employee NavigatorEightSix Network
Point of sale
Aloha Cloud by NCR VoyixAuphanCloverCluster POSGivexGlobe POS

The partners page lists 55 partners and integrations; the list here is partial.

Where and how it runs

Available in
United States, Canada
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Platforms
Web
Apps
Push mobile app: Employee schedules, clock-in, messaging and manager approvals
Hardware
Time tracking runs in software on any device, so no dedicated clock hardware is required, according to the vendor.

The company page says thousands of restaurants across the United States and Canada use Push.

The company

Founded
2012
Customers named by the vendor
Crumbl, Freshii, Booster Juice, Earls, Tacofino, Tabule, Dovetail and Kokomo, Gusto 54

Security and support

Support
Support by phone from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm PST on most days, a 24/7 chatbot, email, and a help centre that requires a Push login.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
pushoperations.com

Alternatives to Push Operations

See all 15 in Payroll
  • Lightspeed Payroll

    Lightspeed Payroll is the restaurant payroll and workforce offering from Lightspeed, delivered through its partner 7shifts.

    Names 1 integration, against 10 for Push Operations.

  • Square Payroll

    Square Payroll is US payroll software that runs pay runs, calculates and files payroll taxes, and imports timecards and tips from Square's point of sale.

    Names 5 integrations, against 10 for Push Operations.

  • Toast Payroll

    Payroll and team management product from Toast for restaurants, integrated with its POS.

  • Bizimply

    Bizimply is workforce management software for shift-based businesses.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Push Operations.

What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Pricing currency, plan prices above Essentials, contract terms
  • Legal entity, headquarters, founders, funding, employee count
  • Full integration list and app store listings
  • Security certifications