You deserve restaurant grade payroll and HR.

Workstream is a restaurant-grade HR and payroll platform built specifically for hourly and multi-location businesses. The platform combines hiring, onboarding, HR, payroll, time tracking, scheduling, benefits, and labor compliance into one system with a shared employee record. Workstream is used by 46 of the top 50 restaurant brands and supports more than 35,000 business locations across restaurants, retail, healthcare, and senior living.

Workstream is built for businesses managing hourly workforces across multiple locations, including restaurants, franchise systems, retail chains, healthcare providers and senior living operators. The platform is designed for organizations dealing with high turnover, multi-EIN payroll, mobile-first employees, and complex labor compliance requirements. Businesses with primarily salaried office employees or very small single-location operations may be better suited for simpler HR or payroll tools.

Workstream is not just for restaurants, although restaurants are its largest customer segment. The platform also supports retail operators such as 7-Eleven and Ace Hardware, along with healthcare and senior living organizations including Aegis Living, BrightStar Care, Right at Home, FirstLight Home Care, and Home Instead. Workstream’s “restaurant-grade” approach means the platform is designed for highly complex hourly workforce operations.

Workstream includes hiring, onboarding, HR, payroll, time tracking, scheduling, labor compliance, and benefits administration in one platform. Hiring tools include ATS workflows, Voice AI screening, Talent Network sourcing, job board distribution, background checks, and offer letters. The platform also includes mobile onboarding, employee records, e-signatures, engagement tools, full-service payroll, AI scheduling, predictive scheduling compliance, overtime tracking, and benefits management, all connected through the same employee record.

Workstream is different because it was built specifically for hourly workforce operations instead of traditional office-based HR workflows. ADP and Paychex primarily focus on payroll, while platforms like Workday and BambooHR are designed for salaried office workers. Workstream focuses on mobile hiring, Voice AI screening, predictive scheduling compliance, tip calculations, multi-EIN payroll, and operational workflows designed for hourly teams.

Workstream can typically launch hiring and HR modules within 2–4 weeks, while payroll implementation usually takes 4–8 weeks depending on payroll complexity and migration requirements. Operators can also start with a single module such as hiring or scheduling and expand into the full platform gradually over time. Many customers consolidate multiple systems into Workstream over their first 12–18 months.

You can see Workstream in action by booking a personalized demo.. A guided demo can walk through hiring workflows, scheduling, payroll, compliance, and AI features based on your business size, hiring volume, and number of locations.