PEO for restaurants

Restaurants run on thin margins and high turnover, and the payroll, HR, and workers’ compensation paperwork rarely lets up. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) becomes the administrative employer of record — running tipped and hourly payroll, handling onboarding and compliance, offering benefits, and commonly providing workers’ comp through a master program — while you keep full control of hiring and the day-to-day.

Why restaurants use a PEO

• •Tipped & hourly payroll. Tip credits, overtime, multiple rates, and frequent turnover are handled with the tax filings — fewer errors and less time in the back office.
• •Workers’ comp for the kitchen & floor. Cuts, burns, and slips are real exposures. PEOs commonly place staff under a master workers’ comp program, often pay-as-you-go tied to actual payroll — generally intended to respond to covered on-the-job injuries.
• •HR compliance & onboarding. I-9s, ACA tracking, employee handbooks, and multi-location wage rules — handled, which matters as you add shifts and sites.
• •Benefits to keep staff. Access to health and ancillary benefits can help a restaurant compete for cooks and managers.