Overtime in restaurants rarely comes from one bad decision. It comes from dozens of small ones — shift swaps, doubles, and early clock-ins that compound silently.
Most operators think overtime is a scheduling failure. It's not. The schedule might be clean — 38 hours per employee, well under the threshold. But then reality happens.
A shift swap on Tuesday. A double on Thursday because someone called out. An early clock-in on Friday. By the time payroll processes, three employees are at 42 hours and the overtime premium has already been paid.
Consider a 50-location restaurant group with an average hourly rate of $16. If just 5 employees per location average 2 hours of overtime per week:
That's $624,000 annually in overtime that could be reduced by 40-60% with daily visibility.
By the time the payroll report shows overtime, the money is already spent. The shift already ran. The premium is already owed.
What operators need is a Wednesday morning alert: "These 12 employees across 8 locations are trending toward overtime by Friday. Here are the specific shifts to adjust." That's prevention, not reporting.
Marty monitors labor hours daily across every location. The Morning Deposit flags employees approaching overtime thresholds with the projected cost and specific shifts to adjust.
Not after the payroll closes. Before the next shift starts. The average Marty client reduces avoidable overtime by 35-50% within the first 30 days.
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