Compensation, Payroll and Benefits for Hospitality
Salary structure, payroll inputs and a month that closes on time.
What this looks like in hospitality
The parts of compensation, payroll and benefits that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Payroll, Tips and Service Charge
Written rules for shared money.
What this coversHide
Payroll, Tips and Service Charge
Written rules for shared money.
What this coversHideDistribution of tips or service charge is the most common source of unresolved grievance in hospitality. Whatever the policy is, it must be written and applied the same way each period.
- Wage structure by grade
- Shift and night allowance
- Overtime
- Service charge distribution policy where applicable
- Tip handling policy
- Incentives
- Reimbursements
- Advances
- Deductions
- Full-and-final settlement
The general method — what compensation, payroll and benefits covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the compensation and rewards strategy page. What is above is the part that differs for hospitality.
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.