The Labor Management life cycle moves through three stages: setting up, managing daily labor, and finalizing a pay period. Each step below includes its navigation path and the detailed article to reference.
Set Up and Manage
Set up a new User: navigate to Administration, then Users, then Add User. Reference article: How do I add or set up a new user?
Create custom labor Models (budgets): navigate to Labor, then Models, then your HID. Reference article: Labor Models.
Create a weekly (or longer) labor Forecast from PMS data: navigate to Labor, then Forecast, then your HID. Reference article: Forecast.
Create a Schedule (the Forecast must exist first): navigate to Labor, then Schedule. Reference article: Schedule.
Review and manage today's labor: navigate to Labor, then Overview, then Today. Reference article: How do I force punch someone in or out?
Add or update missed punches and PTO in Timesheets: navigate to Labor, then Timesheets, then your HID and pay period. Reference article: Timesheets.
Additional Helpful Features
Optional daily Tip Entry: navigate to Labor, then Tip Entry. Reference article: Tips Entry.
Optional features within Labor Overview: SmileiD, Housekeeping Approvals, Room Assignments, and Overtime at Risk. Reference article: Labor Overview.
Optional Performance monitoring: navigate to Labor, then Performance. Reference article: Performance.
Finalizing a Pay Period
After all timesheets are verified, approve (lock) the day: navigate to Labor, then Daily GM Approvals. Reference article: Labor Overview - Daily Approvals.
Export Payroll after the pay period concludes: navigate to Labor, then Payroll, then your HID. Reference article: Payroll.
Need to unapprove day(s) after exporting payroll to make corrections? Navigate to Labor, then Payroll, then your HID, and choose Mark as Un-Exported. Then navigate to Labor, then Unapprove, then your HID. Reference article: Unapprove.
IF PRO TIP: Unless multiple departmental managers approve days, you can turn off the Daily Labor Approval alert. From the Overview page's 3-dot menu, go to Alert Preferences, then Labor, and turn off Daily Labor Approval. |
Review and Plan Ahead
Explore the Labor Reports Gallery at Labor, then Reports, to review results and plan ahead. Reference article: Reports.