ONE SEAT · LABOR DRIFT + PRIME COST

Restaurant labor cost and overtime — schedule vs clock, prime cost in view

Start by comparing the posted schedule with the matching time clock; a missing punch stays Missing, not zero. Then load sales, labor, food, and beverage records for the prime-cost view. Use the free One Seat to check the next shift before payroll closes.

VerifiedEstimatedMissing

Honesty labels only: Verified, Estimated, or Missing. A missing punch stays Missing, not zero. Prime cost stays Missing until the papers land. We do not invent “you’ll hit 65%.”

Open Labor Drift Catcher See the labor sample Claim free owner seat

LONG SHIFTS · SILENCE BETWEEN PAPER AND POS

The posted schedule and the clock have to meet before payroll closes.

Overtime drift is clocked duration minus scheduled duration, and never less than zero. Early clock-in and late clock-out stay labeled until both papers exist.

VerifiedEstimatedMissing

No matching clock yet stays Missing. Matching live clock and schedule become Verified. A disclosed sample stays Estimated.

FICTIONAL SAMPLE · HOURS ONLY

Scheduled8.00 h

→

Clocked9.50 h

+1.50 hhours, not dollars

Demo · EstimatedMissing

Demo · Estimated. Fictional sample hours. A missing punch stays Missing — not $0.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Ask who stayed and whether the extra hour was posted before the next schedule.

Fictional sample hours. Clock ≠ schedule until both papers exist. Honesty labels only. Not recovered cash.

PRIME COST VIEW · HONESTY FIRST

Load sales, labor, food, and beverage. Label the gaps. Do not invent the band.

The 60–65% prime-cost band is a target, not a guaranteed result. We do not invent “you’ll hit 65%.” Incomplete week stays Open. Missing stays Missing.

VerifiedEstimatedMissing

Prime cost stays Missing until every same-week family has a dollar. Honesty labels only. We do not invent the percent.

Week sales · Missing. Missing until the same-store week sales paper lands. Incomplete week stays Open.
Labor · Missing. Missing until same-week labor dollars exist. Hours are not labor dollars.
Food · Missing. Missing until period food COGS exists. Invoice ≠ COGS. No count → Missing.
Pop / liquor / beer · Missing. Missing until period beverage COGS exists.

6 families. Use the owner seat inputs on /operator after the clock check.

Open prime-cost inputs

WHAT THIS IS NOT

Do not invent “you’ll hit 65%.”
Show method + Missing gaps.
Punch ≠ schedule.