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• When to Split One Team Into Two Groups

  A practical how-to for deciding when a single crew should become two worker groups, with restaurant and event examples so your hours report cleanly by role and program.

• Pick the Right Time Tracking Comparison Fast

  Not sure which time-tracking comparison applies to you? Group the alternatives by who they fit, spot the one tradeoff that decides your choice, and jump to the matching head-to-head.

• Free Tools to Use Before Buying Restaurant Software

  Before you pay for anything, run the free calculators that fix the errors that actually cost you: lunch-break deductions, decimal payroll math, and messy handwritten time cards.

• Restaurant Time Clock Setup for the Dinner Rush

  A step-by-step restaurant clock setup: add staff, tag stations, place the tablet at the pass, and keep the line moving when six cooks clock in at once.

• What a Tag Is and How to Group Crew Hours

  A tag labels a time entry so you can separate kitchen from floor, or one program from another. Here is what a tag is and how to use it for filtered totals and exports.

• When Overtime Pay Kicks In: A Worked Example

  One server, five shifts, 46 hours. Follow the math step by step so you know exactly when overtime starts and what it adds to your week.

• Part-Time Shift Tracking That Holds Up at Payroll

  Six defensible practices for recording part-time restaurant hours, from forgotten clock-outs to clean exports, so the totals hold up when payroll reviews them.

• Share a Tip Pool Fairly Using Recorded Hours

  A worked example: split a $640 tip pool across five people by their actual clocked hours, with every step of the math shown so the crew can verify it.

• Track Front of House and Kitchen Hours Separately

  Set up worker groups and tags once, then pull a CSV that shows kitchen hours and front of house hours apart, without chasing anyone for a login.

• Kangaroo Clock vs 7shifts for Restaurant Hours

  If you run a small restaurant and just need accurate hours plus tip-pool data, here is how Kangaroo Clock and 7shifts actually differ, and which fits your kitchen.

• Clocking In Restaurant Staff Without Logins: Answered

  The questions restaurant owners actually ask about kiosk and QR clock-in for servers and cooks, answered directly: forgotten clock-outs, station hours, and payroll export.