Taking Payroll to the Next Level: Vagaro’s Payroll Integration Upgrade
Looking to simplify payroll for your multi-location or enterprise business? Our latest solution offers a more streamlined approach to paying your employees, eliminating the need for juggling between different software. Now, Vagaro Payroll seamlessly operates from the same platform already used for booking and business management.
Give yourself some time back and skip the software switching just to complete a single task for your business locations. Paying your employees isn’t the only thing you can do with this new update, though. Now, you also have access to things like:
Direct Deposit
Easily pay your employees through direct deposit, ensuring a hassle-free and secure payment process at all your business locations. Doing so eliminates the need for paper checks, and reduces the time spent issuing them to all your employees. Not to mention, the added printing and admin costs that come with the usage of paper checks can add up significantly over time—especially with multiple locations. In addition, using direct deposit with Vagaro Payroll integration allows you to uphold payroll accuracy with its ability to let you set, forget, or adjust payroll dates and settings. This is particularly important for those of you with larger enterprise businesses and more complex payroll processes. Electronic transactions are also more secure than traditional paper-based methods1, which means you face fewer potential risks as a business owner with multiple locations.
Most employees nowadays even prefer to use direct deposit since it provides quick and convenient access to their funds! This will, in turn, contribute to higher employee satisfaction and morale, which may lead to increased productivity and loyalty down the line. The flexibility that direct deposit provides businesses and employees is invaluable in today’s dynamic work environment.
Custom PTO Policies
Speaking of flexibility, Vagaro’s new payroll integration allows you to create and implement Paid Time Off (PTO) policies effortlessly, providing a flexible and efficient way to manage employee leave across all your business locations. Now, you can more closely align with the specific needs and preferences of employees, contributing to a positive workplace atmosphere. This can help give you a competitive edge in the job market for your industry by attracting and retaining higher-quality talent.
Being able to set custom, official PTO policies also supports you as a business owner. Vagaro Payroll helps you identify and analyze employee leave patterns easier, which facilitates better workforce management, and ensures you’re not wasting any resources. After all, the more employees you manage between all your business locations, the more complex organizing their profiles and schedules will grow to be. Thankfully, the next feature included in Vagaro’s payroll integration will help with that as well.
Employee Self-Onboarding
Grant your employees the ability to onboard themselves to your business, optimizing the new-hire process. Self-onboarding also relieves the administrative and HR burdens from your shoulders as a multilocation business owner, which means you can dedicate more of your time elsewhere. This boost in efficiency could also mean that new hires can start contributing to their roles sooner, minimizing the time between recruitment and actual work.
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Self-onboarding offers a more user-friendly and convenient experience for new hires. They can complete onboarding tasks at their own pace, from any location, and at a time that suits them! This, again, contributes to fostering an empowering workplace environment.
As your business grows or experiences fluctuations in hiring volume, the use of self-onboarding can help you scale with better ease. This adaptability is important for multi-location businesses who might be experiencing growing pains as they seek to expand their empire.
Organization Structure & Blueprints
Much like the use of self-onboarding, having an organization blueprint that outlines employee hierarchy can play a significant role in reducing friction when opening or managing business locations. Establishing an organization structure provides clarity on the hierarchy of roles within the company, which helps employees understand their positions, reporting lines, and responsibilities, which creates a more organized and efficient work environment. A well-defined organization structure facilitates clear communication channels as well—employees know who to report to and who their team members are. Better communication equals reduced confusion and enhances overall collaboration within your multi-location business.
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Your organization structure should ultimately align with your business strategy. This will ensure that your workforce is organized in a way that supports the company's goals and mission, which sets you up for the kind of success you’re looking for in the long run.
What’s Next?
For those of you using Vagaro’s previous payroll integration with Gusto, simply approve the update through your Vagaro account, and watch as all your information seamlessly transfers over—no need for any manual data migrations. Have a question, or need some more clarification? Reach out to our live & local support team for assistance, 24/7.
Whether you're seeking a robust management solution that scales seamlessly with your enterprise business, or you’re planning to open another location down the street, we invite you to discover the possibilities that a complimentary 30-day free trial of Vagaro has to offer!
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