Live labour cost

Know the wage bill before it lands

The owner board shows a live, ticking total of what your floor is costing this minute, summed from the rate of everyone currently clocked in. See an over-staffed Tuesday at 2pm and send someone home before it becomes money already spent, not a surprise on the payroll run.

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Labour cost · right now

£37.50 /hr

LIVE

9am12pm3pmnow

Sam Pendry

Barista · Harbour

£40.04

Jess Moran

Front of house · Harbour

£19.67

Ade Kuti

Kitchen · Harbour

£12.40

Tom Rhys

Bar · Wharf

on break

Projected today £416 on budget

What you get

Built to be glanced at, not studied

A running total of what your floor is costing right now, summed from everyone on shift. Catch an over-staffed Tuesday before it's paid.

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Live £/hr burn rate across every site at a glance

Projected day total against your budget

Per-person live earnings so you can spot anomalies

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More of what WagePilot does

Geofenced clock-in Tap to clock in; we check location once, at that moment. GPS with a QR fallback by the till: no buddy-punching. Rota builder A week grid you fill in minutes. Copy last week, publish, and staff are notified instantly. No more Sunday-night spreadsheets. Holiday, sorted Staff see their balance and request in taps. You approve from an inbox with a clash warning. Accrual and bank holidays handled. Audited timesheets Review, flag and approve. Every edit needs a reason and is logged: staff can see it too. Disputes get a paper trail. CSV export to payroll Approved hours out to your payroll in one click. Works alongside Xero, Sage & BrightPay; we never touch the pay run itself.

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Live labour cost: common questions

What is a live labour-cost board?

A running total of what everyone currently clocked in is costing you, this minute, summed from each person’s pay rate. Instead of learning the floor was over-staffed on payday, you see the £/hr burn rate while you can still send someone home.

Can I see labour cost across more than one site?

Yes. The owner board shows live cost per site and across every site at a glance, with a projected day total against the budget you set — so a quiet Tuesday at one venue doesn’t quietly bleed money.

Does it show labour cost as a percentage of revenue?

It tracks the live wage spend; paired with your takings that is your labour-cost %, the key hospitality health metric (typically 25–35%). The wage-bill and savings calculators help you model it before the shift, not after.

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Set up your first site this afternoon and watch the first shift tick up live. Free to start, staff always free — flat per site as you grow.

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