Why Restaurants Using Toast POS Bring Netchex Into the Mix 

Every restaurant has its own recipe for success. Some rely on speed, others on hospitality, and all of them depend on tools that keep the front and back of house moving in the same direction. For many operators, Toast POS handles the operations side beautifully. Orders fire, tickets stay organized, and labor data updates as the shift unfolds. 

But a great recipe usually needs more than one ingredient. 

Once the rush ends, restaurants still have to manage hours, tips, roles, new hires, and payroll activity that never stops changing. That includes everything from job posting and hiring new staff to moving them through onboarding and into the schedule. This is where Netchex comes in. Together, Toast and Netchex create a combination that helps restaurants stay organized, reduce manual work, and keep people operations running smoothly. It is a blend that supports both the pace of the dining room and the needs of the team behind it. See why top restaurants, like Dunkin, Domino’s, Baskin Robbins, Tim Hortons, Sonic, and more use Netchex to complement their workflows. 

What Toast Does Well for Restaurants 

Toast is built for speed. It connects your dining room, bar, kitchen, and online ordering into one workflow. (And brilliantly, we might add.) Staff tap through tasks without stopping to think. Managers get a real-time view of labor and performance. Guests walk away with a smoother experience. 

Restaurants love that about Toast. It’s probably why it’s on Forbes’ best restaurant POS systems of 2025 list. The POS solves most of the operational chaos. 

Payroll and HR, though, sit just outside that flow. When hours, tips, job codes, and shift changes have to be transferred manually, time disappears fast. A few easy-to-fix corrections can quickly turn into an hour’s worth of “fixing.” A missed adjustment shows up as a pay error. And before long, weekend close becomes a balancing act. 

Netchex helps reduce that burden. 

Where Restaurants Feel the Strain 

Restaurant operators rarely complain about the big stuff. 

It’s the steady pressure of everything happening at once that wears teams down. 

You’ve probably felt it, too. Hours exported from Toast that still need a second look before payroll runs. 

But beyond payroll prep, the real strain often shows up in places that don’t fit neatly into a spreadsheet. 

Hiring takes too long when you’re short-staffed and busy. Managers field the same employee questions over and over between shifts. Team members need quick access to their information, but not another login or another tool to learn. And when something goes wrong, getting real help should not feel like a scavenger hunt. 

This is where Netchex steps in alongside Toast, not to replace what already works, but to strengthen everything around it as the ultimate ATS and POS wingman. 

With Netchex, restaurants can hire faster through the Indeed Platinum Partnership and AI-powered interviews that keep candidates moving without extra manual work. Employees get mobile access to their pay, schedules, and details, so managers are not acting as human help desks. AI-driven tools help answer common questions and free up managers to stay focused on the floor. And when support is needed, U.S.-based certified experts are there to help, not a ticket number in a queue. 

The result is simple. Restaurants don’t have to choose between operational speed and people support. With Toast and Netchex together, they can have their cake and eat it too, keeping service moving fast while giving their teams the tools and support they need to thrive. 

How Netchex Works With Toast 

Netchex offers a data connection with Toast POS that lets restaurants import time and labor information directly into payroll. It keeps the process simple and allows teams to avoid the endless cycle of reformatting files and correcting mismatched values. 

Here’s how restaurants benefit from this connection: 

A cleaner start to payroll 

Toast labor data imports into Netchex without forcing administrators to rebuild spreadsheets or correct job codes. 

Fewer adjustments 

When hours come in organized form, managers spend less time hunting for missing information. 

A steady process every pay cycle 

Restaurants can develop a rhythm around payroll instead of wrestling with inconsistencies each week. 

Clearer alignment between hiring, scheduling, and pay 

Managers can move recruiting candidates into active employees faster while giving team members self-service access to their information from day one. 

Tools That Help Restaurants Stay Organized 

Restaurants operate on tight timing. Netchex provides tools that respect that pace. 

Straightforward payroll 

Variable wages, multiple job codes, pooled tips, and shift differentials can all be managed without forcing teams into complicated workflows. 

A simple employee experience 

Staff can review hours, update details, and access information in a system designed for people who are always on the move. 

Insights that support better staffing decisions 

Netchex Insights gives managers views into overtime, scheduling patterns, turnover trends, and labor cost changes so adjustments can be made before issues grow. 

Support for growing teams 

Adding new hires, rehires, or cross-trained employees becomes easier because information stays centralized. 

Why Restaurants Choose Netchex Alongside Toast 

Restaurants that rely on Toast often choose Netchex for one reason: it helps them keep up with the pace of food service and hospitality while reducing the strain behind the scenes. 

Operators value: 

• A payroll and HR system built for hourly and tipped environments 

• Workflows that stay clean even during seasonal staffing changes 

• Tools that support employee retention in a competitive labor market 

• Automation that reduces repetitive tasks 

• Earned Wage Access options that increase satisfaction and financial stability 

Restaurants care deeply about their guests and their staff. Netchex helps support both. 

What Toast and Netchex Look Like Working Together 

When Toast manages the front-of-house, and Netchex organizes the people behind it, restaurants gain a predictable rhythm that makes weekly operations easier. 

Teams experience: 

• Smoother payroll prep 

• Consistent labor imports 

• Fewer manual updates 

• Clearer workforce trends 

• Less pressure on managers 

• A better employee experience 

Ready to See How Netchex Supports Toast Restaurants? 

If your restaurant wants a steady, manageable process for payroll and HR while continuing to rely on Toast for daily operations, Netchex can help you get there. Raise a glass and cheers, because if you’re using Toast POS, you have a better solution for the other HR and payroll processes.  

Schedule a demo to see how Netchex simplifies payroll, keeps your team organized, and gives you time back to do what matters most… taking care of your patrons and guests.