What period should I use?

A full week or pay period works best, so slow and busy days balance out.

What should I include in employer costs?

Your share of CPP and EI, vacation pay and WSIB premiums. Your accountant or payroll provider can give you the percentage for your business.

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Restaurant labour cost calculator

Enter wages and sales for the same period to see labour as a percentage of sales, and how far you are from your target.

Wages for the period

Employer costs on top of wages

CPP, EI, vacation pay and WSIB, as a share of wages. Your accountant can give you this figure.

Sales for the same period

Target labour cost

Your results

Labour cost: $9,500.00 (29.69% of sales)
Labour budget at your target: $9,600.00
Under budget by: $100.00

How it works

Labour cost is wages plus employer costs such as CPP, EI, vacation pay and WSIB.
Labour % is labour cost ÷ sales for the same period.
Your budget is sales × your target labour %.

Track hours with Platter’s time clock

PIN clock in and out, shift history and a labour report in the back office.

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