What's New: November 2024

Happy November!

Our team has been hard at work, enhancing the 7shifts experience and introducing new features. Discover the latest upgrades that will elevate your team management capabilities today.

Keep an eye on this page as it regularly gets updated with new and exciting developments!

7shifts Payroll: 1099 Contractor Support

7shifts Payroll now allows you to streamline payments for both W-2 employees and 1099 contractors in one place. You can easily classify your staff as either a regular employee or a contractor within their 7shifts profile and send them an onboarding package with the necessary tax documents to ensure everything is ready for year-end filing. Learn more here.

Lightspeed K-Series: Role Mapping

Role Mapping is now available in the 7shifts <> Lightspeed K integration, improving the accuracy of labor and employee data syncing from Lightspeed to 7shifts.

To access this feature, Admin users with a Lightspeed K integration must first enable Labor Sync. If you connected the integration before September 2024, you'll need to re-authorize the integration by disconnecting and then re-adding it in order to activate Labor Sync. Please note, this re-authorization will not affect existing mappings or sales history in your account.

Learn more about Labor Sync & Role Mapping with Lightspeed K here.

Reports Overview Page

The Reports Overview page offers Admin and Manager/Assistant Manager users a centralized view of all available reports, along with quick access to frequently used reports.

For more details on using the Reports Overview page, learn more here.

Quickbooks Online: Re-authorize your integration

The QuickBooks team has updated their API. To avoid payroll delays, please re-authorize your QuickBooks integration in 7shifts by following these steps:

1. Head to My Integrations and remove the integration by selecting QuickBooks > the More options icon > Delete.
2. Re-enable the integration by the steps in this article.

This is a standard procedure to ensure that you're utilizing Quickbooks Online to its full capacity, with the best performance and functionality. Note: Employee mapping will not be affected by this process.

Timesheet History: Historical Labor Data Snapshots 

November 14 - Web 

We’ve introduced Timesheet History to capture and retain a snapshot of labor data each time a Pay Period is closed. This ensures that if changes are made after reopening and adjusting a Pay Period, they are recorded in a new snapshot. As a result, a complete historical record of labor data is maintained. Learn more here. 

Manage Time Off from the Schedule

November 7 - Web 

Admins and Managers (with appropriate permissions) can now manage employee time off directly from the Schedule page. This update simplifies the scheduling process by allowing time off requests to be created, approved, or declined without needing to leave the schedule page.

Key Capabilities:

• Submit Time Off Requests: Add time off for employees directly within the shift creation modal on the Schedule. Learn how here. 
• Approve/Decline Requests: Manage time off requests without navigating to the time off page, streamlining adjustments and approvals. Learn how here.

7shifts Payroll: 2024 Year-End Checklist 

November 1 - Web

To help ensure a smooth transition into the new tax year, 7shifts Payroll users now have access to an in-app year-end checklist. This tool guides restaurants through essential steps to finalize 2024 payroll activities and prepare for year-end filing.

Key Checklist Items:

• Review Business Tax Details: Confirm your business tax information is up-to-date.
• Preview W-2s and 1099s: Verify employee and contractor tax forms.
• Opt-in for Paperless Statements: Encourage employees to receive electronic statements.
• Record Missing Payroll Payments: Ensure all payroll payments are accurately recorded.

This checklist helps keep important tasks visible, so no critical steps are missed in preparing for the new tax year. Learn more here.