Restaurants

New crew, ready for service

Onboarding, e-signatures, training and staff cards in one place, for servers, cooks and hosts.

One plan per role, reused for every new server and cook
Tip credit notices signed by each server and kept on file
Food handler and alcohol server cards flagged when they expire

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New faces every week, paperwork on the fly

About 423,100 server openings come up every year, most of them to replace people who leave.* Orders leave the rail in minutes. The paperwork of the people cooking and serving them hangs there for weeks.

The rail, Friday 6:40 PM · 212 covers tonight

#41Server

Ryan Howard1 × Tip credit noticesaid out loud1 × Food handler card“bringing it”1 × Allergen trainingnot done

#38Line Cook

Kevin Malone1 × Food handler cardlapsed Sep 221 × Illness reportingtold at lineup

#35Bartender

Meredith Palmer1 × Alcohol server certificate“at home”1 × Tip pool policynot signed

#29Dishwasher

Creed Bratton1 × Illness reportingnever told1 × Handbooknot signed

*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Hired at 2 PM, signed by 5

Launch the server plan when you hire. The notices reach their phone, get signed before the first shift, and land in their file.

Pam BeeslyIn the office

Ryan HowardOn Ryan's phone

Server plan, launchedUse Template, pick Ryan, type START: 14 items2:20 PM
2:21 PM🚀 Your Onboarding Has Started (14 items)One email, on his phone
3:05 PMOffer Letter, Tip Credit Notice, Illness Reporting AgreementSigned on his phone, on the bus
✅ Document Completed: Tip Credit NoticeIn his file, with its certificate page3:06 PM
4:30 PMFloor walkthrough (your video)Watched before he walks in, then signed

5:00 PM · First shiftRyan's tip credit notice was signed two hours before he walked in.

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When someone asks, the answer is in the file

Cards with their dates, signed notices with their certificate pages, courses signed at the end. Each one sits in the person's file.

The health inspector“Food handler cards for the kitchen?”Employee Records

Food Protection Manager CertificateDarryl Philbin · to Mar 1, 2029

Food Handler CardKevin Malone · to Oct 2, 2029

Food Handler CardCreed Bratton · to May 14, 2028

A wage and hour investigator“Were servers told the tip credit terms before you took it?”

Ryan HowardServer · Front of HouseTip Credit NoticeOct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM · certificate pageSignedTip Pool PolicyOct 7, 2026Signed

After a guest's allergic reaction“Was your server trained on allergens?”

Angela MartinServer · Front of HouseAllergen awareness (your course)Completed Mar 13, 2026Signed

Kitchen and floor paperwork, all in one place

House policies still to sign, a first read of your tip pool policy, and kitchen, floor and bar on one team.

House policies, signed

Tip pool, alcohol service and allergen policies, each signed online by the people it covers.

A first read of your tip pool policy

Before servers sign it, the AI compliance check reads it for restaurants.

Kitchen, floor and bar, one team

Everyone on one team, marked by station and as full-time, part-time or seasonal.

A server's first weeks, set up once

An example plan for a server, built from your own notices, policies and videos. Save it as a template, and the next server starts from it.

1
Pre-boardingBefore day oneOffer LetterDocument to signTip Credit NoticeDocument to signIllness Reporting AgreementDocument to sign
2
First DayDay oneBring your I-9 documentsTask · AI suggestedFloor walkthrough (your video)CourseAllergen awareness (your course)CourseTrail shift with a lead serverTask
3
First WeekWeek oneTip Pool PolicyDocument to signUniform PolicyDocument to signEmployee Handbook acknowledgmentDocument to sign
4
First MonthMonth oneSend HR your food handler cardTaskWorkplace Safety Basics (OSHA)Course30-day check-inTask · AI suggestedCustomer Service ExcellenceCourse · Extended
Ryan HowardServerOnboarded · Day 30Pre-boardingFirst DayFirst WeekFirst Month

FirstHR fits every restaurant, cafe, bar and truck

Find your kind of place below, and the rules it has to keep for every person you hire.

Full-service restaurantsFull-service restaurantsTipped staff at the full minimum wage after tips, every workweekUniform costs that never cut into minimum wage

Quick service and fast casualQuick service and fast casualFood handler cards, as your state or county requiresSchool-day hour limits for 14- and 15-year-olds

Cafes and coffee shopsCafes and coffee shopsSchedules posted in advance where your city has a fair workweek lawA tip pool policy: cooks share only when you take no tip credit

Bars and breweriesBars and breweriesAlcohol server certificates where your state or city requires themA minimum age for staff who serve or pour alcohol, set by your state

Pizzerias and deliveryPizzerias and deliveryNo delivery driving under 17, and no pizza runs at 17A valid driver's license for every delivery driver

BakeriesBakeriesNo 14- or 15-year-olds working before 7 a.m.Power-driven bakery machines off-limits to workers under 18

Food trucksFood trucksA valid driver's license for whoever drives the truckA certified food protection manager, as your county requires

CateringCateringEvent staff classified as employees unless they pass your state's contractor testService charges on event bills paid out as wages, not as tips

Front of house, kitchen, bar and managers

Every team runs on one setup. What changes is the plan, what people sign and which card sits in their file.

One setup: a plan per role, your notices, your courses

Front of houseThey sign: Tip credit notice, tip pool policy, uniform policyOn file: Food handler cards where required

KitchenThey sign: Illness reporting agreement, allergen courseOn file: Food handler cards with their dates

BarThey sign: Alcohol service policy, tip pool policyOn file: Alcohol server certificates where required

ManagersThey sign: Handbook acknowledgment; they stay out of the tip poolOn file: Food protection manager certificate

What the rules ask of a restaurant

The situation, the rule it brings, and how FirstHR keeps the proof.

You count tips toward minimum wageExplain how it works to each server before you do itA notice they sign
You run a tip poolManagers and supervisors can't take a shareA policy they sign
A cook or server startsTell them which illnesses they must report, and keep proof you didSigned in their plan
Staff handle foodTrain them on food safety and allergensA course they sign
A food handler startsMany states, like California and Illinois, require a food handler card within 30 daysCard on file with its date