Vacancies drop but wage bills climb as hospitality tackles labour issues

Business Leaders’ Survey from CGA by NielsenIQ and Fourth highlights sector’s investment in jobs and working cultures but a need for more support.

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Fourth US payroll processing achieves ISO 9001:2015 quality certification

Fourth announces its US payroll processing division has achieved International Service Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 quality certification.

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Fourth’s HotSchedules named leading employee scheduling and workforce management solution

HotSchedules recognized as Top Performer for 4th year. AI-enabled scheduling, accurate demand prediction, and labor optimization for improved profitability.

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Fourth adds AI forecasting to labor scheduling and inventory management solutions

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Fourth expands employee-friendly earned wage access offering with tip pay out

Fourth expands employee-friendly Fuego earned wage access offering with tip pay out.

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Fourth and Automated Analytics launch AI powered recruiting for hourly employees

Fourth and Automated Analytics announce an exclusive partnership Automated Analytics to offer rapid recruitment via AI-powered programmatic bidding to US customers.

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Spiralling food costs highlight hospitality’s continuing profitability challenge

Research from Fourth finds spiralling food costs highlight hospitality’s continuing profitability challenge.

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Soaring costs in food, drink, staff and energy pile pressure on hospitality

Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth reveals the scale of inflationary challenges and highlights the need for government relief.

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Fourth Announces Strategic Partnership with Pendella to Bring Individual Life Insurance Benefits to Restaurant and Retail Employees

The strategic partnership provides individual life insurance offerings to Fourth’s HR and payroll customers online in less than 15 minutes.

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Confidence high amongst hospitality leaders despite ongoing cost and staffing challenges

Optimism among Britain’s hospitality leaders has risen for the third quarter in a row, the new Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth reveals.

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LOOK Cinemas Selects Fourth’s Integrated Workforce Management Solution

LOOK Dine-In Cinemas partners with Fourth, integrating their workforce management solution to enhance employee management, streamline scheduling, and improve labor efficiency.

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Radical Hospitality Group Deploys Fourth’s Integrated Workforce, Payroll, and HR Management Solutions

Discover how RHG implemented Fourth's Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and PEO solution to streamline hiring, stay complaint, and to improve operational processes with labor forecasting and payroll.

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Confidence in hospitality sector climbs again despite cost challenges and rates threat

Research from CGA by NIQ and Fourth says the optimism of Britain’s hospitality leaders has risen for the fourth quarter in a row, but they remain concerned about inflation in key inputs, and the challenge of business rates.

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People the main focus as hospitality leaders plan tech investment in 2024

New research from CGA by NIQ and Fourth shows three in five hospitality leaders plan to invest in new technology solutions in 2024, with employees their main area of focus.

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Fourth launches new AI platform to power HotSchedules, MacromatiX and PeopleMatter

New AI platform to power HotSchedules, MacromatiX and PeopleMatter to optimize scheduling, inventory management and talent acquisition.

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Fourth announces the release of Fourth iQ, enabling restaurants to embrace AI to maximize profits at every location

Fourth announces the release of Fourth iQ, an AI driven capability to enable restaurant operators to increase profits and productivity

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Fourth Unveils the Restaurant Operations Suite: A Single Back-of-House Solution Powered by AI for Restaurants

Fourth, the leader in back-of-house technology solutions for restaurants, today announced the launch of the Restaurant Operations Suite powered by Fourth iQ

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Fourth announces the next generation of Fourth iQ including an AI-powered App for helping restaurant managers make great operational decisions

Fourth announces the next generation of Fourth iQ including an AI-powered App for helping restaurant managers make great operational decisions

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Fourth announces the release of the iQ App to supercharge manager performance

Austin, TX – September 2025. Fourth is delighted to announce the general availability of Fourth iQ 2.0, the latest evolution of its widely used AI capability.

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Fourth launches iQ 2.1, introducing new recommendations to the iQ App including AI-driven inventory alerts

Austin, TX – October 2025. Fourth launches iQ 2.1 with new AI-powered inventory and labor recommendations to help restaurant operators boost accuracy and profitability.

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