Payroll services for the hospitality industry

Hospitality is the UK’s most payroll-intensive sector: weekly runs, high turnover, age-banded pay, tips legislation and irregular hours all at once. It is also the sector where outsourcing penetration is highest – for good reason.

What makes hospitality payroll different

• Churn economics. With staff turnover often above 70 percent a year, per-starter fees and P45 processing dominate costs. Cap or eliminate them in the contract.
• Tips and tronc. Covered in depth on our restaurants and pubs pages: fair allocation is now law, and NI-free distribution needs an independent tronc.
• Irregular-hours holiday. Rolled-up holiday pay (12.07 percent on each payslip) is lawful again for irregular-hours workers – simpler, but it must be itemised separately.
• Minimum wage exposure. Uniform costs, training deductions and unpaid time can all breach the floor; the NMW checker has the 2026/27 rates.

What to look for in a provider

Hospitality-specialist providers with tronc capability, rota integration and per-employee (not per-payslip-event) pricing fit the sector best. Use the lead form below to get matched quotes.

Pricing follows the wider market – see what outsourcing costs (£4 – £10 per employee per month fully managed) – but sector add-ons matter more than the headline rate, so always compare like-for-like quotes.