Payroll Built For Franchises. By Franchise Experts.
You get network-wide visibility into payroll, catching underpayments before they damage your brand. iWS handles award complexity so compliance becomes automatic.
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Franchise Payroll Isn't Just Harder. It's Higher Stakes.
When every location interprets awards its own way, processes pay by hand, and assumes compliance is “probably fine,” you’re exposed. One franchisee underpaying staff isn’t just their problem. It becomes a Fair Work claim, a back-pay bill, and a headline with your brand on it. The problem isn’t finding payroll software. It’s finding payroll built for franchise complexity
1000+
Businesses Supported
18+
Years in Franchising
65k+
Payslips/month
21k+
Employees
One System. Every Location. Every Pay Run Accurate.
Franchisees run pay in minutes, not days, using a simple system that does the hard maths for them. You see payroll costs across the whole network instantly and catch errors before they reach an employee's bank account.
More InfoFranchisee Independence with Visibility
Your franchisees approve their own hours and pay runs and stay independent. You keep full visibility, see what every location is paying, spot anomalies, and flag issues before they become underpayment claims.
More InfoAward Complexity Solved for You
Casuals, part-timers, different awards at every location. The system interprets them and pays them correctly. Penalty rates, overtime, allowances and super, all calculated automatically. No manual guesswork. No underpayments. No Fair Work surprises.
More InfoFranchise Payroll Experts. On Your Side.
We've run payroll across hundreds of franchise locations. There's no one-size-fits-all. We speak your language because we've lived your payroll problems and know how to fix them.
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Know It's Right
Before You Pay It.
- Automated pay runs from approved timesheets, with instant error flags
- Network-wide payroll visibility with franchisee-level control
- Real-time cost and pay-accuracy tracking, every location
TIME & ATTENDANCE
Hours That Turn Automatically Into Accurate Pay.
Staff clock in however suits each location: biometric, app, or browser. Those hours flow straight into payroll. Rostered vs. actual is reconciled automatically, so overtime and time theft are corrected before they inflate a pay run.
- Flexible clock-in: biometric, mobile, or browser. All feeding payroll
- Rostered vs. actual reconciliation before every pay run
- Full audit trail from clock-in to payslip
COMPLIANCE
Award Compliance
That Doesn't Fail.
Assign each employee to their award and the system pays them correctly. Penalty rates, overtime, allowances and super calculated accurately for every pay run. So you’re never over- or under-paying, and never explaining why to Fair Work.
- Automatic award calculation across casual, part-time, full-time
- Same accuracy everywhere, no manual variance
- Instant updates when legislation changes
Support & onboarding
Expert Implementation & Ongoing Payroll Support
We’ve rolled out payroll in networks from 5 to 500 locations. Your team gets dedicated training, franchisees get real support, and payroll runs accurately, on time, every time.
- Dedicated onboarding for franchisees and head office
- Real franchise experts, not support tickets
- Quarterly check-ins and rapid response
Stop Chasing Payroll. Start Trusting It.
Whether you’re a single franchisee tired of manual pay runs or a franchisor protecting a whole network, iWS Payroll handles award complexity, compliance and processing so you can focus on what actually grows your business: running great locations and supporting franchisees who succeed.
