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Automated Labor Cost Percentage Alerts

Every morning, WebRun reads yesterday's worked hours and wage cost per location in Gusto, pulls net sales for the same day from Restaurant365, works out each store's labor cost as a percentage of sales, and posts you a Slack alert naming any location that ran past its labor target.

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Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Every day at 8:00 AM WebRunorchestrates each step
1 Gusto read hours and wage cost
2 Restaurant365 pull net sales per store
3 Slack alert on labor over target
In short

How do I get alerted when a store's labor cost percentage runs over target?

Every morning, WebRun reads yesterday's worked hours and wage cost per location in Gusto, pulls each store's net sales from Restaurant365, and works out labor cost as a percentage of sales. It posts a Slack alert on any store past its target and flags overtime-driven overages, so a hot labor day is addressed today.

  • A store running hot on labor is flagged the next morning, not weeks later
  • Each location is judged against its own labor target
  • Overtime-driven overages are called out so managers know where to act

Built for restaurant operators · multi-unit managers · restaurant controllers · operations directors

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens app.gusto.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Gusto - read hours and wage cost
    gusto.com
    WebRun in Gusto: read hours and wage cost
    WebRun reads yesterday's worked hours and wage cost per location in Gusto.
    • Open Gusto and read yesterday's worked hours and wage cost per location
    • Include overtime and premium pay in each store's labor total
    • Capture the labor dollars for every unit for the day

    Done when Yesterday's wage cost per location has been captured from Gusto.

  3. 2
    Restaurant365 - pull net sales per store
    restaurant365.com
    WebRun in Restaurant365: pull net sales per store
    WebRun pulls net sales per store from Restaurant365 to compute labor percentage.
    • Open Restaurant365 and read yesterday's net sales for each location
    • Divide each store's labor cost by its net sales to get the labor percentage
    • Compare the result to that store's labor target

    Done when Every location has a labor cost percentage against its sales and target.

  4. 3
    Slack - alert on labor over target
    slack.com
    WebRun in Slack: alert on labor over target
    WebRun posts labor-cost-over-target alerts per store to Slack.
    • Post an alert naming each store whose labor percentage ran past its target
    • Show the labor dollars, net sales, and the percentage over target
    • Note whether overtime drove the overage so managers know where to look

    Done when Managers have yesterday's labor-over-target alerts in Slack.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
app.gusto.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every day at 8:00 AM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Labor alerts · Slack
OutputWhat each run produces - A per-store labor cost percentage against target for yesterday, flagging the stores that ran hot and whether overtime drove it.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Does it change schedules or payroll?

No. WebRun only reads hours in Gusto and sales in Restaurant365 to calculate the labor percentage. It never edits a schedule, adjusts pay, or runs payroll, so it alerts managers without touching anything.

How is labor cost percentage calculated?

WebRun divides each store's wage cost for the day, including overtime and premium pay from Gusto, by that store's net sales from Restaurant365, so the percentage reflects true labor against true sales.

Can each store have its own target?

Yes. You set a labor target per location, and WebRun alerts only when a store runs past its own target, so a high-volume unit and a small cafe are each judged against the right benchmark.

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