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New-hire paperwork was chaos. FirstShift makes it one clean digital flow.

Tax forms, I-9, direct deposit, the handbook, and every signature, all in one link you text to a new hire. No printing, no scanning, no folders.

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Already running at an Auntie Anne's location
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Direct Deposit
Routing number
031 100 209
Account number
•••• •••• 4821
Bank details encrypted and saved
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~15 min, on their own phone
The old way

Onboarding one person meant ten loose ends

Some of it digital, some of it paper, and no single place any of it lived.

Paper meets digital

Half the forms printed, half online, and a new hire juggling both on their first day.

Scan, file, repeat

Tax forms signed, then scanned back in, then filed somewhere you hope you can find later.

Policies left to chance

Manuals to read and policies to agree to, with no proof anyone actually did.

FirstShift puts all of it in one place, and it is all digital.
The new hire's side

One link. Seven steps. Done before day one.

You text a link. They finish on their phone in about fifteen minutes, in the right order, with nothing skipped.

1

The basics

Personal info, address, emergency contact.

2

Tax withholding

Federal W-4 and your state's tax form, guided field by field.

3

Work eligibility

I-9 Section 1, with documents flagged for you to verify.

4

Direct deposit

Bank details encrypted, or a paper-check option.

5

The handbook

Your handbook and policies: read, then acknowledged.

6

Safety agreement

Food handler and health compliance, signed.

7

Review and sign

One summary, one signature, date stamped.

All set

Everything stored, nothing to chase down.

Why owners keep it

Less to manage, and it plugs into what you already use

The part owners love

New hires flow straight into your systems

When onboarding is done, FirstShift hands you ready-made exports for the tools you already run on. No re-typing the same person into four apps.

Schedulinge.g. Humanity
POS & time clocke.g. Qu
Payrolle.g. ADP Run
Shift taskse.g. Zignyl

Real e-signatures

A finger-drawn signature on the phone, date stamped, on every form that needs one, including the W-4 and I-9.

Sensitive data encrypted

SSNs and bank numbers are encrypted at rest, not sitting in an inbox or a filing cabinet.

A handbook they read

Policies must be scrolled through before they can sign, so the acknowledgement means something.

Built for state compliance

State-specific tax forms and a step-by-step process that can't skip anything, so every hire's paperwork comes out complete, consistent, and audit-ready.

Finishes on a phone

No laptop, no office visit. Built mobile-first for the way your crew actually works.

Your brand on it

Set up with your logo and business details, so it feels like yours, not a generic form.

Your side

See every new hire at a glance

Open the dashboard and know exactly who is done, who is stuck, and what needs you next. When it is your turn, the app tells you.

Live completion tracking for every employee, step by step.
A clear "needs action" flag so nothing stalls.
One-click CSV exports into payroll and scheduling.
Everything stored and searchable, long after day one.
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No sign-up, no password. It is the real product with sample data.
New hires2 need action
Maria Alvarez
Started Mon
Devon Brooks
Needs I-9 verification
Priya Nair
In progress
In the wild
“Onboarding a new employee used to be so chaotic. Now it is one link, and it is all in one place.”
A franchise owner running FirstShift at an Auntie Anne's location today
Simple pricing

One setup, one flat monthly

Per location, no per-employee fees, no surprises. Onboard as many people as you hire.

$750 to start
covers your customized setup
and your first 3 months
then $75/month
Your business set up and branded, done for you
First 3 months included, no monthly bill until month 4
Unlimited new-hire onboarding
Payroll and scheduling exports included
Secure storage of every completed file
Get my location set up
30-day money-back guarantee: if it is not making onboarding easier, we refund everything.

Your next hire could start on FirstShift

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