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Search for staff already on CS — people who signed up via another venue or directly. Adding them puts them on your permanent roster.
Scan a staff member's CS QR code in person to instantly add them to your roster. They must already have a CS account.
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New to CS? Paste their email addresses and we'll send them an invite to create their account and join your roster.
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Payments · Tipping · Compliance · Team
Venue Profile
Venue name, type, contact details
Stand at your venue, tap Lock, then save profile.
Team & Access
Sub-operators and access control
Share signup link — new staff
For staff who are not yet on CS. Share this link — they create their own account and are automatically added to your roster. Free for them to join.
Save your venue profile to generate your invite link.
Admin operators
As master admin, you can create sub-operator accounts for your management team.
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Payments & Bank
Bank connection, tipping model
Payments
Connect your bank to pay staff directly through The CS. Payments are processed securely via Stripe.
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Tipping Model
How tips are distributed to your team
DIRECT
Tip goes straight to the person scanned
POOL
Shared equally at end of shift
TIERED
Shared by hours worked
Your tipping model is set by a staff vote and cannot be changed unilaterally. To change the model, send a new vote to your team — their majority response becomes the new policy, creating an audit trail.
Auto-distribute
Automatically distribute pool tips 24 hours after shift ends
Distribution History
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Your proof of payment
Every distribution is logged here with a Stripe transfer ID per staff member. These references are your legal record under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023. Export them via the Compliance Documents section at any time.
Integrations
Clock-in sync · tip pool hours · terminals · RotaCloud, Planday, Deputy, Fourth, Epos Now, Square
Hours Integration
Connect your rota app so The CS can pull hours worked per staff member for tip pool distribution.
What CS reads
Staff names · hours worked · roles only. No financial data, no wages, no payroll.
RotaCloud
Clock-ins sync to RotaCloud · tip pool pulls hours back
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▸ How to find your RotaCloud API key
1. Log in to RotaCloud at app.rotacloud.com
2. Click your name in the top-right → Settings
3. Open the API tab on the left sidebar
4. Click Generate New Token — copy and paste it below
2. Click your name in the top-right → Settings
3. Open the API tab on the left sidebar
4. Click Generate New Token — copy and paste it below
Planday
Clock-ins sync to Planday · tip pool pulls hours back
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▸ How to find your Planday portal & access token
Portal name: The part before .planday.com in your Planday URL. If you log in at thegrill.planday.com, your portal is thegrill.
Access token:
1. Log in to Planday → click your name → Settings
2. Go to Integrations → API Access
3. Click Create API client → copy the client_id value
Access token:
1. Log in to Planday → click your name → Settings
2. Go to Integrations → API Access
3. Click Create API client → copy the client_id value
Deputy
Reads: staff roster & shift times
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▸ How to find your Deputy subdomain & token
Subdomain: If you log in at myvenue.deputy.com, your subdomain is myvenue.
OAuth token:
1. Log in to Deputy → click your name (top-right) → Settings
2. Go to Integrations → OAuth Applications
3. Click Add OAuth App → give it a name → copy the Access Token
OAuth token:
1. Log in to Deputy → click your name (top-right) → Settings
2. Go to Integrations → OAuth Applications
3. Click Add OAuth App → give it a name → copy the Access Token
Fourth
Reads: staff schedule & shift times
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▸ How to find your Fourth location ID & API key
Location ID: Found in Fourth → Administration → Business Structure. Click your location and copy the ID from the URL.
API key:
1. Log in to Fourth Hospitality (admin account required)
2. Go to Settings → API Management
3. Create a new key with Read — Scheduling permission → copy it below
API key:
1. Log in to Fourth Hospitality (admin account required)
2. Go to Settings → API Management
3. Create a new key with Read — Scheduling permission → copy it below
CSV Import
Upload a spreadsheet: name, email, role, shift_date, start_time, end_time
Epos Now
Card terminal gratuity → tip pool · auto-import every 30 min
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Total pulled: £0
Find Client ID and Secret in: Epos Now Back Office → Apps & Integrations → API & Developer tools
Square
Card terminal gratuity → tip pool · ideal for independents & smaller venues
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Total pulled: £0
Find Access Token in: Square Developer Dashboard → Applications → Credentials → Production Access Token
What "Sync hours now" does
Pulls this week's hours per staff member from your connected rota app. The CS uses these hours to calculate each person's share of the tip pool — the more hours worked, the larger the share. Sync any time before you trigger a pool distribution.
Compliance & Legal
Tipping policy, audit trail
Tipping Policy
Required under Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
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You are legally required to have a written tipping policy that your staff have been meaningfully consulted on. This framework generates a compliant, tribunal-ready policy and stores all consultation records for 3 years.
Live Consultation — Awaiting Staff Responses
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Re-discussion required
The vote did not pass. Meet with your team, discuss, and record the outcome here before starting a new vote.
✓ Compliant Tipping Policy Generated
⚠ No Policy — Legal Risk
You have not yet consulted your staff on tip distribution. A tribunal can find you non-compliant even if you use direct-tip mode. Run the consultation — it takes 2 minutes.
Compliance Documents
Annual Tipping Records Report
Required under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023