8 Restaurant Recommendations in Singapore

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Stephen Jagger

unnamed-1 Since opening our office in Singapore we have had a couple requests about the best places to eat in Singapore. While we are still newbies, but we do have a few spots that we really like.

Here are our (current) 10 top restaurants to visit in Singapore; (in no particular order)

1. Ramen in Singapore is top notch, our team likes all branches of Keisuke but are partial to Tori King.

2. The Study with it’s hidden Library next door. To get into the Library, you need a password. Makes for a really fun night and the whole wall separating the two gets rolled back in the middle of the evening to everyones surprise. (well, not yours cause your reading this)

3. Our engineers like Bah Kut Teh. Tiong Bahru has a few spots that are tasty.

4. Hawkers: Golden Shoe in the CBD. Check our Golden Nur (their egg prata is awesome for breakfast and the chicken briyani for lunch is great). tip: go at 11:30am to avoid big lines.5. Hawkers: Lau Pa Sat in the CBD. Almost everything is awesome. But at 7:00pm they close one of the streets and the skewer vendors come out in full force. tip: tiger beer and chicken skewers are a solid combo.

6. PS Cafe in Tiong Bahru is great. Reasonable (for Singapore) priced wines and great pizzas.

7. Level 33 for drinks is an amazing view. Worth the cost for visitors to get a great perspective of Singapore. (see picture above, taken from their patio)

8. Fresh Fruit from the Arcade next to the Ocean Financial Centre is a great find. Pick whatever fruit you want, they cut it up and serve it in a bag with a skewer. Quick, healthy snacks.

There you have it, check them out, let us know what you think. After a few more months I’m sure we will have found some more great places to eat. Singapore food is amazing! So much variety. Best tip we can give you… try the hawkers, they are awesome, cost effective and fun.

Bonus Points: A Singapore coffee, a Kopi, is great. Tastes more like a mocha and has been described by some of our team as a drink that makes them “bananas”.

If you are ever in Fort Bonifacio, Philippines and looking for a place to eat, check out our restaurant list for there. Some great spots as well.

12 Reasons Why Emerging Markets Rock

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

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Most software as a service (SaaS) companies focus on the US market, or other western countries with little regard for emerging markets. While there are definitely challenges with focusing on emerging markets (internet, power, traffic, corruption, to name a few) there are some big advantages.

For example, the above photo was taken at a department store in the Philippines. In this photo, of one of the many areas of the 3 floor department store has no less than 12 employees. For a company like PayrollHero that charges based on employee count, you can see why we like emerging markets. In Canada or the US, if I took the same photo, you would be lucky to see 1 employee.

But it is not all as easy as it seems. These employees are actually not employees of the department store but rather merchandisers who work directly for the brands they are standing beside. So while you might see 12 employees, they most likely work for 12 different companies. Making selling a product or service to them a bit more of a challenge.

But still, employee counts in restaurants, retail, etc are usually much higher in emerging markets due to the cost of labour.

Would you like to learn more about PayrollHero? Contact us and we would be pleased to speak further or visit our country specific websites; Philippines, Singapore with the rest coming soon.

Mary Grace Cafes Choose PayrollHero

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

cafe-mary-payrollhero Exciting times over at PayrollHero. Mary Grace Cafes have chosen PayrollHero for their time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, payroll and business intelligence needs as well as becoming a PayrollHero Lab location. Welcome Mary Grace!!

“At Mary Grace, we believe in keeping our employees happy as they keep our customers happy. With over 600 employees and growing, we were in need of a tool to provide better transparency, accuracy and convenience to cut out manual processes from our HR processes so that employees can focus on giving excellent customer service. PayrollHero looks to be exactly what we were looking for and more! Apart from automating tedious timekeeping, attendance, scheduling, and payroll tasks, PayrollHero has employee engagement tools to strengthen our company culture. We look forward to the potential and promise of their platform“
Adrian Dimacali, HR Director, Mary Grace Foods, Inc.

PayrollHero’s New Customer Feedback Tool (Beta)

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Collect customer feedback in real time and get the results in the palm of your hand. Screen Shot 2014-09-21 at 12.50.15 PM We are launching the newest tool to the TeamClock, Customer Feedback. Now within your TeamClock iOS your employees can not only clock in and out for work, view their schedules and give feedback to management via the Daily Pulse but customers can get involved too.

Introducing Customer Feedback within the kiosk mode of PayrollHero’s TeamClock. We have launched the beta version of the Customer Feedback tool within Krispy Kreme, a PayrollHero Lab and will continue to roll out the product across their stores in the Philippines.

Customer Feedback lets your customers quickly and easily “like” a specific employee or the whole team right through the TeamClock iOS app. And in turn, those “likes” show up in the Xray Insights app in real time. It’s time to rethink your punch clock!

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Want to see it in action? I shot a quick video that shows the Customer Feedback tool in action and how the data shows up in real time within the Xray Insights app.

Below is what the kiosk homepage looks like within Customer Feedback. It can be designed for any retail or restaurant brand.

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Did you notice the “Apply For A Job” button? More details on that soon…

Subway Philippines Chooses PayrollHero

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

subway1 “We were in need of a payroll platform, built for the Philippines, that works seamlessly for a multi-location food and beverage business. When we came across PayrollHero, it was exactly what we were looking for. Their accurate time, attendance and payroll platform is the only platform offering this full suite of services in the Philippines.”

James Kodrowski, Subway Philippines

FamilyMart’s 57th Store ~ Ayala Triangle, Makati, Philippines

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

The team at FamilyMart has been on a tear since opening up shop in the Philippines. They have opened 57 stores in about 8 months and plan to finish 2014 at around 110. Today was the launch and blessing of their Ayala Triangle store in Makati and the welcoming of their first customer to that store.

FamilyMart are big and bright convenience stores with a focus on quality. They are set for rapid expansion in the Philippines with a goal of 500 stores. Here are a few pictures from the opening / blessing today.

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Faburrito Restaurant Chain Chooses PayrollHero

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Earl Chua, the CEO of Faburrito spoke on camera about his experience with PayrollHero and why he uses it within his Philippine restaurant chain.

Faburrito Healthy Food Loves PayrollHero

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Our friends at Faburrito have been using PayrollHero from their beginning. Faburrito is a fast casual restaurant chain that offers healthy food options at reasonable rates. Below is a quick video from their CEO, Earl Chua, who explains their concept, and why PayrollHero is the right fit for their growing food and beverage business.

iHOP, California Pizza Kitchen, P.F. Chang’s Join PayrollHero

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

We continue to grow and are pleased to welcome the Global Restaurant Concepts group to PayrollHero. Lead by entrepreneur Archie Rodriguez, they have 7 brands all of which are moving over to PayrollHero’s time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS and payroll platform. Their brands include iHOP, P.F. Chang’s, California Pizza Kitchen, Morelli’s Gelato, Mad for Garlic, Gyu-Kaku and Ramen Iroha.

“We are a fast growing restaurant chain in Southeast Asia and were in need of a cloud based, time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS and payroll platform that would help us to continue to streamline our operations. PayrollHero was the obvious choice and we could not be happier”

Archie Rodriguez, CEO, Global Restaurant Concepts

Exciting times ahead for PayrollHero as we continue to innovate our platform with a focus on employee happiness.

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Check Out How Big Jollibee Actually Is (Infographic)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Screen Shot 2014-05-13 at 2.13.22 PM Jollibee is a power house in the fast food business in the Philippines and is growing around the world. Not only is it larger than McDonalds in the Philippines (which is very rare for McDonalds to not be #1) but it is expanding its brand and its portfolio of companies. We put together an infographic of all things Jollibee for your viewing pleasure.

Learn more about PayrollHero, our Philippine payroll platform and to get a free consultation.

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