September 2019 Print Issue

ShiftPixy, another startup offering on-demand staffing solutions, works primarily with franchise operators who o oad their entire workforce onto ShiftPixy in exchange for more exible labor management. For example, the company recently onboarded a Subway franchisee. The operator’s 300 employees are now ShiftPixy employees, paid and managed by ShiftPixy. (A typical franchisee pays $50 to $75 per employee to use ShiftPixy.) In the new system, workers maintain their regular shifts at Subway but are also able to opt in to cover shifts at other quick-service restaurants in ShiftPixy’s immediate network. The company currently works with more than 400 operators primarily in Southern California, where ShiftPixy is based.