Case Study: What If Syndicate achieves 40 hours per week in time savings with Paycor's HCM solution

Paycor’s HCM Technology Saves What If Syndicate 40 Hours Each Week

What If Syndicate, the fast-growing hospitality group behind Maple & Ash, faced rapid expansion—hiring nearly 600 employees in an eight-month span—and struggled with manual, paper-based HR and payroll processes, lost records, poor vendor support, and no scalable training solution. These challenges made onboarding slow (about 20 hours per week), compliance risky, and workforce management inefficient.

By implementing Paycor’s Onboarding, Payroll & Time, and Learning Management solutions, What If Syndicate automated paperwork, enabled online paystubs, and delivered virtual training, backed by responsive support. The result: onboarding time dropped from ~20 to under 6 hours weekly (saving about 14 hours per cohort), the company could efficiently hire at scale, and HR regained time for strategic work while maintaining compliance and consistent training nationwide.

What If Syndicate

Zeke Dolezalek

People & Culture Manager