Case Study: Jimmy John's Franchise Group achieves faster onboarding and 97% less hiring admin with Workstream

Jimmy John's Franchise Group cuts onboarding from 35 hours a week to 60 minutes with Workstream

Jimmy John's Franchise Group, overseeing 12 locations, faced an overwhelming manual hiring and onboarding process that consumed 35 hours per week in paperwork alone. This paper-based system, managed by Executive VP Deb Merrill, was prone to errors, compliance risks, and pulled managers away from core operations. They turned to Workstream's HR and onboarding platform to solve this challenge.

Workstream implemented a mobile, self-serve system that automated job posting, digitized applications, and built compliance checks directly into the onboarding workflow. As a result, the franchisee reduced time spent on hiring tasks by 97%, enabling a new hire to go from application to being clocked-in and in uniform in about 60 minutes. Workstream's solution freed managers to focus on employees and customers instead of administrative paperwork.

Jimmy John's Franchise Group