The Shift’s Over. Now What?
Why payment and compliance are where most hiring breaks down—and how Stunio keeps it seamless.
Sometimes, you just need help for one shift.
Not a new hire. Not a long onboarding process. Just one extra set of hands—today, for five hours.
In a perfect world, you’d text someone, they’d show up, do the job, get paid, and you’d both move on. Simple, right?
But if you’ve ever actually tried to do that as a business, you know how quickly that “simple” idea turns into a nightmare:
You’re legally required to track their hours
You don’t know if you’re supposed to W2 or 1099 them, and both of those involve tons of paperwork
If they get hurt, you could be on the hook—because they weren’t covered under your workers comp policy
And now they’re asking, “How do I get paid?”
All for one shift.
And that’s why most small businesses don’t even bother. They burn out their team. They do it themselves. Or they risk doing it under the table and hope nothing goes wrong.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Stunio was built to make one-shift hiring not just possible—but seamless.
Getting Paid Shouldn’t Be a Question Mark
Most platforms, especially the legacy ones, treat payments like an afterthought. They prioritize posting the job, filtering applicants, managing interviews.
But after someone shows up, does the job, and logs their hours?
Payments are delayed for one or two weeks
Paperwork gets lost
Business owners are left scrambling to figure out tax forms
Students are left waiting, wondering if they’re actually going to get paid
The work is real. The shift is complete. Why is payment still a problem?
With Stunio, Students Get Paid Right After the Shift Ends. Period.
No lag time. No payroll limbo. No wondering when the check’s coming.
As soon as a student signs out of their shift, we release payment directly to them via their Stripe account. It’s fast. It’s automatic. And it’s fair.
Because if someone just showed up, worked hard, and helped your business— they shouldn’t have to chase you for their money.
Compliance Isn’t Optional—It’s a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
This is the part no one likes to talk about.
When you hire someone off the books, even just for a day, you’re exposed. If they get hurt, slip on ice, tweak their back lifting a box—you’re liable. You can’t just cross your fingers and hope it doesn’t come up.
And yet, that’s what most people are doing. Because setting up legit short-term employment is a hassle. Payroll systems aren’t built for it. Insurance is complicated. And most business owners just want to get the job done.
That’s why Stunio built compliance into the system itself.
Every Stunio Shift Comes with Workers Comp Coverage—Automatically.
We handle the insurance.
We handle the classification.
We handle the tax documentation.
You don’t have to think about it.
You don’t have to set up payroll for a one-day gig.
You don’t have to wonder if you’re “doing it wrong.”
If someone gets injured, your business is covered. If the IRS comes knocking, your paperwork is clean. If you get audited, you’ve got a digital trail with every shift, every payout, every name.
We didn’t add this because it sounds good in a sales deck. We added it because we’ve been in the mess—and we never want you to be.
The Work Got Done. Now Let’s Make Sure the Rest Does, Too.
Hiring through Stunio means:
Students get paid instantly
You stay fully compliant
Your business is protected
Nobody’s chasing paychecks or worried about paperwork
Because real work deserves real systems behind it.
Do the Work. Skip the Risk.
Hiring short-term shouldn’t mean rolling the dice on compliance. And paying someone shouldn’t be the hardest part of the job.
With Stunio, you get:
Talent that’s ready
Shifts that are filled
Payments that are instant
Compliance that’s covered
So you can go back to doing what you do best—without worrying about what happens after the shift ends.
Let’s make hiring clean, fast, and frictionless.
www.stunio.com
Amanda Hayhoe is the Chief Operating Officer of Stunio, where they are rewriting the rules of hiring. With a background in operational leadership and a passion for building better systems, Amanda is on a mission to make work work—for businesses, students, and everyone in between.
