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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Businesses with fewer than 300 employees are eligible for a maximum of $2 million in loans. ” “Just cause” is defined as “demonstrated misconduct or poor performance,” but the law provides that employees may also be terminated for “bona fide economic reasons.”

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Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Customer Attraction

The Restaurant Group

According to the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” report, American Culinary Federation chefs named sustainability and waste reduction in the top trends of the year. In fact, seven of the top twenty trends listed by the chefs related in some way to sustainable and environmentally sound practices.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

EATER

In 2018, the efforts of unions and worker organizations led to the Supreme Court of California issuing a landmark decision in the case Dynamex Operations West, Inc. Dynamex stated that most workers are employees and that any company seeking to classify a worker as an independent contractor must meet a stringent burden of proof to do so.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Employee recruitment and retention continues to be a major challenge for operators in 2020, with low unemployment rates and growing job openings. Highlighting the growing demands of consumers, the report also revealed serious concerns around food waste. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5 and report coauthor.

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How Restaurant CEO Priorities are Evolving in 2020

Aaron Allen & Associates

Traditional Cost-Cutting Isn’t Cutting It Any More The low-hanging fruit has already been harvested across many restaurant systems (think reducing food waste, cutting labor hours, etc.), so implementing other purely cost-cutting strategies would lead to cutting bone and ultimately undermining both the guest and employee experience.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. Additionally, turnover rates for restaurant employees and managers continue to be at all-time highs. First, at 2.1

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A Step-By-Step Guide To Restaurant Accounting

The Restaurant Times

In fact, accounting software in restaurants has seen a 21 percent rise in popularity since 2018, second only to POS technology and payment processing. Labor costs also include payroll taxes and employee benefits. Occupancy costs are the sum of all the expenses related to the location of your restaurant. Occupancy Costs .