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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

With so much already on your year-end plates, how can you find the time to lay the groundwork for team and business success in 2025? Focus on: Emerging Regulations : Revise the handbook to include new laws effective in 2025, such as minimum wage adjustments, paid leave requirements, or other regulatory updates.

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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

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Hiring for soft skills becomes much simpler when you know exactly what to ask and look for in interviews. In this article, I’ll share those tips so you can hire people who will excel in the role and not only fill it. We agreed to check in with each other every 15 minutes. or “How would you handle that situation differently now?”

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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

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In 2025, I believe we’ll see the smart restaurant brands get very focused on how they leverage AI to improve the customer experience. Due to the manual review process and human intervention required, the process could take days before an interview was scheduled with a hiring manager.

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How to Hire Gen Z for Your Restaurant

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Restaurant operators listen up: by 2025, Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber all other generations in the workforce by 18 million. Think about your last round of hiring. The workforce has changed; the game has changed, and it's affecting your ability to effectively hire for your restaurant.

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HR in 2025: Insights & Predictions

Get our annual survey report to find out: The #1 challenge of recruiting & hiring Why remote teams are struggling What are the drivers of effective (and ineffective) leadership And lots more! What does the C-suite think HR is most responsible for? And why is a wave of HR resignations more likely in the next 12 months?

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In 2025, Small Changes Will Have a Big Impact on Pizza Restaurants

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AI: Optimizing Operations and Enhancing Customer Experience Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into pizzeria operations, and 2025 will be a year of experimentation and testing for many brands. This operational simplicity makes training new hires faster and allows teams to deliver a consistent product every time.

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Three Ways to Transform Seasonal Hires into Permanent Staff

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Following a year of turbulent hiring trends , inflated expenses, and uncertain demand, 2025 could be the “year of retention” for restaurants. Heading into 2025, restaurants can take advantage of a particular class of workers to bolster their retention efforts: seasonal hires.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more! The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy.