Three Tips for Managing a Healthy Restaurant Workforce

Your restaurant is open and customers are back.  Now, your main challenge may be finding enough employees to handle the surging demand.  Amidst this good news, you should be aware of three hidden pitfalls that could affect your ability to operate safely and with a full complement of staff.  

1. New Employees Have More On-the-Job InjuriesWorkers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. An increase in these injuries could result in higher insurance rates in the long term; in the short term, they disrupt your ability to operate at peak capacity and could negatively impact the morale of all employees.

There are several reasons why new employees may be incurring more injuries: 

Poor hiring choices. The hiring process may be rushed, and the wrong person could be chosen for the job. The demand for bodies to do the work may be so great that warning signs are missed, pre-employment…