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Three Tips for Managing a Healthy Restaurant Workforce

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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. Providing consistent coaching and oversight of new and especially young employees.

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8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit (And How to Retain Them)

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According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. Among the over 25 set, manager recognition (or lack thereof) was one of the top three reasons that they've left restaurant jobs. Use Manager Log Books.

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Getting Through COVID-19: Financial, Physical, and Mental Health Tips for Restaurant Employees

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Keep an eye on your 7shifts account as your managers have been encouraged to post Announcements to keep your team in the know. Managing financial wellbeing Unemployment applications in the U.S. Contact your state’s unemployment insurance program to apply for your benefits.

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Restaurant Accounting Concepts Every Manager Should Know About

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As the owner or manager of a restaurant, when you’re aiming to grow profitability, accounting is an area where you need to be comfortable. It might be considered the most dreaded part of running your business, but to be profitable and to manage the money, there’s no way it can be avoided. Prime Cost. Chart of Accounts.

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For a Newly Unionized Starbucks in Buffalo, the Future Looks Grand(e)

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Health insurance is also a major issue for the workers. Right now, Starbucks offers its employees 20 free sessions with a therapist or coach via a telehealth company called Lyra. Amato says that the company has engaged in intimidation on the ground, too, sending dozens of “support managers” to each store.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

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My managers also used code names based on menu items to “rate” female customers. When she was 23, the manager asked her to put on makeup in one of her first shifts at a breakfast grill. Alison Edginton is the Manager of Training & New Can Openings at Smalls Sliders , an American burger QSR in Louisiana. She promptly quit.

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How Kwini Reed Makes Intentional Restaurants at Poppy + Rose and Poppy & Seed

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She joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast to discuss her philosophy on managing a team, including how she coaches managers. They're not just the host, they're not just the kitchen manager. So that even comes with our standups and how our managers interact." That's how they know how to manage.