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A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Staff Tips in Restaurants

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Managing staff tips in a restaurant can be a delicate balancing act. Tipping policies affect morale, teamwork, and the overall success of your establishment. Bartenders : May receive a share of tips for serving drinks and supporting table service. Evaluate Legal Considerations Tipping laws vary widely by region.

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Patio Season is Here. Make it Your Best Summer Ever with 7shifts Tools Built for Restaurants

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Tip Pooling overview. With more customers dining inside and out on the patio this season, you need the ability to create custom tip pools that fit your restaurant’s needs. Tip pooling can help you determine which type of tips are included, which roles receive tips from the pool, and how distribution is calculated.

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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

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Most restaurants still rely on a whiteboard or communication to assign tasks, which can lead to errors and a lack of accountability. (If First, you need to include their pay and how they will be paid, as well as your overtime and tips policies. It makes every little task trackable, transparent—and most importantly—accounted for.)

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How to Reduce your Restaurant Tech Stack

7 Shifts

7shifts makes it easy to post job listings to Indeed , track and rank applicants, manage application information, and handle onboarding, tax forms, and documentation—all in one app. Not to mention the 12 hours a month in savings from manually tracking employee documents and certifications.

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The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Costs

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Improve Employee Retention The high-turnover rates are well-documented in the restaurant industry, with these rates exceeding 70% in 2016. What’s also well documented is that replacing existing employees costs more in the long run than retaining them. After all, training new hires is an investment of time, resources, and money.

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[Updated for 2023] The State-by-State Guide To Tip Pooling Laws

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But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees.

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Restaurant Payroll Management: 7 Common Problems and How to Fix Them Fast

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Handling payroll in restaurants is challenging due to irregular schedules, tip management, and compliance with labor laws. Tip Management : Tracking and distributing tips correctly is critical to avoid penalties. Mistakes can cost an average of $291 per error , harm employee morale, and lead to legal risks.