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Our Wage Models are Broken

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It’s no secret that with a workforce mass exodus and rising minimum wages, the restaurant industry is long overdue for an overhaul of its business structure and compensation model. Our coalition of restaurant owners across the country come together to share best practices about wages and benefits. Rethinking Wages: Where to Start?

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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

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The restaurant industry has a wage problem. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 an hour, leaving the rest of an employee's compensation up to the good will of customers in the form of tips. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13

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Protecting Your Restaurant During the Pandemic When Employees Return from Vacation

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restaurant workers of all types need time off to rest, recharge, and hopefully return reinvigorated to serve your customers. These seven tips can help ensure employees and guests are protected when employees return from vacation: Follow Official Guidance.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

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The restaurant sector has been especially hard hit by fallout from the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. million Americans according to the National Restaurant Association. It’s likely no restaurant owner or manager has experienced a situation of this magnitude in their lifetime. Share Guidance. Prepare for Tomorrow.

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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

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Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. And let’s be honest, when was the last time you read your own restaurant employee handbook? Restaurant Scheduling Software for managers that want to stay in control.

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Personnel File & Employee Documents: Tips and Best Practices

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Local, state, and federal laws make it mandatory that you do so. In this article, we discuss the personnel file and necessary employee documents in detail and then give you tips and best practices to help you create the best recordkeeping system for your business. Table of contents. What is a personnel file? What is a personnel file?

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3 Ways Restaurants Can be Philanthropic

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As the owner or manager of a restaurant, you’re in the unique position to donate something other than a check—you can give back directly to your community through your very own business: food and positive life experience. How does your restaurant manage leftover food? Tip: Buy plenty of water. Food Banks.