Protecting Your Restaurant During the Pandemic When Employees Return from Vacation | Modern Restaurant Management | The Business of Eating & Restaurant Management News

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. How can management help those who head out on vacation to return healthy and keep them from possibly infecting other staff and guests?No matter where the returning employee works, as an employer, you must protect all of your employees, guests, and vendors. It’s critical to take necessary precautions to help ensure all are protected when employees return to work.

These seven tips can help ensure employees and guests are protected when employees return from vacation:

Follow Official GuidanceGuidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization has continued to evolve as their understanding of COVID-19 has progressed. It’s important to use “official” guidance as your own. This also includes local and state recommendations or mandates.

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Marcia Carvalho

Marcia Carvalho is Manager of HR Services at Oasis, a national Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that specializes in providing human resources services, employee benefits administration, payroll and tax administration, risk management services and staffing solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. She has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Compliance, spanning specialty areas such as government employment practice compliance, employee relations, FMLA/State Leave Laws, EEOC and Department of Labor auditing and federal contractors’ obligation, under the Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). She manages the Oasis HR Services, Unemployment and Garnishment teams, and frequently advises clients on issues arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and FLSA.

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Marcia Carvalho