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Employee Engagement Best Practices for Restaurants

7 Shifts

Much like profit and loss, employee engagement is a metric that every restaurateur should be tracking regularly. We’re giving you the scoop on why you should care about employee engagement and how you can track it, and sharing tips for how to use this data to gamify staff performance and boost engagement.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. And don’t forget, people are always looking for answers to their questions; if you don’t provide them, they may make them up! What is the kitchen’s work culture like?

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What to Wear So Your Joints Don't Hurt

Sante

The list of common work-related injuries will vary depending on what part of the restaurant you are discussing. Regardless of whether you work in the front or back of the house, you are certain to be on your feet for long hours. Most Common Types of Injuries in the Restaurant Industry. Causes of Joint Pain. while walking.

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Restaurants Beat Labor Crisis with Daring New Wage Structure

Cheetah

Few establishments are now considering raising wages, offering employee benefits or improving the working conditions. Increasing wages, gradually introducing automatic gratuity, sharing the tip pool with back-of-the-house (BOH) employees, improving the working conditions, investing in cross-training, and reducing staff are all good solutions.

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How to Onboard Restaurant Staff: A New Hire Checklist for Restaurant Employees

Touch Bistro

A new hire checklist for restaurant employees can make the onboarding process easy and painless for all parties involved. After all, employees are the heart of your restaurant, and setting them up for success starts with the onboarding process. What Is Restaurant Employee Onboarding? Get Your Employee Handbook Template.

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How to Boost Teamwork in Your Restaurant

Lavu

What’s fun for an owner or manager might be less so for an employee, and the last thing you should want is for resentment to grow among your staff. All employees, whether front- or back-of-house, should be clear on the long-term goals of your business. Clarify Employee Individual Roles.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM News Bites features Boston Market, Danu Partners, P.F. Chang’s, Wing Squad, Yumpingo, Restaurant Revolution Technologies, Waitbusters, Dairy Queen, Fish City Grill, The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and Keilhauer. New CEO at Boston Market. The plan is here.