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Hiring Quickly (But Safely) as Dining Demand Picks Up

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are filling up again, but hiring and retaining employees in the midst of a national workforce shake-up remains an uphill battle. With staff in short supply as millions of Americans continue to quit their jobs, restaurants looking to ramp up hiring for the busy season are faced with an ultra-competitive hiring market.

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Employee Engagement Best Practices for Restaurants

7 Shifts

The people you hire to run your restaurant can make or break the business. Much like profit and loss, employee engagement is a metric that every restaurateur should be tracking regularly. Why Care About Employee Engagement? So what’s the big deal about employee engagement? First things first: what is it?

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5 Cybersecurity Tips to Keep Your Online Restaurant Business Safe

Next Restaurants

Therefore, the most common cybersecurity issues are shown below: Untrained workforce Zero accordance with the security norms Absence of uniformity in the digital security systems Card-based payment system Not having tangible data security measures No circumspection against malware Tighter POS security. Perform Background Checks on Employees.

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Damage Control: How Recent Changes to the FLSA and NLRA May Affect Your Status as a Joint Employer

Modern Restaurant Management

For over 60 years, there had been no meaningful updates regarding joint employer status, leaving many franchisors and similarly situated parties wondering – is my entity liable as a joint employer for my franchisee’s/affiliate’s acts relating to employees? Determination of employee’s rate and method of payment.

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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. Why reinvent the wheel every time a new hire joins your team when you can formalize the process? What Is Restaurant Employee Onboarding? Get Your Employee Handbook Template. Let’s get started!

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Potential hires will be interested in knowing about shift patterns, peak service times, and how shifts are allocated among staff. What are the expectations for personal presentation and uniform? What are the expected work shifts and how are they assigned? How are performance and contributions recognised within the front-of-house team?

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Onboarding Checklist: How to Onboard Your Employees the Right Way

Sling

Does your onboarding checklist consist of introducing yourself to the new employee, showing them their desk, and then telling them someone will be around shortly to get them started? In this article, the experts at Sling will show you how to onboard your employees the right way so they feel comfortable and confident.