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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Update Your Employee Handbook Your employee handbook sets the tone for your culture by establishing expectations and aligning your team toward a common goal and vision. Bonus Tip : Create a simple FAQ document to address common employee questions about coverage options.

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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The restaurant industry is still dealing with pandemic-related issues, including supply chain disruptions, new COVID variants and surging cases, labor shortages, rising prices, and a shift in consumer demand. Make food safety and customer reassurance a priority to create a brand that customers (and employees) trust and support.

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Managing Risk and Protecting Your Brand

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Following government recommendations is always required but going the extra mile by providing a positive culture with purpose can help your employees feel more invested in protecting customers and your business. When employees feel safe, informed, and engaged, then customers will feel safe. Increase Self-Assessments at Every Location.

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The Top Five Startup Costs Restaurant Owners Need to Know

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Remember that it can also be expensive to hire and train new employees. Therefore, if you have exceptional employees at your restaurant, do everything you can to keep them around. Make sure you do a projection and daily audit to ensure your payroll costs are commensurate with your current revenue. Licensing and Permits.

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Four Ways to Streamline Reopening Procedures for Restaurants

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Employee well-being. All of these policies should be clearly documented, and all employees should be required to read and sign-off on them. Once employees are informed of your restaurant’s new safety and sanitation policies , your main challenge will be compliance. Customer well-being. Sneeze guards/barriers.

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Building a Culture of Consistent Foodservice Safety

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Training and education around hygiene and food safety continue to be a standard, but there are further steps managers can take to guarantee the safest, most hygienic, and highest-quality experience for guests. In this context, it’s crucial to regularly train employees in things like hand hygiene.

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Lawyers Guide to Preventing Slip and Fall Accidents in Restaurants

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According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), more than three million food service employees and one million guests are injured as a result of slip-and-fall accidents annually. Inadequate hazard identification, inappropriate footwear, and insufficient training can also lead to these types of injuries.