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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

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The words ‘employee handbook’ are enough to make any new hire quiver. 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. The introduction to your restaurant employee handbook Think of your employee handbook as a welcome to your restaurant.

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How Restaurant Owners and Managers Can Reduce Workers’ Comp Liability Around the COVID-19 Vaccine

Modern Restaurant Management

While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, it‘s my responsibility to ensure we’re being safe, following appropriate CDC guidelines, and making the best decisions to protect our employees. Further, the Rockefeller Foundation found that 44 percent of 1,339 U.S.

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Safety Training and a Strong Safety Culture: The Recipe for Mitigating Restaurant Risk

Modern Restaurant Management

As the focus for restaurants continues to center on growing and staffing up, safety training can sometimes get lost in the mix or ratcheted down to cover only topics related to compliance with regulations. That won’t cut it in an industry that faces major risks associated with employee injuries and food safety.

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Four Things Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Consider in their Coverage 

Modern Restaurant Management

With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. With the guidance of a skilled agent that is well educated in the hospitality industry, bar and restaurant owners should be able to let the experts lead the way.

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How Employers Can Support Employee Mental Health

Modern Restaurant Management

In today's workplace, the significance of addressing employee mental health has become increasingly crucial. The well-being of employees directly impacts their productivity, engagement, and overall satisfaction. Offering Mental Health Benefits To support employee mental health, employers can offer a range of mental health benefits.

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Managing Risk: Prevent Foodborne Illness, Protect Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. Educate your diners. Be sure all your employees, from wait staff to managers to chefs, have been certified in food safety. Your workers will take short cuts. coli and salmonella. Clean, sanitize and disinfect.

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Mental Health Month and The State of Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, wants to share resources restaurants should be leveraging and implementing, such as creating an Employee Assistance Program as well as educating workers (and yourself!) At this point, you need to determine if your employee is covered under FMLA.