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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

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The following seven tips can help restaurant managers and HR professionals navigate risk in this rapidly evolving pandemic, especially as restaurants in many jurisdictions are required to operate solely with take-out or delivery service options. As one industry executive comments, it's unchartered territory for the industry.

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Top Restaurant Hiring Tips

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New managers can shadow experienced managers who can distribute best practices across your multiple locations. Restaurant workers today are expecting benefits that have not been historically offered in the industry such as health benefits, flexible scheduling, daily pay apps, and continuing education.

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World Food Safety Day Roundtable

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He is also on the advisory board of CFESA, the largest education, training and resource organization supporting commercial food equipment service technicians. This can be overcome with technology, training and education. Other hidden dangers can come from improperly preparing and holding the food prior to distribution.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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The institution of tipping and the existence of the sub-minimum wage is heavily rooted in slavery , and has led to decades of underpaying a workforce that is majority black, brown, and female. In other words, tips can legally be split between kitchen and waitstaff. This isn’t an easy conversation to have.

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Protecting Your Restaurant During the Pandemic When Employees Return from Vacation

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These seven tips can help ensure employees and guests are protected when employees return from vacation: Follow Official Guidance. If you amend your employee handbook or policies, be sure to inform employees, distribute the revised document(s), and have employees acknowledge the changes by requesting a signature receipt.

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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

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an hour, leaving the rest of an employee's compensation up to the good will of customers in the form of tips. Tips are an essential part of a restaurant worker's take-home pay. But tips can be unpredictable and inconsistent, making it difficult for workers to budget and plan their finances.

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PPP Part Two and More Restaurants Need to Know Now

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Tips for pivoting to retail. In addition to the support listed above, the program offers free access to mental health resources, awareness, education, and tips via live and recorded webinars by area clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and mindfulness coaches. Best practices for calculating cash flow.

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