Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Knowing how to hire employees can make or break your restaurant. Whether you’re staffing a new restaurant, looking for seasonal employees , or streamlining your interview process, you always want to know the best way to hire restaurant employees. Knowing where to hire restaurant staff is half the battle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2021

But now as the cloud of COVID is starting to lift and things are going back to normal, it’s important to assess whether those things are actually covered on a restaurateur’s insurance plan. Reviewing current sales can help restaurant owners better reflect numbers to date, which can save them some money on their insurance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The food is then delivered by drivers hired by the service. In that case, there may not be any insurance outside the driver’s personal auto insurance. If you’re contracting with a third-party delivery service, let your insurance agent know. Ask how the service screens its potential drivers.

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Delivery Insurance Customer Service Online Ordering 231

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Health insurance plan opt-in forms. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes : Employees and employers split paying into Social Security and Medicare. Deductions for benefits like health insurance, 401(k), dental, vision, etc. Hiring a payroll specialist or using payroll software can help you avoid common mistakes.

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2021 Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Insurance 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Step 2: Look for a trustworthy restaurant accountant Even if you already know the restaurant bookkeeping and accounting process well, we suggest hiring a professional accountant to help ensure your business complies with local tax, payroll, federal, and state laws.

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Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

The words ‘employee handbook’ are enough to make any new hire quiver. McDonald’s’ core values are as simple as they come, but a powerful tool when it comes to hiring, building a team, and managing performance. Watch: 7shifts CEO Jordan Boesch at Toast Food for Thought as he discusses hiring and employee engagement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And they are hiring staff they should not, assuming any warm body is better than no bodies. During this hiring frenzy, restaurants need to consider: Temporary sign-on or retention bonuses, and temporary pay raises, to better compete. These should be offered to new hires, but also to your existing workers. Bring them back.

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7 Shifts

MAY 17, 2022

It reinforces those actions and gives everyone on your team—new hires or longtime employees—a look at what good looks like in your business. “If He hired them on the spot, and they've grown within the company since. “We Benefits” is a term that usually covers the basics—a 401k and health insurance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2023

That's why it's essential for restaurants to consider cyber liability insurance. Protecting your Restaurant with Cyber Liability Insurance Cyber liability insurance is a type of insurance that helps protect businesses from the financial losses associated with cyber attacks.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Hiring a Strong Team You'll need a manager, bartenders, waiters, and security. Find these candidates by hiring slowly: Use platforms like Poached Jobs and AllBartenders.com and ask for referrals by reaching out to family, friends, business partners, and other connections in the hospitality industry. The results?

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

Restaurants must be picky, however, to ensure that new hires are good fits for the long term and that they’ll work safely alongside existing staff. It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

Everybody in the world is hiring at the same time.” Hiring bonuses are also being offered. In this changing environment, the right and adequate amount of insurance protection has never been more important. As the co-owner of two Asheville, N.C. Hourly wages of $15 are becoming more standard.

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Management Management Insurance Kitchen Safety 189

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The first is hiring your own drivers. Should I hire my own drivers? According to Scott Landers, these are a few of the reasons you may consider hiring your own fleet of drivers: If you don’t have access to on-demand couriers or delivery providers. There are generally two approaches.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. Proper communication with the insurance agent about all the ins and outs of the restaurant can help set up the policy right from the get-go.

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Bar Insurance Employee Relations Certification 174

Hot Schedules

MARCH 15, 2021

Health Insurance Requirements for Small & Medium Businesses. H ealth insurance is one of the most important benefits an employer can offer, regardless of size. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , only 30 percent of US businesses with fewer than 50 employees provide health insurance to their workers. In short, no.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Consider the following in your risk management and business continuity programs: Use of Food Delivery Services vs. Company Employees – By using a hired food delivery service, a restaurant can reduce the chance of employees having an accident by using their cars or the owner’s vehicles.

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Delivery Hiring Transportation Food Safety 125

EATER

MAY 19, 2021

Applebee’s declared May 17 National Hiring Day in an effort to fill more than 10,000 roles across the country, a response to a recent record demand: The chain “achieved two of its highest-volume months ever in March and April,” according to FSR, which must have felt an especially remarkable feat for the workers at the understaffed restaurants.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

If you view your staff members as interchangeable parts then they will always look for a better opportunity somewhere else, or feel that unemployment insurance is a better option. Isn’t it ironic that with unemployment higher than it has been in decades – restaurants can’t seem to find employees right now?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2023

Restaurant insurance is complicated. Just as owners have to play many roles in management, marketing, and menus, their insurance has to protect their finances, patrons, and employees. And who has the time to read a 100-page insurance policy? These are often excluded from standard policies and be potentially costly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These issues have translated to the industry’s insurers as well – causing even more headaches for restaurant owners. The restaurant insurance market has seen rising costs to insure and as a result, carriers have come and gone from the market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The first is hiring and personnel practices, with a greater emphasis on internally hiring and upskilling. Hiring and personnel practices are likely to evolve in two ways. First, hiring internally will be one way to counteract a disrupted labor market in the short-term.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

Showcase your core values in your employee handbook, in new-hire training, on your company careers page. Some people from the café; applied, and we hired one of them. When we think about employee benefits, health insurance and retirement (401k) are top of mind. Lack of recognition. Restaurant work is tough.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Society Insurance has been working alongside business owners for more than a century, seeing first-hand the devastating effects a fire can have on the establishments that make communities great. Restaurant owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance, and cleaning service.

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2024 Kitchen Safety Insurance Equipment 177

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay. Now more people are back to work and everyone is hiring. That’s why being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring.” ” Being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work.

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Fast Casual Hiring Online Ordering Front of House 221

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Your restaurant is different so ensure you find your ideal food cost (discussed later) Labor cost : Roughly 30% of revenue including management salaries of 10% Insurance varies by provider and type. Fixed costs include rent, mortgage, salaries, loan payments, license fees, and insurance premiums.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

New employees who get hurt have no incentive to not pursue litigation as they do not care about staying in the job when every other restaurant in the county is hiring. As noted above, there is no one great secret or cure; however, providing better safety training and tools to our new hires is worth the time and the money.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2024

Safety training and creating a culture of safety are both critical for mitigating these risks, helping restaurants establish environments that protect staff and customers, which also goes a long way toward keeping insurance premiums low and protecting the bottom line.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

Hiring Referral Compensation. For instance, you might offer a $250 bonus to an employee who refers a new hire, so long as both employees stay for three months after the new hire starts. This clarity gives employees a direct goal to work towards in their role and what's waiting for them if they do their best work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

. “There are certainly lower fees the marketplace will charge if you handle the delivery in-house, but the insurance, staffing, and additional costs that come with in-house delivery may get pretty close to comparable, if not more,” he said. The value of having more control over delivery quality can’t be underestimated.

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Delivery Insurance Online Ordering Customer Service 206

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Benefits and Protections Full-time employees are often entitled to benefits such as health insurance, paid leave and retirement plans, whereas part-time and temporary employees may not be. Independent contractors usually have greater flexibility, provide their own tools, and are often hired for specific projects or short-term engagements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2022

An internal study with Society Insurance policyholders who experienced fires found that the majority of fires were due to cooking equipment, costing in excess of $5.4 Restaurant and bar owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance, and cleaning service.

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Kitchen Safety Equipment Insurance Restaurant Law 211

Restaurant365

MARCH 15, 2022

Your hiring strategy must focus on hiring the right employees for your restaurant rather than just filling an open position. And a comprehensive approach to employee retention must be built into your hiring strategy. Consequently, it’s imperative that you hire with a retention mindset.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Simplify Health Insurance Open Enrollment Health insurance is one of the most valuable benefits you offer, so make open enrollment a central, streamlined year-end activity. Bonus Tip : Set a recurring calendar reminder to conduct quarterly payroll audits in 2025 so you can catch discrepancies even earlier.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

An increase in these injuries could result in higher insurance rates in the long term; in the short term, they disrupt your ability to operate at peak capacity and could negatively impact the morale of all employees. There are several reasons why new employees may be incurring more injuries: Poor hiring choices. Inadequate training.

Management 189

Management Management Food Safety Hiring 189

7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Health insurance plan opt-in forms. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes: FICA is the tax levied on employers to pay Social Security and Medicare. Deductions for benefits like health insurance, 401(k), dental, vision, etc. Hiring a payroll specialist or using payroll software can help you avoid common mistakes. "I

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Let us pass on the knowledge and expertise that we have gained in our 100+ years in the insurance business, so you can take a few things off your plate – and gain peace of mind. Restaurant and bar owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance and cleaning service.

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2024 Kitchen Safety Cash Management Insurance 186

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Society Insurance has been working alongside restaurant owners for more than a century, seeing first-hand the devastating effects a fire can have on the establishments that make communities great. Restaurant and bar owners can mitigate these risks by hiring qualified professionals for installation, maintenance, and cleaning service.

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Kitchen Safety Insurance Equipment 2012 174