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Avoiding the Four Biggest Traps of Restaurant Payroll

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As an example, a restaurant owner doing payroll by hand may incorrectly record overtime pay and tip records, which subsequently leads to tax errors. Check out how New York State distinguishes between employees and independent contractors here.

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Tip Pooling Tools to Easily Manage Tips at Your Restaurant

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Tipping practices are in constant conversation in the restaurant industry. Attempts have been made to eliminate tipping altogether, but many restaurants ended up reverting back to a traditional tipping system. Tip pooling is another way that restaurants have changed up the system to make it fairer for everyone involved.

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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers. In most other parts of the world, tips are not expected—and in some cases, it's considered rude to tip. History of Tipping: How did gratuity become integral to our restaurant culture?

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The Guide to Equitable Restaurant Tip Payout Methods & Systems

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There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. Find the full guide to restaurant tip outs here. Tip Out Methods and Systems. Tip Out Methods and Systems. Who receives tips.

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Using Technology to Combat the Labor Shortage

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Further, this technology can help organizations apply different staffing standards to various day parts, taking advantage of a wider variety of skill levels to meet service demand needs. Offering a Competitive Edge Over Other Employers.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

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They include restaurant management tips for cutting costs, decreasing food waste, and much more. – received the majority of customer tips. In order to more evenly distribute this income, some restaurants in 2023 are moving toward a system that spreads the wealth around for BOH staff (cooks, maintenance personnel, etc.).

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2024 Emergency Planning for Restaurants

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Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency. Ahead of 2024, we will share the all-too-common disasters that can strike restaurants from fires to civil unrest to water damage with pragmatic and proactive tips that can help curb the repercussions.

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