Maya
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Employee Retention Credits for Your Restaurant
Restaurant Recovery Stalls, Alongside Labor As restaurants try to move forward after the pandemic, they face a lot of roadblocks to full recovery. From the labor shortage to supply chain problems to rising menu prices, restaurants need all the help they can get. To that end, the government is offering Employee Retention Credits to spur recovery. This summer, restaurants made $200B less relative to a normal year. There were 8M furloughed or fired employees missing too. Thus, b
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Maya
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
How to Reduce Employee Turnover at Your Restaurant
What’s Going On With the Labor Shortage? Restaurants are experiencing a labor shortage right now. Employee turnover skyrocketed during the pandemic, creating difficulties in finding workers who would stick around long-term. Even as restaurants reopen this summer, they don’t have the staff for full capacity There are a few reasons for that, among them low pay and concerns about COVID-19. Whatever your workforce’s reasoning, restaurants are struggling. The first step to reducin
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Maya
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
New OSHA Employee Vaccination Standards
Restaurants can finally reopen for good this summer, and they’re excited for the chance. However, certain issues still present obstacles. For example, not every restaurant employee has been vaccinated yet. As front-facing workers, they were eligible early on, and now most adults who want the vaccine have an appointment. OSHA recently released new guidelines about employees, their vaccination status and what that means for life at your restaurant. Photo by Marisol Benitez on U
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Maya
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
3 Clever Solutions to the Labor Shortage
Changes in Labor Management As the pandemic winds down for summer, all kinds of businesses have had trouble hiring back who they laid off in 2020. Restaurants in particular feel the strain. Job openings rose by tens of thousands just since this year began, so managers that want to entice back hesitant workers need to find new solutions. Answers to the labor shortage come in unexpected places. For starters, the most influential factor when choosing where to work will be whethe
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Maya
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
Re-Staff Your Restaurant Quick
The Current State of Restaurant Staffing Restaurants are finally getting to reopen for good this summer. Unfortunately, a labor shortage struck at the same time. As dining out picks back up in the next few months, these businesses need to quickly rehire all the staff they lost at the beginning of the pandemic. The labor shortage comes from three main places, which restaurants need to address if they want to gain back a strong workforce. The inherent danger of working in perso
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Maya
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
Workforce Management in Restaurant Recovery
Restaurants have finally entered a post-COVID recovery period. Still, you won’t get back to your previous level of success overnight. As customers feel more comfortable dining out, you’ll need to hire back more workers to take the load off the current staff. Building back your team, ensuring they’re happy, and effective workforce management will require strategic planning for good ROI. Photo courtesy of eatOS What Makes Effective Workforce Management? Be upfront with employee
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Maya
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
How to Improve Staff Communication
The Perks of Staff Communication The restaurant industry wants to improve employee satisfaction and retention. Turnover in the industry is famously rampant, and they’re experiencing a labor shortage right now because of COVID-19. All of this affects the productivity of those still employed. To solve this tangled web of problems, restaurants are looking at improving their staff communication. Employees who like each other, work more effectively together, especially during a st
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Maya
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Restaurants Have a Labor Shortage
Why Is There a Labor Shortage? As vaccinations increase and daily cases of COVID-19 go down, restaurants hope to finally get back to normal for real this summer. But they’re finding it difficult to hire back the staff they need. There’s a labor shortage in the hospitality industry, and it’s hitting everyone hard. Although they’ve been called “essential” workers all year, restaurant employees still experience poor wages, discrimination, and harassment at high rates. The federa
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Maya
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
Finding the Right Restaurant Employee
Whether you’re hiring the first employee, gaining back furloughed workers after COVID-19, or just find that your current staff doesn’t fit anymore, your restaurant is hiring once again. Now it just comes down to who you need and for how long. Different types of workers fill different gaps. Perhaps you only need extra people for the winter holiday rush. Maybe you want someone with low skills, in whom you can invest time and mentor into a superstar. These questions, alongside y
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Maya
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Improve Restaurant Employee Onboarding
The Key to Employee Onboarding Restaurant industry turnover rates run notoriously high. According to O.C. Tanner, a company dedicated to employee recognition, 20% of staff turnover happens in the first month and a half. That’s why the employee onboarding process is so critical; it sets the stage for their career at your restaurant. During new hire training, you’ll walk them through all the policies and restaurant systems you have in place, down to the littlest detail. For exa
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Maya
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Employee Handbooks in 3 Steps
Employee turnover is unavoidable in the restaurant industry, but you can make sure your onboarding process goes quickly and smoothly. Employee handbooks streamline new hire orientation. They also get more out of training and can use the guide as a reference point moving forward. Whether they start training today or in twenty years with entirely new management, guarantee equitable onboarding and inspire staff members to reach greater success from the jump. You aim for retentio
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Maya
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
Advancing Employee Performance
Streamlining employee performance helps maintain the same positive customer experience for every guest who dines at your restaurant. Staff should meet the same standard no matter who’s on shift, what management team works that night or if the owner oversees. Advanced Point of Sale systems do just that. With a technological ecosystem that works to benefit all your employees, operations will never run smoother. Still, even the best tech is only as good as those who use it. To g
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Maya
- Jan 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Secret to Cutting Restaurant Costs
Running a restaurant is a costly operation. From always ordering ingredients in bulk to compensating staff members appropriately, there are plenty of unavoidable expenses that come from running a business; you’re probably looking to cut costs wherever you possibly can. More often, restaurants are recognizing the potential in Self-Ordering Kiosks to reduce costs and make more profit at the same time. How is that possible? The self-service trend rose over the past several years
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