employees

Starbucks promises a more diverse corporate workforce

The coffee giant will tie executive pay to diversity targets and says that 30% of its corporate staff at all levels will come from diverse groups.

Financing

Restaurants have regained half of their lost jobs

The industry added about 1.5 million new jobs last month but remain far off pre-pandemic levels.

Operations

Relief bill extends paid sick leave to a large portion of restaurant employees

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 18, 2020

The aid for employees sickened with COVID-19 will be required of all businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Enterprises with 50 or fewer workers on the payroll can ask for a waiver.

Operations

How restaurants should deal with the threat of an active shooter

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 20, 2019

An organization of security and loss-prevention experts offers recommendations for how to better protect customers, employees and the business.

Workforce

Restaurant industry wins funding for developing an alternative labor pool

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2019

A federal grant of $4.5 million will be used by the NRAEF to prepare current and former prison inmates for restaurant jobs.

Workforce

Cooper’s Hawk tries a new workforce development strategy: BMWs

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2019

General managers and executive kitchen managers can get free BMW leases for three years based on their ability to develop employees.

Workforce

Study: Restaurant hourlies want to use their own phones for scheduling, training

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 21, 2019

Could bring-your-own-device policies help workforce woes?

Workforce

Culture as a competitive advantage

Sponsored content from our partner Fourth on Mar. 13, 2019

In an industry notorious for its turnover, crafting the right culture can attract top talent, while engaging your employees will encourage them to stay.

Workforce