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Workforce

10 staffing ideas worth stealing

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2018

Innovation has become a best practice in recruiting and retaining team members. Here are some tactics that stand out for their edginess and creativity.

Workforce

DOL reasserts restaurants’ rights to a tip credit for side work

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2018

The reissue of guidelines tossed in 2009 are expected to shield full-service establishments from lawsuits alleging underpayment of servers.

Workforce

Voters raise the minimum wages of Mo., Ark.

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2018

Initiatives legalizing pot use in Michigan and halting taxes on services in Arizona were also approved.

Financing

Restaurants add 33,500 jobs in October

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2018

The economy as a whole added 250,000 jobs in the month and wage rates increased.

Workforce

10 best and worst places to open a restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 01, 2018

Start scouting Milwaukee, but remember what they say about New York.

Financing

The unemployment rate hits a 49-year low

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 05, 2018

Hurricane Florence put a temporary halt to restaurant job growth, but the labor market tightened even more last month.

Workforce

Are you paying employees enough?

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 28, 2018

A new study benchmarks the prevailing pay rates for restaurant positions, underscoring the industry’s wide gender gap.

Financing

Here’s how much labor costs rose last quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2018

Despite higher prices, labor continued to pressure margins, according to an industry scorecard, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Workforce

Holiday hires expected to cost restaurants 33% more this year

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2018

The number of companies that have already started recruiting is double last year’s tally, a new study finds.

Financing

Will this be a merry holiday for restaurants?

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 21, 2018

Heavy hiring by retailers is a good sign, but it could also stress an already tight labor pool, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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