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Preaching about pay

Outsiders are clamoring for a say in what you and your staff should make. Business realities are absent from their prescriptions, but restaurants may not be blameless.

Distributor envy

Is your broadliner going the extra mile for you—like these guys do?

In a new attempt to hold franchisors responsible for the labor practices of stores, employees of the sandwich chain have accused the home office of setting policies that shortchange hourlies on regular and overtime pay.

Planning, communication, delegation and follow-through are essential elements for all management positions. This is not easy considering the myriad tasks and emergencies that pop up during a typical restaurant shift.

Four entrepreneurs who already made it big once talk about building another success story after the first act is over.

Virtual job postings may seem like a savings, but only when matched with the right positions.

How do you give raises? Are you influenced by seniority? Is it survival of the cutest? Do you cave in to threats of quitting?

Recruiting and hiring may not have been priorities last year, but if predictions for a sustained economic recovery bear fruit, the collective “help wanted” sign could go up again this year. In fact, smart companies never stop hiring and even during the downturn have been strategically working to improve their odds of luring the best candidates from a labor market that, at least for now, more resembles an ocean than a pool.

A White House effort to close gender gaps in pay could impose new recordkeeping responsibilities on all mid-to-large-sized employers.

When it comes to profitability, there is a seemingly endless number of factors to consider.

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