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New task for operators: Rigorous monitoring of employee health

Restaurants are conducting COVID tests, checking temperatures and much more as they try to prevent the pandemic from spreading inside their establishments.

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Noodles boosts its benefits package

The fast-casual chain has added free mental health counseling, paternity leave and more to its latest suite of benefits.

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Colectivo Coffee hires labor law experts as some workers move to unionize

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 21, 2020

The small Midwestern coffee chain said it is struggling during the pandemic and is seeking to offer the truths about unionizing to its employees.

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Tomorrow's owners wanted for work today: Jersey Mike's kicks off a new recruitment campaign

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 15, 2020

The effort is aimed at prospective crew hires with ambitions of owning a store someday.

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Starbucks promises a more diverse corporate workforce

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2020

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.

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WARN Act filings breed confusion for restaurant chains

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 05, 2020

Just ask P.F. Chang's, says RB's Reality Check.

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Thousands of Disney's restaurant workers expected to be laid off

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2020

A union says at least 2,500 of its members will be among them.

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Olive Garden's owner lays off 11% of support staff

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 24, 2020

Included were 225 Darden employees who opted for early retirement and former COO Dave George, whose departure was described as an “involuntary separation.”

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