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How a three-day week and raising pay resulted in a more successful restaurant

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 25, 2022

"We were being greedy" before the pandemic, says the chef-owner of Southern Belle in Atlanta. Reworking the model has resulted in a happier, healthier and more stable workforce.

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How’s the industry doing on DEI? Depends on whom you ask

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 24, 2022

New research shows a marked difference in the assessments of employers and employees.

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Restaurants get a new tool for realizing the business payback of DEI

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 24, 2022

The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance has developed a step-by-step how-to guide.

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Strike against Sysco's New England operations is settled

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2022

Workers at a Boston-area facility say they won an $11-an-hour raise, along with other concessions, ending a nearly three-week strike.

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How to get workers to stick around

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 21, 2022

Engage employees in the conversation and work to change the culture to get them to want to continue contributing, Advice Guy says.

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4 ways foodservice employers are meeting today's labor challenge

By FSD Staff on Oct. 19, 2022

Support for the whole worker, flexible scheduling and more are gaining steam as staffing issues continue to tax operations.

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Restaurant chains pour money into effort to kill California's fast-food wage act

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2022

Chains like In-N-Out, Starbucks and Chipotle are contributing millions to a drive that would put the Fast Act on the 2024 ballot.

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Should restaurant workers be paid to attend staff meetings?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 14, 2022

Whether the meeting is during regular work hours or outside of them, onsite or online, required or optional, you’ll need to pay at least full minimum wage to hourly employees, Advice Guy says.

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Two restaurants in Boston ordered to pay $210,000 in back wages and penalties

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 13, 2022

And another North Carolina operator must also pay more than $157,000 to 65 workers following a U.S. Labor Department investigation.

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The walls are closing in on delivery’s labor model

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 13, 2022

Tech Check: Threats to the independent contractor formula used by DoorDash and other gig companies are piling up. Changes could lead to higher costs and even unionization.

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