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Best practices for improving recruitment, retention and training

The payoffs and pitfalls of keeping Gen Z restaurant staff

A comprehensive new study shows restaurants’ reputation as a workplace may be better than believed, yet they could be missing ways to boost retention among young folks.

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D.C. lawmakers vote to save the tip credit

The move effectively reverses a June ballot initiative.

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Fight for $15 plans 'massive' action against restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 28, 2018

The union-backed group is inviting workers across a number of industries to bolster the pressure by joining what it's calling a three-day "coast-to-coast uprising."

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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.

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Restaurants’ sexual harassment problems come to the fore

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 26, 2018

Here’s how operators can start to fix the issue, which has long plagued the restaurant industry.

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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.

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Top 6 tips for effective employee training

Sponsored content from our partner PlayerLync on Sep. 20, 2018

For operators who are ready to expand their employee training techniques to advance learning outside the classroom, these six innovative tips will get you started.

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