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Best practices for improving recruitment, retention and training

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 15, 2021

A rise in vehicle thefts plus growing demand for delivery has created a dangerous situation, and drivers say they have few places to turn for help.

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Labor group sues Olive Garden's parent in a challenge of the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2021

The lawsuit by One Fair Wage against Darden Restaurants contends the credit is a violation of federal anti-discrimination rules.

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McDonald’s to start requiring anti-harassment training at all its restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 14, 2021

The company will require its 39,000 locations to follow a new set of brand standards for a “respectful and inclusive workplace.”

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Why restaurants should care about Amazon’s union vote

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 09, 2021

An effort to organize a warehouse in Alabama was unsuccessful. And that could mean bad news is brewing for the foodservice business.

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Chipotle unlocks a retention secret with its debt-free tuition program

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 08, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill, which is expanding its free college offerings to include more areas of study, said employees who participate have a retention rate 3.5 times higher than those who don’t.

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Taco Bell is upgrading its benefits for general managers

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 06, 2021

The company will provide general managers at company stores up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents while operators push to hire 5,000 workers.

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Restaurants’ sales are returning, but not necessarily their workers

By Peter Romeo, Jonathan Maze and Patricia Cobe on Apr. 02, 2021

Operators say hiring has become their top problem again, even with nearly 2 million former restaurant workers still out of a job.

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Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Brass Tap offer $100 bonus for vaccines

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 02, 2021

The brands’ franchisor will reimburse franchisees who opt to pay the incentive, which is designed to encourage people to get inoculated against COVID-19.

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