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How to Create a Restaurant Staff Training Manual

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2018 saw a record high 74.9% The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. In order to help new staff learn the ropes, you need to create a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual.

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Keeping a Safe Bar Environment on Busy Holidays

Modern Restaurant Management

Patrick’s Day weekend in 2019, 63 percent of car-related fatalities involved drunk drivers, and in 2018, 33 percent of pedestrians killed in car crashes over the holiday were intoxicated with a BAC over 0.08. The owner and management team can provide proper training to all staff including conflict resolution skill development training.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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And we’re here to help support any operators who may be interested in learning more with one-on-one wage model training , racial equity toolkits , and other resources that may help evolve and improve our collective employment practices. But they are important. In other words, tips can legally be split between kitchen and waitstaff.

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I’m Through Being Silent About the Restaurant Industry’s Racism

EATER

As a Black server and diner, I’ve seen how racism in the restaurant industry plays out on both sides of the table This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. Alexandra Bowman.

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Cyber Security in the Hospitality Industry

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Today’s cyber-criminals are devising newer, more sophisticated methods to infiltrate and extract sensitive customer information from hotel websites, internal systems, servers, and even mobile platforms – your front desk is not exempt from these threats. Usually solutions depend on countermeasures once the attack has been noticed.

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Hostility, Harassment, and Low Wages Are Keeping Many Restaurant Workers Home

EATER

And speaking about the health risks, a lot of servers and back of house employees weren’t prioritized for vaccines. On top of all of that, in 2018, we passed a law in Congress that says if you pay the full minimum wage to all workers in the restaurant, you can share tips with the back of the house. This train is moving.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant Workers Community Foundation was founded in 2018 to advocate for gender equality, racial justice, fair wages, and healthy work environments in the restaurant industry. Jitjatjo launched the industry's first COVID-19 Awareness and Hygiene Training Accreditation program.

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