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How to make paid sick and parental leave work for your operation

 By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 13, 2017

So-called fringe benefits such as paid sick and parental leave are anything but fringe in 2017. This year, jurisdictions are enacting medical and family leave laws.

Workforce

How to tell when employees are ready for management roles

 By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 10, 2017

Here are some signs that a worker is supervisor material.

Workforce

3 more ways to reduce last-minute call-offs

By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 10, 2017

Pocket a few extra tactics to cut down on no-shows.

Workforce

How operators are overhauling job listings

By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 09, 2017

In the fight for talent, hiring managers are retooling job descriptions to stay competitive.

Workforce

6 lessons foodservice managers learned from their worst bosses

By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 01, 2017

And some learnings managers took from their best ones, too. 

Workforce

4 tasks you could be delegating

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 25, 2017

Here are the tasks operators are handing over to get a handle on their ever-expanding duties.

Workforce

What a fun culture can do for your operation

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 20, 2017

Here’s how operations are cutting loose without cutting productivity.

Workforce

6 staff management tips for handling workplace bullies

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 12, 2017

Women respond to harassment at work differently than their male counterparts, according to a recent study. Here’s how operators are working to create cultures that squash bullying while retaining and nurturing staff talent.

Workforce

How to tell when employees are unhappy

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 06, 2017

Here's how FSDs can address some warning signs that may indicate trouble in work paradise.

Operations

DC poised to enforce paid leave

By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 21, 2016

Legislation passed on Tuesday would require the district's private sector foodservice operators to provide workers with family and medical time off.

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