How Much Should I Pay My Employees?

The recruitment of an additional staff member is not always the easiest thing to do; there are a number of important elements that need to be considered before you can be confident that you’ve got the right person for the position. These things will of course include the skills, qualities, and experience levels of the […]

Find Restaurant Manager — Online

Hiring new employees is never easy — in the case of trying to hire and find restaurant manager, things can be even more difficult! A restaurant manager has the pivotal role of providing the vital link between your food and beverages and paying customers. Staying calm when things don’t go well is one of the […]

Private: A Guide to Looking for Employees Online

If you’re not a part of the online hiring trend, you’re really missing out. The hiring process is no longer limited solely to print ads, job fairs, or word-of-mouth advertising — when looking for employees, with all the advancements made with the internet, there is now a plethora of new outlets to showcase your available […]

Tips to Retain Your Employees — Introduce Flexible Workplace Practices

Hello and thank you for joining us again in the Friday blog on employee retention. Remember to check back here every Friday for a new tip on employee retention each week. This week we are looking at introducing flexible workplace practices. Almost gone are the days of the typical nine to five; the workplace is […]

Understanding Turnover: How to Figure Out Why People Are Leaving

Join us here on the blog every Friday for a new tip on employee retention. This week, we’ll start off with the fundamentals in understanding turnover by looking at how you can better understand the reasons behind it and use this information to your benefit in retaining your best employees. Understanding workplace turnover is crucial […]

Looking for a Restaurant Manager: What Makes a “Great One”?

When looking for a restaurant manager, most resources and searches focus on what a restaurant manager should do rather than who a restaurant manager should be. Being a successful restaurant manager may be something that an individual can be trained for, but it isn’t a position that every individual will thrive in. Not only do restaurant managers need […]

Tips to Retain Your Employees — Employer Branding

Welcome back to our Friday blog on tips for employee retention. Remember to join us here every Friday for a new tip each week. This week, we’ll look at employer branding to see how adding this strategy to your organization will not only increase retention, but also boost recruitment too. What is employer branding? Employer […]

Tips to Retain Your Employees — The Employee Equity Approach

Welcome to the third instalment in our series on employee retention here on Fridays in the blog. This week, we’re going to look at “the employee equity approach”, which is one implementation strategy you can use to help curb turnover in your workplace today. The employee equity approach comes from Robert L. Cardy and Mark […]

Find Sales Rep — Hiring Great Salespeople

Anyone who’s tried to find sales rep and recruit for salespeople before will testify that it can be a difficult thing to do well, or even successfully! Once the person is employed, it’s not always a guarantee that they will be a perfect fit for the organization, and in addition, there is likely to also […]

Curbing Turnover: Making an Effective Action Plan

Welcome to the second post in our series on employee retention here on Fridays in the blog. This week, we’re going to look at curbing turnover — how to make an effective action plan for tackling this thorny issue. With job markets starting to rebound after the financial crisis, now is the best time to […]