STAFF: 6 Best Ways to Inspire Your Restaurant Employees
Managing a restaurant can be a masterful undertaking. Although there are a lot of responsibilities, one of the most difficult aspects of running any business is keeping employees motivated. This is especially true as a restaurateur since our industry is notorious for turnover and labor challenges. Whether you are the owner of a restaurant or you have the responsibility of managing a team, this post provides effective tips on how to inspire excellence.
DID YOU KNOWS…
Roadmap Towards a Vaccine
On Saturday, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), an organization set up to accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases, has laid out a possible roadmap for the development of a vaccine, calling for $2 billion in funding, required in different phases, starting with an initial investment of $100 million to kick off development of 8 candidates.
Coronavirus Fears Surge in US
With cities around the United States taking extraordinary measures to distance people from one another during the coronavirus outbreak, the fear and worry about COVID-19 among Americans has risen sharply from just a month ago. In a poll conducted between March 2-13 by Gallup, 60% of all U.S. adults say they are worried about their potential exposure to the fast-spreading coronavirus. This number is up substantially from February, where only 36% of U.S. adults expressed fear or worry about their exposure to the COVID-19 disease.
Leagues Give Free Passes
The NHL, NBA, and NFL are giving away free passes to their premium channels due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The NBA is making NBA League Pass free to fans through April 22nd. Similarly, the NFL is offering free NFL Game Pass subscription to fans through May 31st. The NHL is also going to be offering their streaming service free to fans. Each station will be showing replays of the most recent season among other streaming content.
Coronacrisis: Day 8
THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING
Why it matters to you: Things can get worse, but only if we don’t care for each other.
If you weren’t aware, before the COVID-19 crisis there were nearly 15 million people employed directly in the restaurant industry. Of the total number of working Americans, that number was nearly 10%. Given that most front of the house folks are already out of work and kitchens in most full-service restaurants have slowed significantly, we can assume more than half of the working staff in restaurants are currently furloughed or unemployed.
While we appreciate the costs of this for the folks that are enduring it, the same can be true for the restaurant operators that are also in trouble. But we need to find a balance between preserving the impacted companies and the needs of these folks that are hurting right now.
That is why we are extremely concerned over the exemption of paid time off guarantees for companies of over 500 employees. The lion share of our subscribers work for companies that employ fewer than 500 people and they are now required to pay PTO. These companies are at even more risk from this disruption, yet they are being required to support their staff while huge companies get a break.
Let’s be honest, when you consider the vast wealth held by a company like McDonald’s, it’s hard to fathom that they would fight like hell to block relief for all of these folks that have been suddenly cut loose. Worse, their restaurants are still very much operating with counter and drive-thru service. This only makes it more frustrating that they would actively lobby against accountability for their employees’ well-being.
There are, of course, some silver linings, like the Arkansas landlord that directed his restaurant tenants to pay their employees before they paid their rent. But on whole, this is going to continue to worsen for both management and employees. Our industry had experienced unprecedented growth over the past 25 years; it’s time to admit that run has ended. What comes next will reflect the way we care for each other now.
Over the upcoming few weeks (or potentially months) we will continue to serve our audience, information, insights and best practices to manage whatever comes next. We hope you will join us on that journey.
[Source: Business Insider]