Content about Employment

January 20, 2012
KFC cuts corporate workforce
KFC Corp. executed layoffs to reduce cost and reorganize
January 2, 2012
Restaurants brace for minimum wage hikes
Increases hit eight states Jan. 1, Washington state wage rises to $9 per hour
December 5, 2011
Something for everyone
Executive editor Robin Lee Allen's insights on the Dec. 5, 2011, issue of NRN.
October 31, 2011
Restaurant job growth expected in 4Q
People Report Workforce Index shows improvement, continued recruiting difficulties
October 10, 2011
Sick leave spreads
Paid-sick-leave proponents build support by tapping into public health fears
August 9, 2011
A look at restaurant employment trends
Hiring on an uptick, but increased challenges for restaurant recruitment
May 30, 2011
Tipping points in light of wage law changes
Questions and answers with an Atlanta-based wage-and-hour lawyer on new federal tipping regulations.
May 2, 2011
Beware of faulty minumum-wage statistics
Rick Berman calls for operators to fight back against minimum-wage hikes.
March 30, 2011
Best practices on employee absence management
NRN webinar explores top tips on managing no shows or late employees
March 21, 2011
San Francisco restaurants struggle with sick-leave law implementation
According to a report, foodservice employers were among those struggling to adapt
March 21, 2011
Training budgets grow as economy improves, companies start hiring again
A February survey by the Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers, or CHART, found that the dollars allocated for training are on the rise. In a poll of 140 trainers, 44 percent said their companies planned to increase training budgets this year, 47 percent said training expenses should stay the same as last year, and only 9 percent expected a decrease in spending.
March 4, 2011
Wisconsin bill looks to block local paid sick leave laws
Bill aimed at pre-empting paid sick leave law in Milwaukee
February 15, 2011
Paid sick leave challenges Calif. operators
Calif. lawmaker introduces statewide paid sick leave bill
February 2, 2011
Employee turnover up at restaurants
Latest People Report Workforce Index offers positive signs for industry
December 6, 2010
Minimum wage hikes hurt foodservice, endanger entry-level jobs

If you glance at the economic news, things seem to be slowly but steadily improving.


The Dow is climbing upward again, and inflation remains relatively low. Even the job numbers are ticking up: 151,000 new private sector jobs were created in October. These are good signs for our nation.


If you dig a little deeper, however, things are more worrisome — and could get much worse. 


November 22, 2010
Screening job seekers’ Facebook pages brings insights, liabilities
With more than 500 million active users, Facebook is an evolving repository of insights into people’s lives — and a potential minefield for employers who use it to inform their hiring decisions.

October 3, 2010
Video introductions help job seekers stand out
Video introductions are gaining a foothold in restaurant recruiting practices as computer webcams, inexpensive video cameras and digital cameras become more popular.
July 21, 2010
Restaurant employment picture shapes up
Forty-two percent of surveyed operators said they expected to add hourly workers in the third quarter, People Report finds.
May 2, 2010
Defying conventional wisdom that employees prefer praise over pay
“In study after study, the No. 1 factor that food-service employees cite relative to job...
April 28, 2010
Restaurants ready to hire more workers
Restaurant operators expect to do more hiring in the second quarter of this year, another sign that the industry may be climbing its way out of the economic slump, according to data in the latest People Report Workforce Index.
December 20, 2009
2009 Year in Review: Legislative issues
As foodservice operators struggled to find a glimmer of light at the end of our...
December 5, 2009
Small business job losses continue
WASHINGTON While the federal government’s relatively upbeat employment report for November is fueling optimism among...
December 3, 2009
Houston restaurants fork over back pay
HOUSTON Five restaurants in Houston have agreed to pay a total of $334,146 in back...
November 29, 2009
Swine flu sows seeds for paid sick leave bills
As the H1N1 flu sweeps across the country, the number of paid sick leave bills...
November 16, 2009
Paid sick leave takes center stage in NYC
NEW YORK Small business owners rallied on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to...
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