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Team and hiring

Finding, training and keeping a good team: schedules, tips, roles and a calm workplace.

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Restaurant Employment Contracts Basics

What a restaurant employment contract and written statement should cover: hours, pay, tips, probation, notice, training and changes, with UK rules linked.

DineHarbor teamSep 13, 20268 min read

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How to Hire Restaurant Staff Who Stay

Hire restaurant staff who stay: define the role, write an honest advert, run a paid trial shift, check right to work and plan the first week.

DineHarbor teamAug 23, 20267 min read

Team and hiring

How to Keep Restaurant Staff and Cut Turnover

Keep restaurant staff with fair rotas, clear pay and tips, training, feedback and honest exit interviews, and measure your own turnover.

DineHarbor teamJul 30, 20267 min read

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Restaurant Staff Onboarding Checklist

A practical onboarding checklist for new restaurant staff: paperwork before day one, the first shift, week one training, a buddy, check-ins and a 30 day review.

DineHarbor teamJul 16, 20268 min read

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Restaurant Labour Cost and How to Build a Rota

Control restaurant labour cost with sales per labour hour, demand based rotas, fair scheduling and break rules. Includes a worked rota and common mistakes.

DineHarbor teamJul 10, 20267 min read

Team and hiring

The Restaurant Manager Job and Skills

What a restaurant manager really does, the skills that matter, a week in the job, how to delegate, avoid burnout and grow from supervisor to general manager.

DineHarbor teamMay 24, 20267 min read

Team and hiring

Restaurant Staff Training Plan That Works

Build a restaurant training plan with a first week schedule, role cards, shadowing, menu tastings, food safety and allergen training, and ways to check skills.

DineHarbor teamMay 22, 20267 min read

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Restaurant Tips and Service Charges Explained

How tips, service charges and tronc schemes differ, what UK law requires since 1 October 2024, how to write a tipping policy and what to do in other countries.

DineHarbor teamMar 3, 20267 min read

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Managing Conflict in a Restaurant Kitchen

How to prevent and handle conflict between cooks, servers and managers: early signs, a calm conversation script, mediation, what to record and when to escalate.

DineHarbor teamFeb 16, 20268 min read

Team and hiring

Restaurant Staff Shifts and Permissions

Set up restaurant staff, shared devices, shifts, screen locks, two factor security and permissions so every person can work safely without excess access.

DineHarbor teamDec 30, 20257 min read