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How to hire restaurant staff: job ads, interviews and trial shifts
A practical hiring process for restaurants anywhere: define the role, write a job ad people answer, screen fast, interview with real service scenarios and run a fair trial shift.
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Restaurant staff onboarding: a first-week plan and checklist
What to prepare before a new hire’s first shift, a five-shift plan for kitchen and front of house, and the check-ins that turn a new starter into a confident team member.
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How to write a restaurant staff handbook (with a template outline)
What to put in a restaurant staff handbook, how it fits with contracts and SOPs, when written work rules are a legal requirement, and a section-by-section template outline.
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Restaurant staff scheduling, contracts and breaks: the basics to check
The employment basics every restaurant needs in place: written terms for each person, a fair rota published in advance, and the break and rest rules to check where you operate.
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How to reduce staff turnover in a restaurant
How to measure staff turnover, the reasons restaurant staff usually give for leaving, and practical fixes you can start this month, with a free turnover calculator.
Guides
Building your team
Free guides to hiring, onboarding and keeping restaurant staff: job ads, interviews and trial shifts, first-week plans, staff handbooks, rotas and breaks, and the HR basics to check against your local law.
Every guide is free, written by people who run restaurants.
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