Workstream Blog

You already knew running a restaurant was a financial risk. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics around 17% of restaurants close during their first year. And that data comes from before al...

Nearly 40% of restaurants say they’re having trouble finding servers, cooks, and other workers—and you’re probably feeling this firsthand, too. Finding and retaining good employees for your restaurant...

General managers are front and center of your restaurant—and probably your hiring crisis too. They’re the ones who lead the team, feel the pressure of your understaffed store, step up to cover shifts,...

As the owner or manager of a quick-service restaurant (QSR), you know that finding good employees and keeping them is extremely difficult in the current economic environment. You have also most likely...

We’re in the middle of a staffing crisis, and it’s complicated.

The U.S. is currently facing one of the biggest labor shortages in its history, even as the country reopens and unemployment benefits decrease. An alarming 49% of small businesses say they have job op...

A few months ago, we were all excited. But as a restaurant owner, you surely had high hopes for what business could be like as things began moving toward a more stable version of the “new normal.”

Businesses across the U.S. are increasing their starting hourly wage as the competition for hourly workers intensifies. Amazon recently announced that they will be offering a starting pay of $18 an ho...