| Retaining Your Foodservice Employees: 40 Ways to Better Employee Relations Contributor(s): Drummond, Karen E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471290629 ISBN-13: 9780471290629 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $101.92 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1992 Annotation: Retaining Your Foodservice Employees is the second in a series of three books by Karen Eich Drummond on Foodservice Employee Management. The other two titles are Staffing Your Foodservice Operation and Disciplining Your Foodservice Employees. Employee turnover represents a major concern for foodservice operators--particularly when you consider that half of all restaurant employees leave their jobs within the first 30 days. With firings or resignations come costs: expenses for recruiting and training a new candidate as well as overtime costs incurred while the position is vacant. And beyond the immediate dollar loss, high employee turnover reduces employee morale and job performance, which can result in a significant loss of customers--and profits. Retaining Your Foodservice Employees recognizes that successful foodservice operations can no longer treat employees as disposable assets, especially in light of today's dwindling pool of workers. This quick-reference guide shows you a wide range of strategies for increasing a staff member's employment period and keeping turnover to a minimum. This innovative volume identifies what today's employees want out of their jobs. You'll get a clear understanding of workers' needs that include
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (0.82 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Retaining Your Foodservice Employees is the second in a series ofthree books by Karen Eich Drummond on Foodservice EmployeeManagement. The other two titles are Staffing Your FoodserviceOperation and Disciplining Your Foodservice Employees. Employeeturnover represents a major concern for foodserviceoperators--particularly when you consider that half of allrestaurant employees leave their jobs within the first 30 days.With firings or resignations come costs: expenses for recruitingand training a new candidate as well as overtime costs incurredwhile the position is vacant. And beyond the immediate dollar loss, high employee turnover reduces employee morale and job performance, which can result in a significant loss of customers--andprofits. Retaining Your Foodservice Employees recognizes thatsuccessful foodservice operations can no longer treat employees asdisposable assets, especially in light of today's dwindlingpool of workers. This quick-reference guide shows you a wide rangeof strategies for increasing a staff member's employmentperiod and keeping turnover to a minimum. This innovative volumeidentifies what today's employees want out of their jobs.You'll get a clear understanding of workers' needs thatinclude * interesting work * a manager who respects, trusts, and cares about them * clearly communicated performance goals * good pay and benefits * and comfortable working conditions. You'll also find specific actions you can take to meet theseemployee needs such as listening to your employees, coaching themfor better performance, and using your supervisory skills toencourage positive, motivational teamwork. You'll learn how toinform and involve employees and use reward programs and careerladders to retain productive employees. Practical worksheets at theend of each chapter help you idenfity--andcorrect--specific areas where your business can improve. Actualon-the-job examples of improved communication and successful rewardprograms will help you generate ideas that you can apply to yourown program. As a complete guide to a critical industry-wideproblem, Retaining Your Foodservice Employees will be essentialreading for all commercial and institutional foodservice managersand owners. |
