{"id":25417,"date":"2021-12-06T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/a-simple-way-to-avoid-labour-and-staffing-headaches\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:42:37","slug":"a-simple-way-to-avoid-labour-and-staffing-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/a-simple-way-to-avoid-labour-and-staffing-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple way to avoid labour and staffing headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streamlined processes get your new restaurant workers up and running.<\/h2>\n

As the labour crisis continues, workers come and go quickly<\/a>. The focus on staffing takes attention away from your culinary business. By streamlining the hiring and onboarding process, your restaurant can manage labour and staffing while still moving forward.<\/p>\n

Restaurants Canada\u2019s 2021 Foodservice Facts Report shows increasing wages mean labour costs are outpacing most other expenses. Even with higher wages, restaurant and bar workers are hard to find and even harder to keep. There are lots of strategies for attracting and retaining talent<\/a>, but nothing succeeds like simplicity.<\/p>\n

That approach works for your management as well. By getting a handle on two areas\u2014new-hire paperwork and initial employee training\u2014you minimize headaches and give yourself more time to focus on running other important parts of the business. <\/p>\n

\nPaperwork comes first<\/h3>\n

Life\u2019s not like the movies. You don\u2019t yank down the \u201cHelp Wanted\u201d sign, toss an apron to the new hire and move on. Every new employee requires paperwork. You want to:<\/p>\n