How small pay increases can have a big impact

The pressures of labor shortages are hitting restaurant owners especially hard, and many are looking to increase wages to recruit and retain workers. Even little adjustments, though, can result in significant impacts to the bottom line. Below is a good illustration of how increasing the pay of just five employees to $12 an hour can […]
Minimum wage increases add pressure to labor costs

With wages going up across the country, owner/operators must be sure to continue to place a priority on planning to try to offset the increased cost pressure as much as possible. Approximately 40 percent of the states will have minimum wage increases in 2019. Some are going up just a few cents (e.g., Alaska increasing […]