Running a restaurant is tough – the hospitality industry is vulnerable to HR, legal or customer service issues that can arise from not documenting your restaurant’s policies. To make sure that both your new hires and long term employees know your company values, expectations and policies, it is important to have an employee handbook. Below…
Employee handbooks are essential for companies of all sizes – and the hospitality industry is no exception. Restaurants, bars, spas, hotels and amusement parks are vulnerable to HR or legal issues that could arise as a result of not having company policies documented. Most importantly, in an industry where so much is riding on providing…
Updating or completing an employee handbook can be a big project – one that you might be eager to cross off your to-do list. You may have covered all your top-line priority items but before you move on, we’ve identified five important but commonly overlooked items that you don’t want to leave out of your…
The employee handbook is one of the most important documents your company will ever develop. This is just as true for small startups or growing restaurants as it is for large corporations. A good employee handbook welcomes a new hire while also outlining essential information about company policies, rules and procedures that can help ensure…
Drafting a letter to your employees can seem daunting, but once you get started, writing a few sentences in your natural voice is effective. Here are a few things to touch on: Welcome the new team member A word about the company Why the company is successful (hint: because of the great team) What the…
Creating an employee handbook or a culture book for your company can be intimidating – There’s a lot that you need to cover! Below, we’ve put together a list of topics that are commonly included in effective employee handbooks. Feel free to use this as a template for your own company handbook. This checklist is…
So. You’ve decided to create an employee handbook / company culture book. Exciting! Where do you begin? What’s the purpose of this handbook? Who will see it and when will they see it? What do you want to be in it? What’s the purpose of this handbook? Typically, we see people using AirMason to build…
