CleanLink
Despite the significant gains women have made in the workplace over the last 40 years, the overall gender wage gap is still more than 21 percent, with women earning only 78 percent of what men earn, according to a Forbes article.

QSR
McDonald’s was looking to avoid a ruling that would have labeled it a so-called “joint employer” of workers at its franchise locations, and thus liable when franchisees violate federal labor law that breached union agreements. Franchise employees are claiming they were fired for participating in a national movement for union rights and $15 wages.

Nation's Restaurant News
The Seattle-based chain, which opened its first Signing Store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2016, said it will hire 20 to 25 deaf, hard of hearing, as well as hearing employees to work at the Washington D.C. store.

NRA
During the summer, when temperatures rise and seasonal or inexperienced employees are hired, things can get dicey if you don’t train your work staff carefully. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants employ about one-third of all working teenagers in the United States. For many, this is their first job experience so training is essential to their success. In addition, our industry boosts seasonal employment, especially during the summer.

Restaurant Hospitality
While humans do the prep work in a commissary kitchen, when a customer orders through the restaurant’s self-service kiosks, the robots take over for most of the cooking.