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Tips to Manage Staff Shortages

Ideas on how to optimise your processes, even with a shortage of resources

Business managementWorkforce management
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What is a continental shift pattern?

There are several shift patterns that make it easier to plan your employees’ shifts, based on their needs and yours. One of them is the continental shift pattern

Business managementWorkforce management
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Update on Brexit - August 2021

On the 31 January 2020, the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the EU came into force. There has not been any agreement about data privacy equivalency between the UK and the EU.

Business management
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Why Changing Jobs Is A Good Thing For Your Career

But as the economy embraces career change as a positive, a new job can be just the step you need to develop your career

Workforce management
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5 Types of Difficult Customers and How to Handle Them

You know you will meet them one day. Perhaps you have already met them. But did you handle them appropriately?

Business managementCustomer retention
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Why Giving Your Team Feedback is so Important

With some advance preparation and training, you can create a dynamic team that successfully gives and receives feedback

Business managementLeadership
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How to create a payslip

Whether you prefer to use an online-only system for your workforce or print paper payslips as an additional record for them, the simplest way to create payslips is by using a dedicated piece of software

Business managementProductivity
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Should I train my current employees or hire new skilled workers?

As a business manager, you want to have the best talents in the business. Should you hire from outside or do you simply train your existing employees? That is the dilemma that many supervisors face

Business management
Customer retention blog
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6 leadership skills every restaurant manager must have

Check out which skills every restaurant leader must have. Do you have them?

Business managementLeadership
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The New Danish Holiday Act

As the new Danish Holiday Act comes into force, there are some big changes for businesses and workers. Whether you’ve got your summer plans sorted, you’re looking to maximise days off for events like school holidays or you need to make sure there’s enough people at work to keep things going, Planday has you covered.

Business managementProductivity
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How to handle an unhappy employee

It’s important to deal with an unhappy employee before the situation starts to spiral. Here are a few ideas for getting an employee back on track

Employee engagementEmployee retention
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How to improve customer satisfaction in your restaurant

Customer service expert LeeAnne Homsey shares advice on how to improve customer service satisfaction. LeeAnne has more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry

Customer retentionHospitality
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Team dynamics: How to solve the 4 most common team conflicts

Effective managers must possess several key leadership skills. One of the most crucial is the ability to manage team conflicts

Leadership
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11 ways to make the most of your standup meetings

When done right, team meetings can be a great productivity driver for your company

Business managementLeadership
Customer retention
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How to attract more customers to your business

It’s time for you to come up with some new and creative ways to market your business

Customer acquisitionBusiness management