More and more restaurants are determining that high staff turn over can cost way more than employee retention. So, they’re offering benefits packages to entice good employees to join their business, and retain the employees they already have.
More restaurants offering benefits packages to kitchen staff
The idea of benefits for kitchen staff used to be unheard of, laughable. Health insurance benefits were beyond the expectation of most cooks, just as much as other nice-to-have employment perks, such as Christmas bonuses, overtime pay or liveable wages. Though the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association doesn’t track such data, that seems to be changing.