James leads the Enterprise team at Crunchtime with a focus on helping restaurant brands maximize their profits and keep daily operations running smoothly. For the last four years, he has worked across the restaurant industry to support brand-wide technology rollouts at 10 of the top 50 US restaurant brands. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.
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Navigating Complex Labor Laws & Rising Labor Costs
Location: Grand Sonoran BIn our 2023 Restaurant Operations Report, respondents shared that stores are insufficiently staffed—either understaffed or overstaffed—for 38% of shifts in any given week. With the added challenges of complicated labor laws and minimum wage hikes, it’s no wonder that more than half indicated they plan to invest in labor scheduling technology in the coming year.
Join us to hear how top restaurant chains navigate these challenges and put themselves in a position to grow and succeed in today’s complex labor environment. Our prestigious panel of operations leaders will share the best practices their organizations are using right now to manage minor laws, fair workweek laws, and overtime and penalty pay, all while optimizing schedules in order to compensate for rising labor costs and continued staffing shortages.
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