NMRA Year in Review 2017 was an eventful year for the New Mexico Restaurant Association. A year of transitioning to new national leadership and acknowledging the many accomplishments of local restaurateurs. In January we faced a 60-day legislative session with everything from minimum wage to preemption of minimum wage laws being considered. In March, high […]
5 Reasons Why Having an Employee Handbook Is Important
Employee handbooks are important to set forth company expectations on policies and procedures. An employee handbook gives the employee and management a guide for expected behavior. If employees do not abide by the employee handbook, it could provide protection from employment lawsuits by providing evidence of an employee’s violation of company policy. Here are 5 […]
7 Best Practices for Labor Compliance Success
Recently, there was a federal investigation into a restaurant in Ottawa, Kansas that started several years before any charges were leveled. As soon as indictments were handed down, restaurant management was caught off guard, and operations were paralyzed. The restaurant’s general manager was sentenced to six months in federal prison on eleven counts related to […]
MEMBER DISCOUNT: Error-free Labor Compliance Worry-free Hiring
Error-free Labor Compliance that gives you Worry-free Hiring Fastrack Onboard provides software that protects you and your business from litigation and government fines by keeping you fully compliant with regulations with the right tools for smart hiring. – Error-free Labor Compliance: prevents you from making errors in your hiring process that may result in financial losses […]
MEMBER DISCOUNT: LAVU Point of Sale Systems
Providing the Restaurant Community Cost Saving Management Solutions Used in 80+ countries, LAVU is a full-featured iPad-based POS system designed exclusively for restaurants and bars. Ideal for all food and drink establishments, Lavu streamlines operations, simplifies management and improves the customer experience. As a NMRA Member, you can take advantage of these exclusive benefits: · […]
Keeping Good Employees
So you took our advice in our last blog and found that perfect employee (or two). Now, how are you going to keep them on your team? “People ask us all the time where we find such great people to work for us,” says Gary Callicoat, president of Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern, a Columbus, Ohio-based […]
Family Friendly Business Awards
Hi! I am Giovanna Rossi. I am the founder and director of Family Friendly New Mexico, a Business Awards program. I know that finding qualified employees is more difficult than ever. Being recognized as a family friendly business can help you attract more qualified employees. Adding family friendly policies can help your business have higher employee […]
Health Insurance Resources
Exclusive Solutions to Help Attract Quality Employees and Reduce Turnover The New Mexico Restaurant Association (NMRA) in partnership with the National Restaurant Association and UnitedHealth Group developed exclusive members-only programs to help your business thrive. We know that members are increasingly facing challenges with employee recruitment and retention so we’re working together with partners to […]
Finding (and Keeping) Good Employees
October at NMRA is all about recruiting and hiring in a tight labor market and staying on top of the many labor regulations just waiting to trip you up. We will be providing you with helpful resources, blogs and a powerful live webinar on Wednesday, October 17th with Roger from Restaurant Rockstars as he shares his 3 secrets to […]
September is National Food Safety Month!
THE MANDATE IS BACK! The National Restaurant Association and NMRA will be providing our members with tons of helpful information this month on Food Safety. This is very important to New Mexico as we are in the process of moving forward on the adoption of the 2017 FDA Food code book which has some new […]
The Hospitality Awards – Past, Present and Future
The Hospitality Industry Awards – Past, Present and Future NMRA’s Hospitality Industry Awards, the biggest and hottest industry event is a one-of-a-kind awards ceremony celebrating restaurants and their employees and the future of our industry with nominees from across the state. We have been celebrating our industry at this annual gala since 1967. It all […]