“Employee retention is difficult due to the competitive nature of the business. As a result, we have established a pattern of upward advancement to encourage staff to move up in the company—from prep cook to exec chef.” —Lavo NY
Operators have closed or rebranded nearly half of the chain’s locations over the past year and a half. And then as the chain was sold last week, franchisees were told the company lost its distribution contract.
The president declined to sign off on a bill that would have scuttled an effort to make franchisors jointly liable for their franchisees’ workers, sending the issue back to Congress.