{"id":16797,"date":"2018-09-17T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/?p=16797"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T11:38:35","slug":"restaurant-staff-hire-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/singapore\/restaurant-staff-hire-singapore.html","title":{"rendered":"Complete Staffing Guide to Hire the Best Restaurant Staff in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you have managed to set up your very own restaurant venture in Singapore, your\u00a0concern must be to tap all the eligible and qualified <\/span>restaurant staff<\/span><\/a> in the vicinity who will help you to run your restaurant successfully. However, you must under all circumstances abide by the <\/span>Singapore Employment Act and have a clear idea of their rights and protection offered to them under various legislations. <\/b>As a restaurant owner, you should be aware of the multiple factors for hiring the restaurant staff, abiding which you will be able to run your restaurant legally and seamlessly. This article will serve as a complete restaurant staffing guide that will help you in the hiring for your restaurant business.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main staffing requirements for a restaurant that an employee looks for in Singapore are\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
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  1. Higher Salary: 75%<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Better Benefits: 67%<\/li>\n
  3. Career Progression: 67%<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Work-Life Balance: 64%<\/li>\n
  5. Cultural Fit with the organization: 59%<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. A company whose values are closer to mine: 37%<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Strong Manager: 36%<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Better Brand:26%<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Better Job Title: 20%\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What You Need to Know for Hiring Restaurant Staff in Singapore<\/b><\/h2>\n

    As an employer, unless you can give your <\/span>restaurant staff <\/span>the things that they deserve, it will be tough to retain them. Hence, the main things that must be included in your restaurant staffing guide, that will make your hiring and retaining the staff seamless are:<\/span><\/p>\n

    1. Adhere to the Legal Norms<\/b><\/h3>\n

    There is a shortage of human resources\u00a0in Singapore; hence there is stiff competition amongst the restaurants to get the best ones on board. This can be done if you provide your restaurant employees with valuable benefits and abide by the <\/span>Employment Act<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    The Singapore Employment Act is essentially the supreme law of the land that lays down the foundation principles of employment terms and conditions. Since 1st April 2014, the penalty for failure to pay salaries in accordance with the EA was raised. \u00a0While a first-time offense will be liable to a fine of between $3,000 and $15,000 and \/or 6 months of jail, a repeat offender will be liable to $6,000 and $30,000 and \/or 12 months of jail. This is an essential\u00a0staffing requirement for a restaurant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Employment Act covers all employees, except the following:<\/b><\/p>\n