Labor

Fyffes Publishes Second Human Rights Impact Assessment and First Human Rights Report

March 3, 2022 Fyffes

Fyffes has published its second Human Rights Impact Assessment and first Human Rights report, covering the year 2021. The report outlines Fyffes Human Rights Due Diligence approach following the UN Guiding Principles framework. The second Assessment was undertaken by Fyffes using the risk assessment methodology that informed its first Human Rights Impact Assessment, conducted by BSR in 2019 and which included a deep dive in five countries: Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Belize.  …

The Floral Supply Chain Is in Disarray

February 17, 2022 Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest

Across the U.S. and the world at large, florists have faced an unprecedented set of interconnected challenges over the last two years. Why? A confluence of everything from discarded crops and poor weather to labor shortages and supply chain snags keeps tripping up the industry. And though vaccinations have set the stage for a projected 2.5 million weddings in 2022, those in the flower trade expect the pain to persist. …

Guestworkers Share Recruitment Feedback

February 15, 2022 Equitable Food Initiative

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer advocacy groups, recently published findings of an eight-month survey highlighting the challenges Mexican farmworkers face when they are recruited and deployed to work.  …

Build a Team of Star Bakers and Salesclerks

February 4, 2022 BakeMark

A huge challenge facing every business in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is staffing. Bakeries and donut shops of every size and description are no exception. It’s so important to have bakers and salesclerks who know what they are doing. Understand the baking process and your products and how to sell them to your customers, and keep your operation running smoothly It takes time to teach and develop those skills and attitudes. It’s critical that you continually build from within – both as individuals and as a team.  …

Innovative Tech Platforms foh&boh and Slice Announce Partnership to Support Restaurants in Labor Shortage

January 18, 2022 foh&boh

Online platforms foh&boh, a robust and innovative hiring platform, and Slice, the platform powering the nation’s largest network of independent pizzerias announced today a partnership to assist restaurants who might be struggling to find staff in the midst of the historic labor shortage. The significant partnership allows 17,000 Slice pizzerias across the country to utilize the online recruiting platform to post and fill open positions. …