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You can\u2019t run a restaurant without\u00a0staff and\u00a0labour costs represent the bulk of your\u00a0expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>There is only so much you can do to lower food costs before you start compromising\u00a0quality. However, with a smart labour optimisation strategy you will be able to cut costs while keeping your employees, customers as well as your investors happy. Many operators consider that <a href=\"https:\/\/mapal-os.com\/en\/motivating-employees\/restaurant-teams-are-trained-why-does-performance-still-break-on-shift\">optimising labour<\/a> is solely about stripping back the team you have on the floor, but this is a simplified view of a complex challenge. There are lots of opportunities to maximise productivity\u00a0while minimising the impact, whether it be better <a href=\"https:\/\/mapal-os.com\/en\/solutions\/flow-learning\">team cross-training<\/a>, better facility utilisation or implementing technology solutions. In this whitepaper, we share with you how some of the best in hospitality approach this challenging task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this whitepaper we&#8217;ll share top tips how to reduce your labour cost with with the following strategies:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-list-dark\">\n<li>Controlling employee turnover rate<\/li>\n\n<li>Smarter scheduling using data<\/li>\n\n<li>Optimise menu and opening hours based on demand<\/li>\n\n<li>Use of customer-facing technology to cut labour cost<\/li>\n\n<li>Optimising the amount of people needed on the floor<\/li>\n\n<li>Best practise examples from industry-leading brands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-heading-4\">Download your white paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Labour is one of the biggest costs in hospitality &#8211; and one of the hardest to optimise. 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