Press

06/29/22

Why Restaurants Should Be Supporting Union Efforts, Not Fighting Them

You might say it was my “secret weapon” for over 20 years running restaurants. Now, it’s more important than ever to keep your good people happy and create a culture that attracts new team-players.

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06/27/22

Why Unionization Efforts are Not a Doomsday Event for Restaurants

With in-person dining picking back up and staffing shortages rising, current restaurant workers across the country are pursuing unionization. While some might view this as harmful, unionization efforts within the restaurant industry stands several benefits.

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06/27/22

How Retail Workers Can Be Leveraged as Effective Brand Influencers

With an influx of brands utilizing social platforms like TikTok and Instagram to promote themselves, it can be hard to stand out from the rest. As consumers are looking for more experiences out of the house, retailers and brands globally are searching for new ways to help encourage and elevate the in-person shopping experience.

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06/23/22

Why do companies keep bungling layoffs?

Sparkplug’s CEO and founder Andrew Duffy recently sat down with Tony Case of WorkLife to discuss how companies can better handle layoffs in the future.

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06/23/22

The Race to Hire Gen Z is On. These Tips May Help You Win.

When looking to hire the next generation of talent, hiring leaders need to focus on what Gen Z values most: compensation, flexibility, and values.

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06/08/22

Layoffs by tech giants aren't an economic warning bell, experts say

CEO and co-founder of SparkPlug, Andrew Duffy, comments on the current state of the job market and what industries are struggling most during the post-covid era.

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06/07/22

Inflation, Pandemic Causes Americans Pull Back on Tipping in 2022

Americans are tipping less than they were at the beginning of the pandemic, exacerbating the fundamentally flawed impacts of the current tipping system.

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06/02/22

SparkPlug Announces Integration and Collaboration with Square, Launching the First Sales Incentive Tool for Frontline Workers

SparkPlug, the leading employee incentive management platform for frontline workers, today announced a collaboration and integration with Square, the globally trusted software, payments and hardware company.

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05/26/22

How QSR Customer Loyalty Programs are Transforming into Digital Experiences.

We believe you can't deliver a winning customer experience without prioritizing your employee experience first.

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05/25/22

New Hospitality Workplace Survey Reveals Key Motivators, Factors Behind Positive Employee Sentiment

The report reveals nearly 1 in 5 servers find that their hourly wage is "not motivating at all"

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05/12/22

A+ Ideas for Back to School Promotions

According to the Census Bureau, in-store shopping is back up to pre-pandemic levels with 81 percent of sales taking place in-store and only 13 percent occurring online.

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05/04/22

Amazon warehouse workers vote against joining union

While tech workers make much more than a factory worker on an absolute basis, they’re making a similarly small proportion of the revenue their employers generate, and unions help to balance that out

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