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How to Manage Gen Z Employees on the Frontline
Gen Z now makes up 41% of the U.S. shift workforce, overtaking Millennials in Deputy’s analysis of more than 41…
10 Practical Tips for Managing Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are roughly 30 to 45 years old in 2026, and the label now covers store managers, warehouse leads, working…
Internal Mobility for Hourly Workers: How to Build Promote-From-Within Paths
More than 70% of frontline employees have applied for a promotion or new role, according to McKinsey, and fewer than…
Stay Interviews: How to Catch Frontline Attrition Before It Happens
43% of frontline new hires are gone within 90 days, and replacing each one costs about $7,000, according to the…
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees: Keeping Classification Consistent From Requisition to Payroll
Exempt and non-exempt status is a pay-and-duties classification decision that legal counsel makes and periodically revisits, not a one-time label…
What Is Ban the Box? A Fair Chance Hiring Guide for High-Volume Employers
Ban-the-box takes its name from the criminal-history checkbox that used to sit on nearly every job application; the laws remove…
What frontline workers really want: How to cater to your ideal candidates
Did you know? Every day, 2.7 billion people around the world and 82% of U.S. workers clock in to start…
Q1 2024 Fast Food Report
Introduction In the world of frontline hiring, key performance metrics such as time-to-hire and hire rates can change quickly. We’ve…
Fountain launches four new products to change the game of frontline workforce management
The labor market for frontline workers has shifted dramatically—job demand has increased, and with faster, more tech-enabled hiring processes, it’s…
How to build a direct sourcing strategy for frontline hiring
Did you hear that? It’s your frontline job applicants dropping from your funnel because your hiring process is too complicated.…
All you need to know when choosing HR compliance software
We get it—HR compliance isn’t necessarily the most exciting part of working in recruitment. But its importance warrants this blog…
7 ways to excel at recruiting automation
Whether you’re prepared for it or not, the world of talent acquisition is always on the precipice of change. There’s…
Your definitive guide to frontline recruiting
Did you know? More than 80% of workers in the United States are frontline workers. These indispensable members of the…
HR Compliance Checklist for Frontline Employers: What It Actually Covers
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $259 million in back wages for 176,957 workers in fiscal year…
Best practices for successful employee onboarding
In the world of talent acquisition, recruiting doesn’t stop the moment an offer is extended. Once hired, new workers need…
Top 3 challenges of quick-service restaurant hiring (plus 3 solutions!)
If you’ve eaten a meal at a quick-service restaurant in the past month, you may have seen “Now Hiring” signs…
Yardstik and Fountain commit to deliver better tools to hourly workers
Yardstik and Fountain are doubling down on an already-thriving partnership to deliver better screening and onboarding tools to businesses hiring…
5 high volume recruitment strategies for smarter hiring
High volume recruitment can sometimes be synonymous with constant recruitment. Too many recruitment teams spend hours on inefficient processes and…