October 31, 2014
While median pay for most retail salespeople is only $21,410, The Container Store chooses to pay its sales clerks an average of $48,000 a year. As a result, the company’s turnover rate is only 10 percent, compared to the industry average of 100 percent.
Tags: Container Store, retail, sales, turnover
September 9, 2014
Set schedules are almost unheard of in the restaurant industry — but this restaurant in San Francisco has proven they’re good for business. “Piallat, the restaurant owner, said she believes her worker-friendly policies have helped her bottom line… She initially instituted policies such as set schedules and benefits ‘because I… Read More»
Tags: Jen Piallat, restaurant, San Francisco, schedules, turnover, Zazie
