Presented by Serena Irving, JDW Chartered Accountants
This 90-minute Workshop focuses on choosing business strategies and budgeting to overcome rising staff costs brought about by rising minimum wage levels.
There are 4 main areas that will be covered in this workshop:
Putting your strategy into numbers: forecasting and cashflow budgeting
This is an interactive workshop and all attendees will be given a personal workbook to complete. Attendees are encouraged to actively participate by asking questions and sharing ideas.
This Workshop is presented by Serena Irving, Chartered Accountant, Accredited Business Mentor with Business Mentors New Zealand, Distinguished Toastmaster and Associate Member of Restaurant Association of New Zealand. Serena is a regular contributor to Savour magazine. JDW Chartered Accountants Limited are based in Ellerslie, Auckland and have partnered with clients, including hospitality clients, for 60 years.
*Join the session by livestreaming where it’s convenient for you. Click here for instructions on how to join a webinar virtually.
Presented by Nicola Richards, Monsoon Poon Auckland
Whether you are the restaurant owner, manager or team leader, you will have a wealth of knowledge and skills to be passed onto others.
Training within hospitality business is important to overall success and plays an important role in increasing the productivity and enthusiasm of your colleagues and employees.
Nicola will share her tips and techniques for effective training solutions and provide insight to drive up the effectiveness of your training sessions. It is comprehensive and practical, including identifying training needs and the evaluation of training.
This workshop is designed for anybody in a hospitality environment, who has the responsibility of training new or existing staff, or the responsibility of overseeing the trainers who will train their staff.
The Restaurant Association of New Zealand has worked with St John to design a first aid training experience that addresses the specific requirements of the hospitality industry. Due to popular demand we have released further courses for 2019.
This workshop is tailored to the requirements of the hospitality industry and forms part of your workplace health and safety programme.
On completion attendees will:
This workshop will cover:
Numbers are strictly limited so make sure to book in for you and your staff early to avoid disappointment.
This workshop comes with a St John attendance certificate only. No NZQA credits will be assessed or issued for this workshop.
Presented by Sam Houliston and Eloise Callister-Baker, Hesketh Henry
The most recent employment law changes have already come into force and others will be taking effect from 1 April and 6 May 2019. But don’t panic! Senior Associate, Sam Houliston, and Solicitor, Eloise Callister-Baker from the Hesketh Henry employment team will be presenting a seminar providing an overview of these changes and what they may mean for you.
In particular this session will cover:
The Restaurant Association will be hosting a Wellington MeetMe & member briefing on 11th March, 2.30-4pm in the atrium next to Monsoon Poon at 12 Blair St, Te Aro in Wellington.
The Restaurant Association’s member briefings connect regional members to national experts on subjects important to your business. This member briefing will be in three parts:
Part 1: 2.30pm - 2.45pm
Get the latest industry updates, presented by the Restaurant Association’s National President Mike Egan. We’ll let you know about some of the upcoming RA events and activities, as well as any developments impacting the hospitality industry.
Part 2: 2.50pm - 3.30pm
Employment Relations Update: Restaurant Association’s Senior Helpline Advisor, Komal Kumar, will give a presentation on the latest employment relations updates and a debrief on employment law.
Part 3: 3.30 - 4.00pm - Networking
We’ll have food and drinks kindly provided. Join us to catch up with local operators, as well as your local Restaurant Association rep Alastair, and National RA President Mike!
RSVP today!
The Restaurant Association will be hosting a Waikato MeetMe & member briefing on 11th March, 2.30-4pm. The Restaurant Association’s member briefings connect regional members to national experts on subjects important to your business. This member briefing will be in three parts:
Get the latest industry update, presented by the Restaurant Association.
Key presentation - details tbc
We'll have food and drinks kindly provided thanks to the support of Puhoi cheese and Clearview Estate Winery.
Join us to catch up with local operators, your local Restaurant Association rep, and the Waikato Branch President, Mitch!
Presented by Daniel Batcheler, Be Social
Daniel will share his best tips, tricks, and insights to get the most out of your hospitality businesses social media presence.
The main points that will be covered:
Daniel focuses solely on the hospitality industry.
With 20+ venues he is currently working with, he has a good understand on what to do and what not when it comes to social media marketing for New Zealand hospitality businesses.
This workshop is suitable for attendees who have a basic understanding of social media.
The Restaurant Association's wellness panel made up of members and industry leaders has identified that we need more training and awareness about mental health in the hospitality industry. We have partnered with St John and have been funded by the generosity of the Lewisham Foundation to design a training experience that addresses the mental health and wellness of the hospitality industry.
Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health issues. Using a variety of best practice learning methods, including discussions, videos and scenario work, this course is ideal for anyone wanting to help recognise mental distress and what they can do to help.
The Restaurant Association will be hosting a Rotorua MeetMe & member briefing on 9 April, 2.30-4pm. The Restaurant Association’s member briefings connect regional members to national experts on subjects important to your business. This member briefing will be in three parts:
Part 1: 2.30pm-2.45pm
Part 3: 3.30-4.00pm - Networking
Join us to catch up with local operators, as well as Adam and Vanessa, your local Restaurant Association reps and Branch President, Sharon!
The Restaurant Association, with the support of American Express and Nova Energy will be hosting a Dunedin MeetMe & member briefing on 11 June, 2.30-4pm.
The Restaurant Association’s member briefings connect regional members to national experts on subjects important to your business.
This member briefing will be in three parts:
Industry update, presented by the Restaurant Association
We'll have food and drinks kindly provided by Puhoi Cheese and Clearview Estate Winery.
Join us to catch up with local operators, as well as Restaurant Association your local Restaurant Association rep, Mike and Branch President, Olive!
