PERKS & BENEFITS

Full time employees are eligible to sign up for health insurance through Aetna after after 60 days of employment. Full time is considered working an average if over 30 hours a week.

After one year of employment, an hourly employee will be eligible for one week of paid time off. Full-time employees may claim up to 35 hours of paid leave, and part-time employees up to 25 hours. Tipped employees will receive $15 per hour, while non-tipped employees will receive the rate of their hourly wage. This PTO does not carry over from year to year and cannot be converted into wages or cash. PTO is forfeited upon separation of employment.  To be considered full time an employee must average over 30 hours a week

We use Bonusly at all our restaurants. Bonusly is an employee recognition and rewards platform that helps to enhance workplace engagement and culture. It allows team members to give small, frequent bonuses in the form of points to each other for achievements and contributions, fostering a positive and collaborative environment.   As you earn bonuses, you can redeem your points for gift cards to major retailors from Starbucks to Amazon, charitable donations or even cash them out using paypal.  

Bring a friend to join our team and if they stay for at least three months you will receive a $250 bonus. 

We value reading and learning so we not only have a book club, but we pay you to read the books - There are three books on the reading list. 

• "Setting the Table" by Danny Meyer – This is a book that we used to help develop our philosophy on running our business - $100
• "Unreasonable Hospitality" By Will Guidara - The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect. $100
• “The Culture Code” by Daniel Coyle - “A step-by-step guidebook to building teams that are not just more effective but happier.” - $100
• "This is Water" by David Foster Wallace - This is a very short book (based on a commencement speech) that demonstrates the value of awareness and critical thinking. - $50

In order to receive your funds, upon completion of book you must write a three paragraph book report or set up a time to discuss the book with Jason. Funds will be in the next paycheck after you turn in your report or meet with Jason.

 Overview

Do you have a Shark Tank idea? A passion, hobby, or skill that you have always wished you could build a business on?  Or maybe it is an idea for an event that you want to host, but just can’t do it on your own. We want to invest in you, those ideas and your success. The Wine Kitchen will offer opportunities for employees to apply to be part of the WK Venture Capital Investment Fund. 

Goals

1. Give you an opportunity to fulfill your dreams: As an employee centered company we want to support not just what  you can achieve in our restaurants, but how you can grow in your own passions and endeavors. 
   
2. Investment opportunities: As a business we want the opportunity to be there at the beginning of a great idea, to help support but also to share in your success! The investments will be small but meaningful to help you take next steps. 
   

Specifications and Requirements

1. Business Proposal 
   

Any serious business  inquiries must have a well throughout business proposal.  This will include at minimum a business plan and presentation.  

1. Decision Process
   

We will review your proposal and have follow-up questions and conversations.  If we feel there is an opportunity to move forward, we will work with you to set up a structure so we can invest in you and your business and/or idea.  If there is not an opportunity to move forward with a financial investment , we will make any guidance or mentorship available should it be desired, to help you outside of inancial support. 

We offer a $50 credit to be used at our locations when you submit a review of a dining experience you’ve had. There are six questions that you must thoroughly answer to receive the credit. This is available once every quarter to each person and a restaurant can only be reviewed one time. Reviews must follow the outline in the Slack channel #restuarntreviews and be posted there once completed.  

 We will pay you for your time while you volunteer to help our community! You may submit up to 50 hours per quarter at $10/hour.  

The cost of industry related certificates and courses will be reimbursed upon passing. (Subject to review) 

After we have had an awesome year and busy Holiday season, we know everyone could use some time off.  We will be closed for a brief portion of the first week in January most years.  The exact dates will be flexible depending on how the first dates of January fall.  While it will be a "holiday" from work, it will be an unpaid break 

If you are discharged for any reason other than gross misconduct or otherwise leave Eat, Drink and have been continuously covered by the company’s group insurance plan before that, you and your dependents may have the right to continue or convert coverage as set fourth in the rules of the plan.  You should receive written notification of your right to continue coverage after your last day on the job.  Should you have any questions about this coverage, please contact Jason Miller.  

Did you have a lightbulb moment? In an effort to continue to improve, grow and develop our restaurant we started a program that will encourage, reward and foster ideas from any and all staff members.  You are each such an integral part of the success of the restaurant and we can be a much better restaurant with a constant stream of your ideas. The Idea Factory program is a way to promote and reward those opportunities.

The program will work by helping you help the restaurant. Any time you have an idea, you should put a short presentation together (five minutes) outlining your idea and why you think it is something we should adopt.  Then you will schedule a time to present your idea to Jason and your manger.  The “presentation” does not need to be a full power point slide show but can also not be stopping Jason or your manager in the hallway to run it by them.  We want to give you ample time to prepare and present your idea.  If there is any information you need, to put your idea together, please ask Jason or your Manager.

For each presentation you complete, you will receive $50 in your next check.  If the idea is adopted, you will receive further financial reward based on the idea and category.  

The categories and rewards are outlined below.  We will provide you with any and all information you might need to both generate and calculate your idea.

For example - if you present an idea that allows us to sell the check clips for $5/piece and we sell 50/month in the first three months and assuming it costs us $2.50 to make the clip,  you would receive $50 for the presentation plus $300.

$5x50X3 = $750 gross revenue (minus) 50X$2.50X3 = $450 (costs of goods sold) = $300

 PROGRAM BENEFITS

• Exclusive Discount Pricing on Footwear,

Personal Protection Equipment and MightyMats

• $5,000 Accident Warranty here
• 60 Day Satisfaction Guarantee
• Fast Free Exchanges and Easy Returns
• Waived Restock Fee
• Employee Easy Self-Order featuring AfterPay! Shop now. Pay later. Interest-free.
• Exclusive Promotions

HOW TO ORDER SAFETY FOOTWEAR

• Online: Visit your custom portal https://www.shoesforcrews.com/thewinekitchen 
• Your discount is pre-populated along with order history
• Call: Customer Service at 1.800.523.4448 and provide Account # 78640
  • Note: Your account number is required to receive your discount

As part of our restaurant team, we believe it is important for you to experience our restaurants both as an employee and as a guest; therefore, we have adopted a generous food discount policy for our employees. Employees who come in as guests of our restaurants enjoy a fifty percent (50%) discount on food and a thirty percent (30%) discount on wine. This includes retail wine in our wine to go program. These benefits are available to any Eat, Drink Group employee at any of our restaurants.

To take advantage of these benefits, you must introduce yourself as an employee of the Company to the Manager on Duty. We also ask that you call and let the manager know that you plan to dine at the restaurant. Our dining discounts ARE NOT available on Fridays, Saturdays or during special events such as wine dinners and holiday celebrations, or happy hour items.