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Your Handbook to Happiness has landed

The hospitality industry's not-so-secret ingredient is happiness. But we can focus so much on making our customers happy, we can overlook our teams. That ends here, with your ultimate cheatsheet to creating a happy hospitality team.

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Tech Trends 2025: Download your free report

Get the lowdown on the hospitality tech changing the industry this year, creating happier teams and healthier businesses.

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Turn it up: how music sets the tone for your team

Everyone wants a happy team, right? The good news is, there's an easy way to make your team happier – and it could be as easy as changing the music you play. Here's why.

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Is your hospitality business one of the happiest places to work? Planday x CODE

Happiness is the secret ingredient behind any great hospitality business. To help champion the best businesses who make their teams truly happy, we're teaming up with CODE.

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Talking about it: raising mental health awareness in hospitality

Over the last 12 months, 85% of hospitality workers have suffered symptoms of poor mental health. We went on the Tech on Toast Podcast to talk about what we need to do.

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Employee Retention Masterclass – Why mental health should be an employer's top priority

In our final Employee Retention Masterclass, we dive into why mental health should be your number one priority when it comes to keeping your team happy and healthy.

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The Single Biggest Update

One month into our campaign to make hospitality teams happier, healthier and more likely to stay in the industry, we take a look at the numbers so far.

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What is The Single Biggest Shift?

The Single Biggest Shift is the small change you could make that has a huge impact on your entire business. It’s planning rotas ahead. Here’s why it matters…

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Mental health in hospitality, a crisis we need to be talking about

The hospitality industry’s riding the wave of a mental health crisis. But specialised, dedicated help, like The Burnt Chef Project, is available out there.

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Scheduling – flexibility vs uncertainty

The flexibility of the job is one of the hospitality industry's biggest pulls. But, right now, there's a big disconnect between perception and reality.

The Single Biggest ShiftHospitality
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What affects employee happiness at work?

The hospitality industry is in crisis. If a staff shortage wasn’t bad enough, the great teams we have aren’t sticking around. Something has to shift…

HospitalityEmployee retention
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Hospitality’s mental health epidemic (and why clear career paths motivate teams)

Hospitality workers have looked after everyone else for so long, they’ve forgotten how to take care of themselves. How can we help? By reading this article for starters.

Workforce managementHospitality
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How centering your business around health can drive wealth

Andrew Clarke's cooking revolution goes beyond the barbecue. By focusing on employee health, he can drive wealth. Find out more here.

HospitalityMental wellbeing