January 2012 • Volume V, Issue 1
At
HospitalityLawyer.com, we are continuously striving to meet the
hospitality industry's legal, safety, and security needs. With that goal
in mind, we will be sending an Operators Newsletter each quarter. Our
goal is to provide hotels and restaurant operators legal, safety, and
security tips to help you with your hotel. Please let us know if we can address a specific topic.
In this edition:
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 Best Practices and Positive Management Tips for Hotel & Restaurant Professionals by Stephen Barth
- Perform frequent self-inspections for sanitation, safety, and security concerns.
- Establish a philosophy of prevention and proactive processes rather than reaction.
- Develop a code of ethics that is enforced.
- Recognize that your employees are also your customers.
- Establish direction by creating a mission statement for the general business and each department.
- Remember that mistakes are teaching opportunities.
 It’s Time We Talk About The Elephant In The Room: Preventing Hotel Housekeeper Injuries, by Chris Montross and Bill Gonser, CKI Risk Solutions
Over the past
decade, hospitality providers have been engaged in an amenities
competition and have taken drastic steps to remodel and revamp their
suites and guest rooms to appeal to patrons desiring luxurious
accommodations. According to the New York Times, “It is a competition in
which the nation's premier hotels are trying to have their
accommodations resemble royal bedrooms. Super thick mattresses, plush
duvets and decorative bed skirts have been added, and five pillows
rather than the pedestrian three now rest on a king-size
bed.” Read more
 NLRB Poster Requirement Delayed Until April 30, 2012 by Fisher & Phillips, LLP
Just a friendly
heads up - the NLRB recently issued a new notice-posting requirement,
mandating that employers post an oversized (11" x 17") Notice of
Employee Rights. Because of the pressure of legal actions challenging
the new rule, the implementation date was first pushed back from
November 9 to January 31. Read more.
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