ADA can override workplace policies, EEOC reminds employers
A Manhattan hotel has paid $42K to settle claims it refused to allow a front-desk clerk to sit down. The Library Hotel, based in Manhattan, has settled a U.S…
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ADA can override workplace policies, EEOC reminds employers
A Manhattan hotel has paid $42K to settle claims it refused to allow a front-desk clerk to sit down. The Library Hotel, based in Manhattan, has settled a U.S…
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Do employees have a right to sit? Gov’t weighs in
This hotel failed to offer a reasonable ADA accommodation to an employee upon citation of their company policy, and lost to the EEOC…
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Tropicana employees could see big payout once hotel closes
An iconic Las Vegas Strip hotel that's been around since the 1950s will soon shutter for good, impacting hundreds of employees.
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Court orders Sandals Grande Antigua to Pay $20,121.51 to Ex-Employee
A former kitchen supervisor has won his unfair dismissal case against Sandals Grande Antigua, which fired him in 2015 after alleging he stole cases of prawns and salmon…
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“That’s how you build something, it’s relationships,” said Grutman, an FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management professor and founder and owner of Groot Hospitality…
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Belgravia’s Gem: The Goring Hotel’s Social Impact Through the Hotel School
Located in the posh neighbourhood of Belgravia lies a hotel celebrated not only for its luxury but also for its royal connections — The Goring…
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HSMAI Perspective: Advancing Women in Hospitality
As we close another chapter and welcome the New Year, I reflect on HSMAI Foundation’s enduring commitment to our core tenets: attracting, developing, and engaging commercial talent in the hospitality industry…
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World is your oyster with a hospitality qualification
As travel and tourism report shows that 14 million new hospitality graduates will be needed to fill a skills gap by 2025. The world is truly your oyster if you have an international hospitality accreditation in hand…
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AHLA and Hireology Form Partnership for Talent Technology
Hireology announced a new partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). As part of this new partnership, AHLA has named Hireology its leadership partner for talent technology…
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Four students from local schools selected for FutureChef 2024 competition
Southern Regional College’s Newry campus hosted the local heat for Springboard’s FutureChef competition which saw four students from local schools compete to represent their county at the Northern Ireland finals in February 2024…
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Decades of dedication: Karen Hall's 30-year journey at Glen Carbon
For decades, Karen Hall has been greeting Glen Carbon residents and visitors at Village Hall. Whether she’s helping answer questions at the front desk or answering the phone, “Aunt KK” is known throughout the village as the face of Glen Carbon…
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Axed hotel staff to receive full pay after shock Virgin Hotels closure
A total of 130 employees were made redundant immediately and the doors of the hotel were locked on Tuesday…
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For a large sector of the U.S. hospitality market, immigration reform is personal
Asian-American hotel operators can trace their families' arrivals to just a generation or two ago. They appreciate how a more open immigration policy would ease the U.S.'s labor plight. Allowing more immigrants into the U.S…
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Minnesota DLI alleges ‘widespread wage theft’ on 19 projects
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said Tuesday that it has uncovered “widespread wage theft and unlawful practices” on 19 construction projects throughout Minnesota, including the Viking Lakes mixed-use development in Eagan…
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HR situation in the hospitality sector to get worse as hotel schools go empty
While the hotel industry is on a growth trajectory in the country, the human capital required to support that growth would be falling behind if the figures of admissions to the hotel management colleges in the country are any indication…
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Three Christmas Cocktails To Get You In The Festive Spirit - Ah go on, you deserve it!
‘Tis the season of good food, great company, and fabulous, festive cocktails…
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U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES STRUGGLE TO RETAIN WORKERS
Leisure and hospitality sectors have the highest hiring rate among all industries and has consistently maintained the highest quit rates by workers among all industries, consistently exceeding 4.5 percent since July 2021, according to the U.S…
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Pub begs for staff in desperate post: ‘Police record? Who cares. Drug habit? Join the club’
A Tasmanian pub is so desperate for staff that it posted an appeal for applicants on Facebook – stating even those with a police record or drug habit would be welcome…
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