employee scheduling
Overcome Hotel Turnover and Improve Morale With Better Shift Coordination
Cristian Grossmann | April 27, 2023
By Cris Grossmann, CEO and co-founder of Beekeeper Hotel managers have a thorny challenge to solve: they must ensure exceptional guest service, while dealing with staff scheduling challenges and punishing turnover. While other service businesses like restaurants and retail stores close after business hours, hotels are always open. That means managers need to schedule staff around the clock, ensure adequate coverage during peak hours and seasons, and accommodate staff requests for time off. That’s increasingly a difficult task as worker departures soar; in January 2023 alone, 5.4% of all accommodation and food service workers quit their j...
UniFocus Releases Latest Innovative Features to Level Up Workforce Management
UniFocus | October 14, 2021
Leading workforce management system provider UniFocus announces advanced product updates and enhancements to unparalleled system. DALLAS, TX—October 14, 2021—UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, today announced the features in its latest release for the platform. The 10.4 release continues the enhancement efforts offered by the version 10 platform, which are focused on giving businesses the tools needed to meet the demands of today’s labor market and make managers’ lives easier. Release highlights include: ShiftGenius, an innovative shift filling and flexible scheduling tool Enhanced a...
Combatting Unpredictability: How Hotels Can Comply with Fair Scheduling Laws and Drive Employee Engagement in the Process
Mike Zorn | October 2, 2017
By Mike Zorn For hospitality organizations, sporadic demand is inevitable - it's for this reason that many hotels have difficulty transitioning to fair scheduling laws. Last month, Oregon passed Senate Bill 828 (the "Fair Work Week" law). The law requires hospitality, food service, and retail employers to comply with a number of requirements relating to hourly employee scheduling. Specifically, Oregon employers with 500 or more employees worldwide will now need to inform employees of their schedules one week in advance (and two weeks in advance after 2020). While this law is specific to companies in Oregon, a number of cities including ...
