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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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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Meet the Icelandic hotel owner who refused to leave evacuated town even as volcano set to erupt
‘The whole of Iceland could erupt at any time’ claims defiant Grindavik hotel owner who has lived in fishing port for more than 50 years - While others fled the earthquake that split the streets of an Icelandic town, one man refused to comply with…
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He spent millions restoring this S.F. hotel for tourists. Now he wants it to become homeless housing
The online reviews of the Best Western Red Coach Inn, located on the edge of San Francisco’s beleaguered Tenderloin district, are unsparing…
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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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Iceland Volcanic Actvity Warnings Downgraded by Officials
Emergency warnings about seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland have been downgraded by the country’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management. The region is now in an “Alert Phase.”…
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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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Good morning! Hotels have been through the wringer since the start of the pandemic. The leisure and hospitality industry lost 8 million jobs in the first two months of the pandemic—more than any other industry…
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Today in history: The Vegas MGM Grand fire killed 87 - Let's remember them
Today in history, in 1980, fire in the 26-floor MGM Grand hotel casino in Las Vegas killed 87 people and injured over 700. Improper ventilation and several safety code violations were blamed for the disaster…
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Real estate conversions are big business. For the large, branded hotel companies, the most recent earnings season revealed conversions now account for around a third of signings…
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Donald Trump's Hotels Are Not Getting Bookings
Some of Donald Trump's hotels are not getting bookings, it appears. At the time of writing, there is availability at four of Trump's hotels for around the next 18 months…
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Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller fell in love with Acapulco after filming there in 1948, and bought the Flamingos hotel with fellow Hollywood star John Wayne. Fellow stars hid from the paparazzi there, and Weissmuller built himself a villa beside it…
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