Introduction In January 2012, the hotel worker union UNITE HERE filed a petition with Cal/OSHA and requested a specific safety standard to protect hotel housekeepers. The request included a maximum requirement of cleaning 5,000 square feet of room space per eight-hour work shift, the use of fitted bottom sheets as a requirement, and the prohibition of working…
I miss “my” housekeepers. Many hospitality companies have stopped spending on just about everything, including Cal/OSHA MIPP Compliance, until occupancy rates rise to a more sustainable level. But that cannot happen until people start traveling more for both business and personal reasons. A year ago the unemployment rate in Leisure & Hospitality was 5%, in…
After reopening, hotels still have a long way to go. My wife and I turned down chocolate tonight. For those who know us well, that “just doesn’t” ever happen! Why did that happen? In an effort to calibrate our COVID-19 Best Practices audit for the Travel and Tourism industries, we reserved a room at a local full…
As parts of the world start to reopen after the COVID-19 lock-down and shelter-in-place orders, the Hospitality industry will be faced with new challenges. Hospitality employees from Valet to Front Desk to F&B to Housekeeping and Engineering will have to change how they work. These changes will include staggered shifts, personal protective equipment, pre-entry health…