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If you hadn t heard, hotels are facing a labor crisis. After major furloughs and layoffs last year due to the pandemic, properties now need to staff up to be prepared for the return of business. But they are facing a drought of workers, which some call the worst recruiting climate in the industry s history. Advertisements
Making conditions even more challenging is the fact that the dearth of prospective employees could be attributed to several factors, and it s unclear which ones are the biggest obstacles. These include immigration issues, specifically over H-2B visas, which, in the U.S., the Biden Administration is addressing, unemployment insurance and a migration of talent to other industries.
Some changes made to cope with the pandemic likely will be industry norms, while the crisis also spotlighted the need for new practices to be put in place. Advertisements
When the coronavirus pandemic surged worldwide in 2020, sending hotel occupancy into free-fall, owners and management companies worked to reduce labor costs wherever possible. On top of layoffs and furloughs, corners were cut when they could be without damaging the guest experience and many employees were tasked with multiple jobs.
Now, as the industry gears up to get back to business, what will hoteliers do to control labor costs? How many measures that have been deployed over the past year to avoid the destruction of gross operating profit will remain in place?
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An officer of the Italian navy, Walter Biot (this is his name according to what ANSA learns from investigative sources) was arrested by the carabinieri del Ros, after being arrested together with an officer of the Russian armed forces: both are accused of serious crimes relating to espionage and state security. The intervention took place on the occasion of a clandestine meeting between the two, who were surprised while the Italian officer gave the other some ‘classified’ documents in exchange for money. The position of the foreign citizen is still being examined in relation to his diplomatic status. According to what has been learned, the frigate captain Biot is on duty at the Military Policy office of the Defense Staff.