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iBrief Blog: HR IN HOSPITALITY CONFERENCE 2016

The conference focused on the current challenges for human resources today including the minimum wage movement - the fight for $15 an hour, how to work with unions - improving guest service and productivity while making the relationship beneficial to both sides, and strategies for working with hotel owners that identified key obstacles and how to build a healthy and sustainable working relationship.

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Top Stories: Lodging & Gaming

Marriott Wins Back Sheraton-Owner Starwood With New Offer

The move dramatically raises the stakes in the bidding war since the deal with Marriott prohibits Starwood from communicating with Anbang, which already owns New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel.

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Hotels Are Using Guest Perks to Battle Online Travel Agencies - Los Angeles Times

Hotels are giving out extra perks to guests who book directly from their websites as part of an increasingly heated war with online travel businesses.

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Hotels Get Heavy With General Managers If Guests Have Problems With Wifi

There remains a fair amount of debate as to what level of wifi a hotel should be providing (free for basic level, premium for super-fast, etc), but there is pretty much universal acceptance that guests consider access to the internet as important a service as any other that a hotel can offer

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Top Stories: Healthcare

ER Workers Must Learn To Spot Elder Abuse

Emergency department personnel have a crucial role to play in spotting signs of elder abuse, according to two papers published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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2016: The Year of Data Security

Nearly 90 percent of healthcare providers have been hit by data breaches in the last two years, according to security research firm Ponemon Institute, with many large-scale and criminally driven attacks publicized in 2015.

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4 Areas Of Focus For Strategic Hospital Leaders As They Prepare For The Future

Although the shift from volume- to value-based care is occurring at a slower pace than some may have anticipated, many CEOs are still taking action. Hospital leaders are focusing efforts on developing capabilities that deliver benefits under the current fee-for-service model while building the infrastructure to support value-based payments.

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Top Stories: Human Resources

Nationwide The Latest To Ease Dress Code In Business-Casual World

Although workplace dress codes have become increasingly casual through the years, it's still possible to have a tipping point.

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Judge: Chipotle's Social Media Policy Violates US Labor Laws

An administrative judge found Chipotle's social media policy violated federal labor laws while ruling in favor of a Philadelphia-area employee who was fired after criticizing the company on Twitter last year.

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Why 2016 Is The Year Of The Hybrid Job

In an age of big data, having tech skills is important, but the pendulum might be starting to swing the other way. More companies are requiring a mix of technology and people skills, and 2016 is being called the year of the hybrid job.

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