California Hotel & Lodging Association Announces New Compensation and Benefits Survey.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif. -- The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Hotel & Lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a Association (CH&LA), the largest state lodging association in the nation, and WageWatch, Inc., the leading Web-based compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that they are partnering to conduct a California statewide survey of the hotel industry. The survey will gather starting rates and average compensation rates for 37 key management, salaried, and hourly jobs found in full-service and limited service hotels. Data will be collected throughout the spring and results reported by early summer to supplement the survey that WageWatch already conducts in the state. "We are excited about this opportunity because we know how important it is for the hotel industry to ensure hoteliers are paying competitively in this tight labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience ," said Lynn Mohrfeld, Executive Vice President of CH&LA. WageWatch currently reports data for all of California and eight major metropolitan areas in the state, but with the additional CH&LA member participation, the expectation is that the survey data will become even more localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization. . The difference in average pay between San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. and Palm Springs for a front desk agent, for example, is about two dollars per hour greater in San Jose, but only about one dollar an hour greater for housekeepers. Having current "going rate" data for jobs like these can make the difference in turnover and service levels by choosing the right person for the right amount of pay the first time. "In the hotel industry, a person can start at the bottom and work up the ladder into high-paying and challenging management, sales, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , and customer service jobs. We are confident that this joint effort will provide the CH&LA members and the entire industry a better understanding of the impact hospitality has on the California economy," said Margaret Dyekman, President and COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. of WageWatch. Data submission is currently underway, and the 2007 survey will be available by early summer. For more information, contact Travis Pullen at 480-657-6517, tpullen@wagewatch.com. About CH&LA The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA), including the California Bed & Breakfast Inns, is the largest state lodging industry association in the nation and a Partner State Association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Its 1,900 members, which comprise approximately 175,000 guest rooms, include all segments of the lodging industry. CH&LA is the leading resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry. CH&LA was established in 1893. CH&LA is on the web at www.calodging.com. ABOUT WAGE WATCH WageWatch, Inc., (www.wagewatch.com), the leading Web-based source for compensation and benefits data, provides instantly accessible industry wage, salary and benefits data, delivered to any Internet-enabled device. Using a patent-pending technology, WageWatch surveys the hotel, timeshare A form of shared property ownership, commonly in vacation or recreation condominium property, in which rights vest in several owners to use property for a specified period each year. , healthcare, spa, and gaming industries and provides companies with the data they need to make their compensation and benefits decisions. |
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