ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, in October 2019 the US unemployment rate was 3.6 percent—the lowest reported since 1969. It is a job-seeker’s market and the situation is pushing employers to rethink what it takes to attract and retain talented, enthusiastic team members.
STAFFING. HIRING. TURNOVER. OVERTIME. CONTRACT LABOR. These six words have become the focal point of my conversations with clubs across the country. All of us in the H-2B industry seem to be struggling with the same issues of adequately staffing your clubs to ensure that you
Is your club ready for a government audit or site visit? While neither one of these scenarios is something that anyone wants to think about, it is imperative that your club is ready in this time of enhanced government scrutiny on organizations that employ foreign
Willoughby Golf Club is located within a private, gated community of 375 single-family homes with meticulously maintained South Florida vegetation surrounding natural lakes and wetlands. Serving 678 members with about 60 full-time staff and 120 seasonal staff, the club has a beautiful Arthur Hills golf
Bob’s Point of View: Nothing is more demonized in modern management than overtime, a phenomenon created by the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, “New Deal” legislation. The intent was to put more people to work. Today, with our low levels of unemployment, both employers and
AT BOCA WEST COUNTRY CLUB in Boca Raton, Fla., club management and members consider each member of the team to be family. Through a partnership with Project SEARCH, Unicorn Children’s Foundation and Unicorn Village Academy, a talented group of young adults, ages 18 to 24, with
Last year, the California Supreme Court adopted the so-called “ABC test” for purposes of enforcing the State Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders. In doing so, the Court replaced the independent contractor test that had been in place and followed by businesses for nearly 30 years.
As managers, we all have a certain management style. This transcends to developing a service culture at the club that reflects your vision, that of your members and of course, your staff. Managers at any business or successful organization lead by example. Some managers are more outgoing;
Having been lucky enough to lead several clubs, I learned early on that there are many factors that determine a “healthy” club. No factor is more important than a “healthy workforce” and you can’t have that without an HR strategy. Every step in your club’s
FOR AN EMPLOYEE to be exempt from overtime compensation, three requirements must be satisfied: He must be paid on a salary basis, and He must earn a minimum amount of salary each week, and He must meet the appropriate primary duties test covering “white collar” employees.