Labor/Workforce Mgmt/Scheduling

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide will implement Vituvian event gratuity management software, Evention.

Hilton Hotels Corporation announces a list of environmental goals and objects targeted at improving the brand's sustainability performance. To be completed by 2014, the list includes reductions to Co2 emissions and energy consumption.

Restaurants and hotels alike face the difficulties of labor related issues while at the same time trying to satisfy the needs of top tier customers. Several operators share how technology is the key to mitigating these problems.

Video games aren't just for enjoyment any more; many companies are turning to them as useful employee training tools.

Eleven Station Casino properties plan to update their guest-response systems with MTech's Internet-based solution. This will consolidate operations of the11 property-based PBX operations to an offsite, centralized Guest Call Center facility.

Time and attendance go high-tech at one Holiday Inn Express, thanks to proximity-based badges that are worn by staff members. The badges communicate with a payroll clock via radio frequency, adding accuracy and efficiency to the bottom line at this growing property.

Kronos delivers a new package of software and services for restaurants that is promised to deliver superior guest service by effectively hiring and managing the best staff.

Following the successful instillation in three previous locations, the Purple Café plans to add SquirrelOne to three new locations scheduled to open this year.