In a victory for workers’ rights, staff at Anantara Kihaavah Resort have refused to shave their beards as required by the resort’s grooming policy. The refusal came after long discussions with management, which failed to address the staff’s concerns. The staff’s concerns were ignored by management, which refused to amend the grooming policy. The staff […]
Recently we saw a few resorts in the Maldives change their grooming policy to allow for staff to keep facial hair while on duty. Sun Siyam Resorts brought the change to their chain of resorts in early April while Dusit Thai and InterContinental Maldives also implemented this change on 1st May coinciding with Labour Day. […]
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Service charge – a wonderful additional income for the hospitality industry. While guests do pay a 10% service charge at resorts which is distributed to staff, what other issues are there with this process? The number one issue is a lack of transparency. While there are resorts that have over time and pressure from staff […]
Marriott International to start an apprenticeship program for locals. With an agreement signed between the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Maldives Institute of Technology and Marriott International who are representating their seven resorts in the maldives, Marriot will begin an apprenticeship program training approximately 50 locals in various aspects of the tourism industry […]
Challenges faced by Women in Tourism Today as we mark women’s day, resorts across the Maldives are on social media posting about the women in the resort and trying to promote how they are supportive and inclusive of women. Is this really the case? Or are resorts just cherry picking and highlighting the one female […]
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03 March 2023 – Maldives Trade Union Congress (MTUC) a key party involved in the future of employment and occupational health and safety in the Maldives has held its 1st congress. The Maldives Trade Union Congress (MTUC) event involved key political figures along with a speech given by President Ibrahim Solih who highlighted the importance […]
01 March 2023 – Mohamed Shihab, has been promoted from Director of HR at InterContinental Maldives to Cluster HR director for InterContinental Maldives and Holiday Inn Kandooma. Both properties are part of the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) a large international hospitality chain. Shihab has collected experiences from around the globe in an 11 year career […]
Why do resorts bring in foreign talent instead of maldivians?