Budget and budgetary controls
BUDGET
A budget may be defined as a financial or a quantitative statement prepared prior to a defined period or time which focuses on policies...
PLANNING AND ORGANISING THE HOUSE KEEPING DEPARTMENT
PLANNING ACTIVITIES
S. NO. INITIAL PLANNING QUESTIONS RESULTING DOCUMENT 1.What. Items within this area must be cleaned or maintained?Area inventory list 2.How often must the...
Frequency schedules
FREQUENCIES
This is a crucial aspect to consider is how often each task is to be performed. Frequencies standards & costs are interlinked. This more...
FIRST AID
First Aid
Introduction
The initial assistance or treatment given to a casualty for any injury or sudden illness before the arrival of an ambulance, doctor,...
CONTRACT SERVICES
DEFINING “OUTSOURCING” AND“CONTRACTS”
Outsourcing is a ‘conscious business decision to move internal work to an external provider’. A contract can be defined as ‘an agreement between...
Advantages & Disadvantages of Contract Services
Advantages of using contract services
There is no capital outlay for equipment, so that money is available for investment in other purposes. (In most...
Types of contract services
Contract Specification
It is essential that the executive housekeeper provides the service provider with a clearly defined and detailed specification of the work to...
PLANNING OPERATIONAL BUDGET
PLANNING OPERATIONAL BUDGET: The first step in planning the operating budget is always to forecast room sales, which generates the revenue for operating the various...
Standard Operating manuals – Job procedures
Standard operating manuals-Job procedures
A job procedure specifies the way in which a task is to be performed. Job procedures should be used during induction...