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Module 2
Chapter 3
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02/05/2013

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Adjuested daily schedule
Definition
A modification of the standing work schedule based on the property's daily occupancy.
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Average hourly wage
Definition
The wage per hour paid to workers on average.
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Cost of labor
Definition
The expense of labor determined by multiplying the number of hours worked by the average hourly wage.
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Deep cleaning
Definition
Periodic in-depth cleaning of an area (usually guestroom).
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Evening team
Definition
Workers scheduled to work in the housekeeping department after the end of the morning shift (usually between 3 and 11 P.M.).
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Fixed team
Definition
Hourly workers, such as cleaning areas attendants, scheduled regardless of the occupancy of the property.
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Flexible work hours
Definition
A scheduling system that allows employees to begin and end their shifts at times convenient to them.
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Four-day work week
Definition
Scheduling of workers 10 hours per day, 4 days a week rather than 8 hours per day, 5 days a week.
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Guestroom team cleaning
Definition
A technique of pairing two section housekeepers for cleaning guestrooms (rather than just one room attendant per section).
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Housekeeping teams
Definition
The different teams included in the housekeeping department's staffing matrix.
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Houseperson
Definition
A worker in housekeeping teams in charge of helping section housekeepers with general tasks.
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Job sharing
Definition
A scheduling technique that allows two or more employees to accomplish a job regardles of who does it at any particular time.
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Laundry team
Definition
Workers scheduled to work in the laundry room.
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Management team
Definition
In housekeeping, salaried employees who manage the housekeeping department, including the laundry room.
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On-premise laundry
Definition
Laundry service owned and operated by a lodging property.
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Part-time worker
Definition
An employee who is scheduled to work 30 hours or less per week.
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Public areas attendant
Definition
Clearner of public areas (formerly known as a janitor).
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Relief team
Definition
In housekeeping, a team that replaces a regular team on days off.
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Rotational schedule
Definition
Schedule that rotates forward the team's day off by one day each week.
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Section housekeeper
Definition
A housekeeping worker in charge of cleaning a section of guestrooms.
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Section housekeeper need table
Definition
A schedule document showing the number of room attendeants that need to be called to work based on occupancy.
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Standard operating procedures
Definition
The written operational standards based on each department's function.
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Standing schedule
Definition
A table showing the scheduled days on and off work of employees.
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Team supervisor
Definition
An employee in charge of the supervision of a designed number of section housekeepers and one houseman.
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