Controlling Payroll Cost - Critical Disciplines for Club Profitability

By Ed Rehkopf

Payroll is the largest operating expense in club operations.
So how do conscientious club managers go about controlling payroll cost - that which eats up so much of their departmental income? This book contains strategies and disciplines that will help managers understand and control their payroll costs and create a significant improvement in their bottom line.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781794803541

Ed Rehkopf

Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched an operations resource website for the hospitality industry.

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Controlling Payroll Cost - Critical Disciplines for Club Profitability

Controlling Payroll Cost - Critical Disciplines for Club Profitability

By: Ed Rehkopf

Copyright@2019 Ed Rehkopf

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

ISBN: 978-1-79480-354-1

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Controlling Payroll Cost

Labor Costs in Private Clubs

Clubs operate from early morning to late at night.  For the convenience, safety, and security of members, clubs are staffed day and night throughout the week.  Success in the club business has always been dependent upon attention to details – the thousands of details that contribute to high levels of service, well-maintained facilities, appetizing food and beverage, and high levels of cleanliness, comfort, and convenience. One detail that should always be on every managers’ mind is controlling the club’s labor cost.

Labor Intensive

Most of the tasks involved in providing remarkable service are labor intensive.  While the banking industry has had great success in the development and public acceptance of automatic teller machines, the club industry is unable to mechanize the many complex tasks of cleaning and maintaining a clubhouse or meeting the quality and service expectations of members.  Production and service of