Hotel fires philandering male employees
September 19, 2008 by Fred HosierPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______
Perhaps the male staff of a small hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast misunderstood their duties to the establishment’s guests.
The manager of Image Hotel in Marmaris says her male employees repeatedly had affairs with foreign female guests, so she fired all of them.
Now, Pelin Yucel only employs female workers.
She says the last straw was when she saw her bartender, whom she calls a very decent man, leaving a room with a tourist after an apparent tryst.
Is this discriminatory? Or do you think Yucel was forced to hire only female staff due to circumstances? Let us know in the Comments Box below.
Tags: hotel, philandering, Turkey
September 26th, 2008 at 10:14 am
It’s really hard to call. Once you have hired female employee you are saying that females are not the panderers, now that also discriminitory because who’s to say the females won’t do the same with the male and female guests.
I would not have fired my entire staff. What I would have done if hired temps until I could train the exiting staff about this issue.
Some Supervisors feel they have to take tramatic measures to clear up an issue, maybe this was so for her.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I think it is discriminatory, with proper training, action plan and follow up this events can be reduce. Females maybe have this behaivior, but they are more cautious.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I think it all depends on the laws of the land…would this be considered discriminatory in the states? most likely yes. What or who is to say that female employees have not or cannot engage in such practice? The best way to handle it should’ve been to meet with all employees and provide clear and concise co. policies and procedures as well job descriptions to ensure there were no misunderstandings, which should have also included the consequences for failing to adhere to them.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:41 am
By employing only female workers this amounts to sex descrimination. Female hotel workers are not exempt from conducting inappropriate sexual encounters with hotel guests. The best way to counter this is by having a specific policy that deals with what constitutes inapropriate behavior and that the response will be termination of employment. Be sure all staff have signed off on this rule.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Was the bartender tending to the guests personal needs on company time? Are they two consenting adults? Is the guest satisfied with her stay at the hotel?? Then what is the problem, other than the manager disapproving of this behavior?
September 26th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Well whats the laws in the Mediterranean Cost? It would definitely be discriminatory here in the US. Was it a proven action that ALL the males were submitting to the same behavior? Much more should have been done such as a warning system, disciplinary action procedure, etc. And women can do and act the same way a man can- that Manager needs to watch her female staff just as much as she may have watched her male staff
September 26th, 2008 at 11:57 am
This would not fly here in the US but I would imagine it might in other countries. The boss thought she could deal with the problem by hiring only females. I would have to tell her that while her intentions were good, she may find out that there are females that would act the same way. Spelling out what employees can and can’t do with the guests subject to dismissal is a better way.
September 26th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I worked an evening-night shift at a resort hotel in Clearwater Beach and had several come-on’s from hotel guests; a couple of direct offers in front of women I was working with. I guess they figured “what happens in CB stays in CB”.
It’s flattering to know women find you attractive, but I always wondered “what if it’s a test by the Management”?
September 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Legal or not, it’s the wrong way to deal with this problem. Agree with the latter of the paragraph above – clear expectations and stringent consequenses for violations of policies.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
maybe she should investigate what cruise lines do…
i’ve known lot’s of workers from the lines and co-mingling with guests is strickly verboten.
September 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I agree with Mike. Is it a BFOQ? Also, it should be a condition of employment upon hire about fraternizing with guests. No room for misunderstanding. A lot of people vacation for the “social activity” at the location.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I specifically address this issue with all of my new hires, as well as have them sign a “No fraternization” policy regarding guests, as well as fellow co-workers.
Whether or not the “guest” mentioned above “enjoyed her stay or not” is not the issue. It reflects poorly upon the company, and word of mouth will make or break a business in this industry! Let’s say an older guest around 60, saw what was going on…she could go and tell 1 person, and then it spirals out of control (especially if the owner were trying to retain a certain clientele…say, families) Or thanks to the wonders of the internet, that elderly guest, might decide to go on line to one of the thousands of Trip Advice sites were people look at reviews of others’ stays, and joy of joys…the business falls off because now they are being said to run a brothel!
Now, if you are operating a “hedonist” type of facility, then that is to be expected. I think the owner just had enough, and reacted too quickly without regards to sitting down and thinking about the situation.
Females are just as capable of being “overly friendly” and it should just be addressed on a a case by case basis.
In situations like that, it is always best to have something in writing, setting clear cut consequences for failure to abide by the policies, and have all employees sign and put it into each of their files.