I recently started a new role as an HRC at a brand new property about 8 weeks ago. Things have been going well and I’ve settled in nicely.
However, there are some things have started to concern me a little bit since opening. For example, we are not allowed to order anything for 60 days. This became an issue when we ran out of pay cards and needed to order more for our international employees without bank accounts. I consulted with accounting, and after some pushback they finally approved the order.
My leadership has also been very stingy with overtime. I’m hourly, and they want me to leave at exactly 5pm and they will calculate down to the minute I need to leave if I had to come in early/leave late for whatever reason.
I’ve also heard lots of passing comments amongst leadership like “we don’t have the clientele we expected” “cash flow is tight” etc etc.
There haven’t been any issues with payroll so far.
I’ve been in hospitality for 8 years and HR for 3, but I’ve never opened a resort before so I don’t know if this is normal or not.