INTRODUCTION As a part of the requirements for the Introduction to Hospitality Law subject, I am required to do a research and write an essay that provides evidence of the importance of knowledge of laws in the Hospitality Industry and five (5) key legal issues that affect this industry.
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Hospitality law is related to the concept of legal liability and it is meant to legally protect both hosts and guests. Hospitality law covers many different type of businesses while the most common hospitality law clients are hotels and restaurants. (HG.org, nd) Hospitality law in a hotel is expected to protect the guests’ information and their safety. Moreover, guests should be protected from criminal harms, injuries or even terrorist attacks.
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Hospitality law commonly relate to travel, food service and lodging industries. Having sufficient knowledge of laws in hospitality industry is very important for employees, managers, owners and other staff members so the breaking of law can be avoided. Accurate knowledge should be conveying to one another because negative publicity, lawsuits or fines could happen if one fails to follow state and federal laws. (Thompson, nd) Customers are the major source of income of a business. Therefore, keeping customers safe is one of the major objectives when running a business. In hospitality industry, having proper knowledge about how to clean and store food is important as it can keep the customers safe and fines could be avoided. (Thompson, nd) Besides, every hotel and motel need to follow the fire safety guidelines according to the Hotel and Motel Safety Act so the customers know that the hotel is invested in ensuring the customers’ …show more content…
Essential clauses for providing products and services to guests
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement involving two or more persons. Most contracts in business today have an exclusion clause which is referring to a clause in a contract that limits liability. Exclusion clauses are required to drafted correctly to provide maximum protection to the business especially for the business which have gyms, pools or other activity that guests can take part in. Explanation about this document needed to be given to customers as well or a legal court may not enforce the exclusion clause. (Hawes, 2015)
5. Music copyright
Most establishments nowadays play music during daily operation to enhance the ambiance. Playing music in the establishment brings many benefits which include creating a memorable experience for the customers based to the theme and concept of the establishment. At the same time, it is important for the establishment to be aware that a license fee is required if intend on playing music or screening music videos and DVD’s. The copyright in the song and the copyright in the recording and/or music video of the song are the common copyrights in most recordings and music videos. (Katherine, 2014)
In America’s society today there are many basic commandments that we must follow such as Southern hospitality. Young children use their manners when they are in the presence of their elders, men being gentlemen to women, don’t take another person’s life, uses common courtesy, listen to people that you look up to, and also the golden rule do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Why are the commandments so important in today’s society? Southern hospitality is helping people without asking for their kindness. For example being welcoming and having a pleasant spirit such as when people visit your home, helping the less fortunate at the homeless shelters.
If this event or attack has never happened during a publically advertised event, then it’s sometimes hard to know how much and to what extent should local and federal law enforcement should take action in order to ensure everyone’s safety. Although that is why a risk assessment should be done so that they can prepare for these types of things and therefore are prepared for any but all possibilities of dealing with a terroristic attack such as a bombing in a very well know city such as
Copyright protection is given to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available for both published and unpublished works. The owner of copyright has the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or sound recordings, make derivative works based upon the original, distribute copies or sound recordings of the original to the public by sales, rentals, leasing, lending or licensing, perform the original publicly; and that would include the use of digital audio, and display the original publicly. It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the above rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope.
In each of the areas of specialist hygiene and compliance which we provide, there are industry regulations, with which you must comply by law and codes of practice which offer advicse on good practice within the industry. You can rest assured that you and your business are protected if you can demonstrate that you have done your best to comply, either with TR/19 for ductwork hygiene including kitchen grease extract, British Standard BS EN 15780 for ventilation hygiene, or L8 for legionella control. If you are able to demonstrate that you have fulfilled all your responsibilities, you will gain protection against possible prosecution and will help to safeguard your property’s buildings insurance too.
The role of music in Wicked Introduction There are various key aspects of a megamusical, and one of them would be the use of music. Music has become a key element of megamusicals, where the presence of song is what differentiates it from a typical play. Reviews by both critics and audience members often use music as one of the criteria for establishing the value of a megamusical. The importance of music in a megamusical cannot be undermined, and it is evident that music holds multiple roles apart from entertainment purposes.
That can only be given in labor cost, human resource issues, and cost issues of the Health care act. Health care reform is an important issue for the hospitality industry because it directly controls labor costs. " In 2008, total hotel labor costs equaled 32.9 percent of revenue
We have learned that it is not possible to prevent terrorist attacks, completely. [5]. Although, DHS, Homeland Security and the many agencies that have come together nationally and worldwide to end terrorism, work to mitigate threat of terrorism, in response and defense, there may never be a 100% certainty that an attack will not happen. And, it is important to understand that threats to the security of the nation do not stop at just
Safe practices include: Registering visitors All visitors need to be registered when they come into a setting and given some identification that they are not a member of staff. Maintaining an accurate register is also essential if the building has to be evacuated. Accompanying visitors Visitors should be accompanied
Advertisements help pay an artist’s bills which allows them to make more music. Commercials can also help pay for the costs for tours and artists can make an innumerable amount of money. Promotions can bring a more varied audience to a musician and can help bands gain popularity. By having more people listening to an artist’s music, a musician can be given a sense of reassurance to write more songs. Recently people are debating about whether advertisers should be allowed to use a musicians’ music.
Copyright is an intellectual property right which is legally enforceable. According to the concept in the Copyright Act, a copyrighted work prevents stealing and infringing of a person’s original creations. These are the following works that can be copyrighted under the Copyright Act; - Dramatic works (scripts,
The law states, that whenever there is an imminent threat to public, preserving life becomes main
The elements cannot be controlled, their effects can be diminished with careful preparation and anticipation (Lewis, 2017). These external dynamics cannot be underestimated, overlooked, or avoided as laws, policy, and regulations change, the economy fluctuates and disposable income varies, and societal views continue to evolve around the globe. These external factors can be mitigated to limit their impact within an organization to some degree by comprehensive strategic forecasting and flexibility. Therefore, let’s take a closer look at some of the political factors impacting the hospitality industry.
Type of Copyright According to Lee et al, there are several type of copyright In section 7(1)of the Act provides that following works are eligible for Copyright such as below: i. Literary works It appears that literary work is not confined to work of literature such as a novel or a poem. It includes an expression in literary words, symbol and the works must be in a material form that can be perceived by the sense and this involves some form of writing, regardless of the literary quality and style. Literacy works protects novel, stories, pamphlets, plays, drama, scripts, articles, letters, reports, memoranda, tables.
The relationship between Hospitality and Tourism, Tourism and hospitality help each other, the hospitality industry offer services like accommodation, transportation, food and beverage, recreation and leisure. Tourism is the activity by the tourists where they engage in travelling to destinations where they want to experience recreational and leisure activities and most of the time avails of accommodation, food and beverage. The hospitality industry is the supplier of the services for tourism. The meaning of hospitality is providing a safe and enjoyable environment for patrons. The inter-relationship between Hospitality and Tourism industry is
Law is present in our daily life and in everything we do. We cannot think a second without law. Whatever we can see around us everything is connected with the law. Sometimes we can see it and sometimes we cannot see but feel it. Law is not just a thing to obey for yourself but making a peaceful society.