Seven laid off as Elbow Beach closes laundry
Elbow Beach Resort has closed its on-site laundry facilities resulting in seven employees being made redundant.According to a company spokesperson, the 98-bed cottage colony was still operating the laundry facility that serviced the resort when the main hotel was open — with more than 200 beds.“It is industry standard to outsource laundry operations when a hotel has less than 200 beds,” the spokesperson said.The laundry services will now be outsourced to the Fairmont Southampton hotel, which has more than 600 beds and a large laundry facility.The employees who have been made redundant are working with Elbow Beach’s director of human resources to find other employment.The 50-acre resort is managed by the global hotelier, Mandarin Oriental, and can accommodate up to 300 guests in its 98-room resort. The 103-year-old hotel is run by hotel manager Edward Shapard.
REPORTED JOB LOSSES IN 2012Ace 6AF Smith 6Airport Shops Ltd. 4Appleby 6Bank of New York Mellon Alternative Investment Services 20Bermuda Football Association 3Bermuda Zoological Society 3BTC up to 30CellOne 4Chartis 10Elbow Beach Resort 7Gibbons Co 3 (plus 9 retirements)Green Lantern 15HSBC facilities management department 14(most re-employed at HSBC or iFM)HWP Cycle Division 6Ironshore 16J.P. Morgan 16Jupiter Asset Management 1164 degrees and Silk up to 18Wheels 5
Total ...................... 203 jobs
