 Hotel Housekeeping Staffing Guide The staffing guide allows the housekeeping management staff to quickly determine the number of labor hours, the minimum number of employees needed, and the labor cost at different levels of occupancy. The guide is a valuable tool for both scheduling and budgeting. Let's view a sample staffing guide to see what the numbers represent. The forecasted occupancy is generated by the rooms division. The number of rooms occupied is calculated by multiplying the total number of rooms available at the hotel by the occupancy percentage. 200 rooms available times 100% equals 200. 200 rooms available times 95% equals 190. 200 rooms available times 90% equals 180. 200 rooms available times 85% equals 170. The room attendant is the employee responsible for cleaning guest rooms. Labor hours are calculated by multiplying the number of occupied rooms by the productivity standard established for room attendants. This number represents the total hours of labor that will be needed to clean the rooms for that day. 200 occupied rooms times .45 equals 90. 190 occupied rooms times .45 equals 85.5. 180 occupied rooms times .45 equals 81. 170 occupied rooms times .45 equals 76.5. This number represents the minimum number of employees needed. It's calculated by taking the total hours of labor needed and dividing it by the number of hours each employee is available to clean rooms during a shift. 90 divided by 7.5 equals 12. 85.5 divided by 7.5 equals 11.4 rounded up to 12. 81 divided by 7.5 equals 10.8 rounded up to 11. 76.5 divided by 7.5 equals 10.2 rounded up to 11. Labor cost is determined by multiplying the total labor hours required by the average wage of the employees. 90 times 8 dollars equals 720 dollars. 85.5 times 8 dollars equals 684 dollars. 81 times 8 dollars equals 648 dollars. 76.5 times 8 dollars equals 612 dollars. Assumptions. The average wage must be determined before calculating the labor cost on this staffing guide. It is determined by taking the cost of labor for a given period and dividing it by the number of hours worked during that period. For this example, the average wage is 8 dollars per hour. The productivity standard represents the length of time in hours that it's expected to take to have a room cleaned. It's calculated by taking the number of minutes expected to take a room attendant to clean a room, 27 in this example, then dividing it by 60, the number of minutes in an hour. 27 divided by 60 equals .45. The productivity standard is the key component of the staffing guide and usually requires a great deal of communication between the general manager and the housekeeping management team to ensure that the goals of the hotel are being met. You have completed this learning activity on the Hotel Housekeeping Staffing Guide.