Accommodation & Food employment contract

Hotel Manager Employment Contract UK

Define the Hotel Manager's authority across accommodation, people, guest service, revenue controls and major incidents without leaving owner approvals unclear.

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When to use this contract

Use this contract when appointing a Hotel Manager to cover the following duties in a accommodation & food workplace: deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards; Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable; Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures; Maintain booking, payment, allergen, cleaning, incident or shift records required for the role. The role pack gives the employer a starting point that reflects the work, rather than a job-title-only document.

Hotel Manager responsibilities include deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards; Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable; Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures; Maintain booking, payment, allergen, cleaning, incident or shift records required for the role. The role also calls for hotel Manager; Service standards; Food or guest safety; Shift handover, with records, handovers and escalation kept within the employer's agreed procedures.

What makes this role different

Hotel Manager is different from a generic accommodation & food appointment because the contract needs to record deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards; Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable; Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures; Maintain booking, payment, allergen, cleaning, incident or shift records required for the role and the related hotel Manager; Service standards; Food or guest safety; Shift handover. The Employee must follow the accommodation & food operational controls that apply to hotel manager work, including food safety, allergen controls, licensing where applicable, guest service standards, health and safety, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements

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Hotel Manager work should not be issued from this starting point until the employer confirms the role's qualifications, registration, scope and any specialist requirements. The role pack records this context: Hotel Manager work in Accommodation & Food must follow food safety, allergen controls, licensing where applicable, guest service standards, health and safety and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements

What to prepare before you issue it

  • the property, outlets and any neighbouring sites within the appointment
  • the department managers and functions reporting to the role
  • the staffing, refund, purchasing and emergency spending delegations
  • the duty-management and on-call arrangements
  • the commercial measures and owner-reporting timetable
  • any live-in accommodation, charges, occupancy rules and exit arrangements

Day-to-day operating brief

What Hotel Manager work looks like in practice

A hotel manager is accountable for accommodation, people, guest experience, revenue controls and safe operation of the property. Terms need precise financial and staffing delegations, duty coverage, regulatory oversight, accommodation if provided and availability during serious incidents.

Responsibilities to define

  • lead accommodation and guest-service operations across the property
  • coordinate department managers and duty coverage throughout trading hours
  • monitor occupancy, revenue, staffing and controllable operating costs
  • manage serious guest, safety and continuity incidents within delegated authority
  • maintain oversight of licences, inspections, contractors and property risks
  • report performance, material incidents and investment needs to the owner or board

A realistic working scenario

A power failure affects lifts, kitchens and occupied rooms. The manager activates continuity arrangements, coordinates guest welfare and escalates expenditure and evacuation decisions through the owners' framework.

Outputs to agree

  • commercially and safely run hotel operations
  • led department managers
  • reported performance, risks and incidents

Records and evidence

  • daily and monthly performance
  • licence and safety review
  • staffing and budget decision
  • major incident log

Authority and escalation

The manager leads within board or owner delegations; borrowing, structural commitments, dismissals and public crisis statements may require higher approval.

Contract priorities

  • broad management accountability
  • on-call expectations
  • financial delegation
  • live-in arrangements where relevant

Information the employer should prepare

  • the property, outlets and any neighbouring sites within the appointment
  • the department managers and functions reporting to the role
  • the staffing, refund, purchasing and emergency spending delegations
  • the duty-management and on-call arrangements
  • the commercial measures and owner-reporting timetable
  • any live-in accommodation, charges, occupancy rules and exit arrangements

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Maintained role evidence

The facts this Hotel Manager contract is built around

These role-pack details give an employer something concrete to check before using the contract for accommodation & food work.

Work setting

hotel, restaurant, kitchen, guest-facing or approved hospitality areas

Primary duties

  • Deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards.
  • Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable.
  • Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures.

Capabilities to confirm

  • Hotel Manager
  • Service standards
  • Food or guest safety
  • Shift handover

Governance focus

Employer procedures and role controls. Hotel Manager work in Accommodation & Food must follow food safety, allergen controls, licensing where applicable, guest service standards, health and safety and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements.

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Role wording

Hotel Manager duties

The Employee is employed as Hotel Manager in the Employer's Accommodation & Food business. The role involves supporting guest service, bookings, food or room standards where applicable, accurate handovers, hygiene or food-safety procedures, service recovery and escalation of guest, safety or operational concerns.

Deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards. Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable. Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures. Maintain booking, payment, allergen, cleaning, incident or shift records required for the role. Escalate guest complaints, food safety concerns, incidents, defects or service failures promptly.

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What is added to the finished contract

The Employee must perform Hotel Manager duties with reasonable skill, care and professionalism, including Deliver guest, food, room, reception or service duties in line with hospitality standards. Use booking, kitchen, housekeeping, payment or shift handover systems accurately where applicable. Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, licensing, service and health and safety procedures.

The Employee must not disclose, copy, remove, misuse or access guest data, booking information, payment details, complaint notes, staff rotas, event records except where authorised and necessary for proper hotel manager work. Any suspected loss, misuse or unauthorised disclosure must be reported promptly.

The Employee must follow the accommodation & food operational controls that apply to hotel manager work, including food safety, allergen controls, licensing where applicable, guest service standards, health and safety, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements.

The Employee must protect guest data, booking information, payment details, complaint notes, staff rotas, event records and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing hotel manager duties.

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Frequently asked questions

Can a hotel manager be on call?

Yes, but frequency, response expectations, location and compensatory arrangements should be clear.

Should accommodation be a separate term?

Yes, stating occupancy, charges, utilities, guests and what happens when employment ends.

What spending authority should the contract record?

Set ordinary purchasing, emergency expenditure, refund and capital thresholds, plus the evidence and owner approval required above each limit.

Can the Hotel Manager dismiss employees?

Only if the employer delegates that authority and the proper process is followed. Investigation, recommendation and final decision roles should not be assumed from the title.

How should major guest incidents be handled?

The contract can require immediate welfare and safety action, preservation of records, insurer or owner escalation and controlled public communication through authorised people.

Can responsibility extend to the restaurant and bar?

Yes, where those outlets form part of the appointment. State the reporting structure and distinguish operational oversight from specialist food-safety or licensing functions.

Should commercial targets be contractual duties?

Reasonable performance measures may be identified, but they should sit alongside guest safety, staffing, maintenance and service-quality obligations rather than override them.

Can the manager work across several hotels?

A multi-property remit should identify the normal base, travel, decision-making at each site, duty cover and how responsibilities are divided with each property's local management.

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