1. What are specific steps Ashley and her management team can take to ensure that the hotel retains its best staff and can effectively recruit for the employees it will need in the future?
2. How important is employee compensation in this process?
3. What do you believe makes employees decide to stay at current jobs or move to new ones?

Ashley Majors was the hotel GM, and she was just beginning the weekly department heads’ meeting. Almost before she could say, “Good morning,” the questions began: “What about the new hotel across town? They’re stealing our employees!” said the food and beverage director.
“One of my housekeepers said she will receive twenty-five cents more per hour to work there!” said the executive housekeeper.
“And . . . they’re offering transportation reimbursement for local employees and free bus tokens for the employees they recruit from the suburbs,” said the front-office manager. “We’ve got to raise our employees’ pay, or we won’t be able to keep anyone. I say forget any increases in our benefits package this year. We’ve got to raise our hourly rates because this community has a labor shortage.”
Everyone in the room looked toward the HR director and Ashley.