The Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER) combines academic and industry resources for research, education, and dialogue dedicated to the modernization of hospitality industry labor and management relations and human resources management. To support both management and labor, the center sponsors research, classroom enrichment, and industry roundtables. The center also offers a forum for the most recent analysis of labor and employment law by experts and practitioners throughout the industry.
"Human resources generally and labor relations specifically constitute a major element of the hospitality industry. This center is dedicated to modernizing the interaction of labor and management for the benefit of all."
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CIHLER provides students with a variety of opportunities to stay actively engaged in the industry’s key labor and employment issues. Through the center's events, industry conferences, and courses, students connect with alumni and industry executives.
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From roundtables to conferences, CIHLER sponsors a variety of experiences that focus on legal issues, human resources, and labor relations in the hospitality industry.
The Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations (CIHLER) is excited to announce the opening keynote speaker for the 2020 National HR in Hospitality Conference: Jonathan Tisch! Jonathan Tisch is a speaker, author, chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels & Co. His keynote address “Engineering Excellence: Creating Partnerships that Empower, Satisfy, and Contribute” will talk about forging strong partnerships and sustaining a culture of excellence. Don’t miss him during the opening plenary session on Monday, April 27!
“Jonathan Tisch has led Loews expansion and emergence as a leading hotel company with a widely praised culture that embraces the power of partnerships – with team members, guests, communities and owners. He was voted “Hotelier of the World” by HOTELS magazine.
Jonathan Tisch is the author of three best-selling books: The Power of We: Succeeding through Partnerships; Chocolates on the Pillow Aren’t Enough: Reinventing the Customer Experience; and Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World. He was the host of the Emmy-nominated television series Beyond the Boardroom.”
Join Jonathan Tisch and fellow attendees in Miami to gain competitive insights for leveraging the power of partnerships. To learn more about Jonathan and his exciting keynote presentation, click here.
As hoteliers work to implement new technology and initiatives to improve their employee engagement, retention, efficiency, and operations, the legal implications of these new initiatives often come into play.
In this webinar, Beekeeper's VP of Hospitality, Connie Rheams, sits down with David Sherwyn, Professor, Lawyer, and Academic Director of the Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Paul Wagner, adjunct professor and attorney specializing in labor and employment law to discuss all things labor and employment law for hotel teams.
Learn the answers to the biggest questions your team is facing around employment and labor when you consider implementing a new program or software.
In July 2019, CIHLER hosted a regional roundtable with support from members Michelman & Robinson, LLP, Morgan Lewis, Newhouse Law Group and Salesboost. Regional roundtables are designed to provide a forum to expand the reach of the Center.
