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Intelligent Spas Releases New Spa Business Manuals

Singapore, 15^th February 2006 - Intelligent Spas has released two new business manuals to assist spa operators simplify human resource management activities. The Spa Human Resource Management Manual and supporting Spa Employee Handbook contain comprehensive policies, procedures and ready-to-use forms to promote efficient operations and make staff management easier than ever.

"Spa managers do not have to be human resource experts

to successfully implement effective solutions"

Julie Garrow, Managing Director, Intelligent Spas

Julie Garrow, Managing Director of Intelligent Spas (www.IntelligentSpas.com) stated "the new manuals enable spa managers and directors to focus on critical spa operational activities such as maximising the spa’s financial performance, instead of being continuously interrupted to address minor or repetitive human resource queries. The manuals are very comprehensive and user-friendly so spa managers do not have to be human resource experts to successfully implement the effective solutions".

There are two fundamental tools used to effectively manage human resources:

The Spa Human Resource Management Manual provides spa managers with a confidence-building business tool, which when implemented, greatly reduces the time taken to conduct repetitive tasks related to, for example, recruitment, performance appraisals and employee meetings.

The Spa Employee Handbook communicates important company information such as the organisation structure and standards of behaviour, whilst also providing staff with critical information needed to work under minimal supervision and perform relevant administrative functions, such as following rosters and completing time sheets, which are fundamental in the smooth daily operations of a spa.

The new Spa Operating Procedures, Policies & Forms Manuals are available for immediate download from www.IntelligentSpas.com.

About the new series of Spa Operating Procedures, Policies & Forms Manuals

Intelligent Spas' revised manuals are based on detailed feedback and preferences gained from clients who purchased and used Intelligent Spas’ original Spa Policies & Procedures Manual over the last three years. The manuals incorporate extensively expanded content in a new, editable file format (available with Site, Enterprise and Consultant Licenses) which allows easy customisation for unique requirements.

Additional items featured in the new manuals include supporting process maps and ready-to-use forms, checklists, scripts and samples, effectively achieving an instant, professionally formatted manual requiring minimal customisation - this combination of resources saves spa businesses thousands of man hours and/or consulting dollars when compared to creating their own manual.

The new topic-focused manuals are ideal for improving a particular problem area of spa operations, or for providing a complete and consistent set of standard operating procedure manuals to effectively train all spa employees and efficiently operate a professional spa facility. The content is designed to be applicable to different types and sizes of spa facilities and to allow operators to implement industry best practices. Other manuals in the new series include:

• Client Interaction & Service Standards

• Housekeeping & Spa Presentation

The new Spa Operating Procedures, Policies & Forms Manuals are available for immediate download from Intelligent Spas' Secure Online Store.

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