Germany’s Mapal Group, specialising in software applications for the hospitality industry, has acquired Spanish company Guudjob, whose SaaS solution focuses on the well-being of employees in this industry, their motivation, loyalty and internal communication.

Both companies announced this on their profiles on the professional networking site LinkedIn, where they shared the news as published by various online media sources. “We are very happy to announce that Guudjob is joining the Mapal family”, stated the announcement made by the German group alongside one of these news articles.

Complementary solutions
As reported in the media, Mapal has recently acquired other technology companies whose solutions complement and add value to its platform. For now, Guudjob is the latest company to add to Mapal’s range of services for internal use by hospitality businesses.

On his LinkedIn profile, one of Guudjob’s founders, Bernardo Montero Costa, recounts with emotion how Jaime Fernández de la Puente-Campano encouraged him to leave everything and dream of this adventure which has now reached a new milestone. They created Guudjob together in 2016 with the idea of bringing transparency, trust and commitment to human resources.

Employee experience
At a time when there is constant talk about customer experience, Guudjob’s solution focuses on the experience of hospitality employees, with a mobile application that is exclusively for them. It features everything from a suggestion box to training, satisfaction surveys and rewards. Employees can also assess their work performance, receive praise from customers and coworkers and communicate with each other.

Companies which use this application have shown positive results so far. These include a 10% increase in productivity, a 32% decrease in talent turnover and an improvement in the working environment, according to data from Guudjob. The solution is already used by companies in Spain and Latin America, such as Ilunion Hotels, Quirónprevención, Alsa and Pizza Hut, among others.

For Mapal, this is a logical purchase in view of the upcoming launch of its new portal for employees in the hospitality industry.

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