Thirteen staff, all Bermudians, were made redundant by the Coral Beach and Tennis Club, even as the labour dispute over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess captured headlines.

The positions were cut on January 31, according to managing director Tim Thuell.

None were unionised, a spokeswoman said.

Eight housekeeping jobs were chopped from the South Shore resort, leaving five still on the job — and all five security staff were made redundant.

Coral Beach Club outsourced the security positions to “a highly respected local security company”, Mr Thuell said.

The hotel was acquired in December, along with Horizons and Cottages, by a subsidiary of the New York firm Three Wall Capital, called CBC 2013 LLC.

Another US firm, ROC Group, is partnered in the deal.

In a statement, Mr Thuell described the cutbacks to “operational changes and efficiencies that are in accordance with luxury hotel standards, and that are in-line with our current business model”.

“We are focused on making the kinds of changes that will improve the service provided to our membership and that will also demonstrate fiscal responsibility.”