Exploratory study of understanding hotel employees’ perception on work–life balance issues

Wong, Simon; Ko, Annie

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2008.07.001

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“…Some of these drawbacks were mentioned by the Polish employees. The exhausting long hours' culture was highlighted by migrants and includes physical tiredness, pain and health and safety issues pointing to the work and life unbalance (Karatepe & Uludog 2007;Wong & Ko 2009). Moreover, numerous problems were raised regarding poor management behaviour, lack of respect and drinking, discrimination, workload and problems with pay.…”

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Employment experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality sector

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The research explores the experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality sector. It reports quantitative and qualitative empirical data on the migrants' reasons for entering the hospitality workforce and their subsequent employment experiences. The findings reveal the main motive for entering employment in hospitality is for self development as migrants wish to use and learn foreign languages, gain work experience and receive other benefits that the sector provides.These self development opportunities are viewed as a means to improve career prospects in the UK or upon return to Poland. Once in the sector, positive experiences associated with hospitality employment include opportunities to meet people and work in a lively environment. Negative aspects relate to working conditions, low pay, physically demanding jobs, discrimination and management behaviour. The research suggests that certain practices and working conditions in the sector pose an obstacle to the long term commitment of migrant workers. Suggestions for the management of migrant human resources are outlined.

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“…Such jobs are considered non conducive to a healthy work life balance (Wong & Ko, 2009;Karatepe & Uludog, 2007) that make workers susceptible to stress (Faulkner & Patiar, 1997).…”

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Employment experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality sector

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“…Primeiramente, tais achados seguem a mesma perspectiva de outros estudos realizados (DARCY et al, 2009;WONG;KO, 2009;MCNAMARA et al, 2013;WU et al,2013). Além disso, verifica-se que dos três fatores identificados, dois fazem menção ao aspecto profissional enquanto um corresponde a perspectiva família e vida pessoal, indicando que os fatores de work-life balance contemplam mais características profissionais comparativamente aos aspectos pessoais e familiares.…”

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Fatores explicativos de Work-Life Balance e a gestão de tempo conduzindo ao bem estar na visão de contadores paranaenses

Altoé

Voese

2018

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RESUMORecentemente, work-life balance tem sido foco de debates que visam abordar sobre a integração entre os diferentes domínios trabalho e família. As discussões procuram reduzir os conflitos de papéis inerentes a estas esferas. Em determinadas profissões, decorrente do trabalho intenso, observa-se a intensificação dos conflitos de papéis. Isto posto, constata-se que a profissão contábil apresenta demandas específicas em determinados períodos, logo, o profissional fica sobrecarregado de tarefas e necessita gerir adequadamente seu tempo. Dessa forma, o estudo objetiva identificar quais são os fatores que explicam a percepção de contadores paranaenses quanto ao seu work-life balance e a gestão de tempo. Por meio de survey online, a partir do instrumento de pesquisa adaptado do estudo de Wong e Ko (2009), 267 contadores registrados no estado do Paraná responderam ao questionário. Para analisar os dados, utilizou-se estatística descritiva e análise fatorial. A partir da técnica de análise fatorial, foram três os fatores identificados como explicativos de work-life balance: (1) apoio no trabalho; (2) comprometimento com o trabalho; e (3) comprometimento com a família e aspectos pessoais. Além dos três fatores de work-life balance identificados, considerou-se a gestão de tempo. Os resultados da presente pesquisa estão alinhados aos achados de Wong e Ko (2009). Como contribuição científica, este estudo possibilita discussões relevantes sobre aspectos relacionados a qualidade de vida e a performance dos profissionais contábeis.Palavras-chave: fatores explicativos; work-life balance; gestão de tempo; contadores paranaenses. Explanatory factors of Work-Life Balance and time management leading to the well being in the vision of paranaian accountants 1 ABSTRACTRecently, work-life balance has been focus of debates that aim to approach on the integration between the different domains work and family. The discussions seek to reduce the role conflicts inherent in these spheres. In certain professions, due to the intense work, one observes the intensification of the conflicts of roles. This fact shows that the accounting profession presents specific demands in certain periods, so the professional is overwhelmed with tasks and needs to manage his time properly. Thus, the study aims to identify which are the factors that explain the perception of accountants from Paraná regarding their work-life balance and time management. Through an online survey, from the research instrument 1 Artigo publicado nos Anais do IX Congresso ANPCONT.

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“…Additional concerns include the high levels of unpaid work carried out by women in the tourism sector as 'contributing family workers' in tourism enterprises (UNWTO and UN Women, 2011;Ferguson, 2013). A range of authors have looked at the unsocial hours and high workloads in tourism employment and how this leads to unhealthy work life balances (Wong and Ko, 2009) and work-family conflicts (Karatepe and Uludog, 2007). However, few have taken a specifically gendered view of the problem, albeit with some exceptions such as Ferguson's (2010b) study of the impact of tourism development in Costa Rica and Belize on relations of social reproduction.…”

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Towards a gendered political economy of water and tourism

Cole

Ferguson

2015

Tourism Geographies

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In many holiday destinations, the tourism industry exerts an enormous strain on water supplies. This generates a range of social problems, not least because local inhabitants often have to compete with the tourism sector over the access, allocation and use of water for their personal and domestic needs. Nevertheless, there has been very little academic research on the link between tourism and the impact of water scarcity on destination populations in developing countries. While there is a wealth of literature on gender and tourism development, such research has tended to focus on employment relations and tourism policy and planning, neglecting ecological issues such as water. Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, in 2013, this paper makes a preliminary attempt to address this gap in the literature by developing a gendered political economy approach to water in tourism development.Three key themes are identified from this research: the salience of intersectional inequalities of gender, class and nationality, in particular the different experiences of Nicaraguan women, Costa Rican women and women from the Global North; how the role of social reproduction is vital to understanding gender and water in Tamarindo due to enduring assumptions about women's perceived responsibility for water; and the gendered dimensions of conflicts over water. Such conflicts are highly gendered and contribute to reshaping of power relations in this international tourism destination. In the conclusions, we argue that our findings demonstrate the need to pay attention to both intersectionality and social reproduction, as well as to identify a future research agenda for developing a gendered political economy approach to tourism and water.

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Exploratory study of understanding hotel employees’ perception on work–life balance issues

Cited by 157 publications

References 16 publications

Employment experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality sector

Employment experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality sector

Fatores explicativos de Work-Life Balance e a gestão de tempo conduzindo ao bem estar na visão de contadores paranaenses

Towards a gendered political economy of water and tourism

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