Hotel work-family support policies and employees' needs, concerns and Challenges—The Case of Working Mothers’ maternity leave experience

Ma, Emily; Wu, Laurie; Yang, Wan; Xu, Shi

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104216

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“…Many previous studies have shown that husband support is an important variable to reduce the parenting pressure of working mothers. On the contrary, some published studies have shown that the husband's participation in childcare has no significant effect on the childcare pressure of working mothers [25]. Many studies on the parenting stress of working mothers show that social support is an important variable to reduce the parenting stress of working mothers.…”

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The Causes Affecting the Parenting Stress of the Post-80s Generation in China with Working Mothers of Infants and Young Children as the Target

Liu

Suh

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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At present, people’s life pressure is increasing. In order to help alleviate the pressure of professional mothers’ upbringing, in this study, the treatment program for working mothers or parental education program was analyzed. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 278 mothers of male and female infants aged 0–5 in three kindergartens in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. SPSS 23.0 software was used for frequency analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. This study aims to improve the mood and self-esteem of working mothers with young children, and briefly introduce the policy of providing important support in addition to relatives. The results show that: first, the age of children is the cause of mother’s parenting pressure. The younger the children are, the greater the parenting pressure is; second, the higher the mother’s sense of parenting efficacy, the lower the parenting pressure; third, the higher the mother’s self-esteem, the lower the parenting pressure; fourth, the social support that working mothers receive may reduce their childcare pressure. Reducing the parental rearing pressure of working mothers with low self-esteem can help actively promote the positive development of their children. This article provides some reference for the relief of the pressure of professional mothers’ parenting.

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confidence: 97%

The Causes Affecting the Parenting Stress of the Post-80s Generation in China with Working Mothers of Infants and Young Children as the Target

Liu

Suh

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…in the hospitality sector, investigating the effects of non-work factors, job stress, burnout, and work-family conflict on employees' intention to leave an organization. Mulvaney et al (2007) conducted a pioneering study in the field of work-life balance for hotel managers, specifically focused on the hospitality sector. This study investigated the impact of non-work factors, including job stress, burnout, and work-family conflict, on hotel managers' intention to leave an organization, with a specific focus on their work-life balance (Mulvaney et al, 2007).…”

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“…Mulvaney et al (2007) conducted a pioneering study in the field of work-life balance for hotel managers, specifically focused on the hospitality sector. This study investigated the impact of non-work factors, including job stress, burnout, and work-family conflict, on hotel managers' intention to leave an organization, with a specific focus on their work-life balance (Mulvaney et al, 2007). Cullen and McLaughlin's (2006) study sheds light on the prevalence of "presenteeism" in the hotel industry, who feel compelled to provide emotional support, and work long hours due to the demanding nature of the industry, ultimately leading to detrimental effects on employees' work-life balance.…”

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Work-life balance: A historical review and insights for the hospitality industry

Knežević,

Gajić,

Sekulić

et al. 2023

Turističko poslovanje

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Work-life balance has become a popular area of research in the past twenty years. Before the 1970s, work and family were studied as mutually exclusive domains. The term "work-life balance" was introduced in the late 1970s to describe the balancing act of employed women who were mothers, juggling child care and work responsibilities. During the 1990s, the recognition of work-life balance's significance emerged as a vital issue for all employees, regardless of gender, parental, or marital status. The concept of work-life balance has evolved from role conflict between family and work, managing multiple roles to work and life enrichment and integration. Currently, the goal of work-life balance research is to determine whether the expectations of employees regarding work and multiple life roles are compatible or not. The significance of work-life balance research extends to individual, organizational, institutional, and national levels of outcomes. It is particularly relevant in the hospitality sector due to the unique nature of the work involved (intense work activities, long working hours, challenges in human resource management, organization of work, vacation planning, a significant representation of women employees, and health issues among hospitality workers). Therefore, it is considered a crucial issue in the hotel industry.

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“…After analysing the breastfeeding experiences of working women returning to work, it was found that mothers had negative experiences, lack of privacy protection when pumping, an embarrassment of overflowing milk, conflict with managers over breastfeeding time and hostility of employers towards breastfeeding (Litwan et al., 2021 ). Working women need breastfeeding support in the workplace, such as the need for breastfeeding rooms with privacy, refrigerators and flexible breastfeeding times (Jiravisitkul et al., 2022 ; Mao et al., 2018 ), as well as daycare services (Ma et al., 2021 ). Alternatively, support for breaks by coworkers and managers is an important part of working women's breastfeeding (Ross & Woszidlo, 2021 ).…”

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Work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave in Liaoning Province of China: A qualitative study

Wan,

Yang,

Pan

2024

Nursing Open

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AimWith the implementation of China's three‐child policy in 2021, the nurse population faces an increase in the number of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave. This study aims to describe the work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave.DesignA qualitative descriptive design.MethodsThe data were collected through semi‐structured interviews with eight nurses and analysed through Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes and nine sub‐themes emerged from the analysis of the interviews: changes in nurses (emotional changes, physical changes and changes in work); needs for an improving work environment (needs for a supportive workplace and nurse shortage); support for breastfeeding nurses (support from coworkers, support from the manager, support from the organisation and own need for work).Public ContributionThis study highlighted that breastfeeding nurses need an adjustment period when they return to work after maternity leave. Successful breastfeeding requires support from coworkers, managers and the organisation. In addition, workplace support for breastfeeding and management for nurses needs to be improved.

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Hotel work-family support policies and employees' needs, concerns and Challenges—The Case of Working Mothers’ maternity leave experience

Cited by 17 publications

References 39 publications

The Causes Affecting the Parenting Stress of the Post-80s Generation in China with Working Mothers of Infants and Young Children as the Target

The Causes Affecting the Parenting Stress of the Post-80s Generation in China with Working Mothers of Infants and Young Children as the Target

Work-life balance: A historical review and insights for the hospitality industry

Work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave in Liaoning Province of China: A qualitative study

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