Tourism employment during economic transition

Szivás, Edith; Riley, Michael

doi:10.1016/s0160-7383(99)00035-3

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“…Instead, they enter the labour market on the first available occasion. This supports previous study conducted in Hungary (Szivas & Riley, 1999) who revealed that tourism may not be the first choice of industry but it is easily obtained. Set in this context, this could represent a constrained choice rather than an active desire to work in the tourism industry.…”

Section: Reasons For Entering the Sectorsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Each study offers an insight into migration into the hospitality sector and their contexts help explain the current phase of Polish migration into the UK hospitality workforce. Particularly, the situation of the Hungarian labour market described by Szivas and Riley (1999) at the end of the 80s could be comparable with the situation of Poles looking for work outside Poland in 2004. In both countries, individuals were separated from their education and experience due to political change and unemployment.…”

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…The first of these studies by Szivas and Riley (1999) conducted a study of mobility patterns into tourism during the 1990s in Hungary, when the country was transforming from communism to capitalism. Their research revealed that those who decide to enter tourism come from a variety of industries, confirming the assumption that many jobs in the hospitality sector do not require specific skills.…”

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their research revealed that those who decide to enter tourism come from a variety of industries, confirming the assumption that many jobs in the hospitality sector do not require specific skills. Szivas and Riley (1999) claimed that tourism can be for many 'a refuge sector', playing the role of 'any port in a storm', where 'tourism workers appear to come from a wide and unconnected set of occupations ' (p. 748). In other words, tourism was not necessarily a 'chosen' occupation, but rather was something that could be obtained relatively easily in times of economic transition and mass migration.…”

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These statements were extracted from the literature on tourism mobility (Szivas & Riley, 1999;Szivas et al, 2003;Vaugeois & Rollins, 2007) with others added from both the netnography and interviews. The responses on a scale such as 'strongly agree' and 'agree' were collapsed into 'agree'…”

Section: Reasons For Entering the Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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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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Section: Reasons For Entering the Sectorsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Migration and Hospitality Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reasons For Entering the Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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