...Annemarie Piso A coherent theoretical class analysis of hotel and catering workers can provide a systematic means by which to explain the behaviour of these workers in reaction to their employment. By examining the class relations within this industry, the paper challenges the notion that hotel...

...Michael Riley Describes the labour economics of the hotel and catering industry,which produce two characteristics: individual contracts and low unionization. Draws parallels between the free market behaviour of this traditional industry and the general direction of change in the industry as a whole...

...Derek Adam‐Smith; David Goss Addresses the workplace issues posed by HIV/AIDS within the hotel and catering industry. In particular, examines the theoretical risks which may be peculiar to organizations in this industrial sector. Suggests that the “objective” risk assessment provided by“experts...

...Arsène H. Aslan; Roy C. Wood Given the principal characteristics of hotel and catering industry employment – low pay, low job security, high labour turnover,often arbitrary management – it is a matter of some interest that the industry is unionized to only a limited extent. Offers a brief summary...

...Liz Price Individual employment law has the dual aim of stimulating good personnel practice and of providing minimum protection for vulnerable employees, such as those found in the hotel and catering industry. Findings from a survey of “high quality” hotels and restaurants show that large...

...Ian R. Macaulay; Roy C. Wood Reports and analyses the findings of recent research undertaken in five Scottish centres to assess hotel and catering workers′ attitudes to trade unions. Initially, reviews the reasons advanced in explaining low union density in the hotel and catering industry...

... include trends in employment, minimum pay and earnings. Some future issues in relation to minimum wage‐fixing are also mentioned. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Hotel and catering Labour market Remuneration Pay United Kingdom Minimum Wages and the Labour Market Recent and Contemporary Issues...

... and other factors on the development of voluntary collective bargaining is discussed. Some recent research findings on wage regulation in hotels are presented and the future prospects for collective bargaining in the hotel industry are considered. Collective bargaining Hotel and catering Minimum wage...