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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1128-1236 |
| Number of pages | 108 |
| Journal | Sociology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
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Keywords
- hotels
- low pay
- national minimum wage
- room attendants
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The national minimum wage, low pay and the UK hotel industry: The case of room attendants. / Warhurst, C.; Lloyd, C.; Dutton, Eli.
In: Sociology, Vol. 42, No. 6, 12.2008, p. 1128-1236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - The national minimum wage, low pay and the UK hotel industry: The case of room attendants
AU - Warhurst, C.
AU - Lloyd, C.
AU - Dutton, Eli
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - This article examines low pay and the national minimum wage in the UK hotel industry, focusing on the lowest remunerated workers in the industry - room attendants - who have hitherto been overlooked in studies of the industry. It draws on qualitative research from eight case studies and relates this material to other secondary data. By including employees' experience, it reveals the management and employment practices that have limited the effect of the national minimum wage and attempts to alleviate low pay.The article ends by suggesting how this employee experience can be transmuted into political voice to improve the position of low wage workers.
AB - This article examines low pay and the national minimum wage in the UK hotel industry, focusing on the lowest remunerated workers in the industry - room attendants - who have hitherto been overlooked in studies of the industry. It draws on qualitative research from eight case studies and relates this material to other secondary data. By including employees' experience, it reveals the management and employment practices that have limited the effect of the national minimum wage and attempts to alleviate low pay.The article ends by suggesting how this employee experience can be transmuted into political voice to improve the position of low wage workers.
KW - hotels
KW - low pay
KW - national minimum wage
KW - room attendants
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038038508096943
U2 - 10.1177/0038038508096943
DO - 10.1177/0038038508096943
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 1128
EP - 1236
JO - Sociology
T2 - Sociology
JF - Sociology
SN - 0038-0385
IS - 6
ER -