The national minimum wage, low pay and the UK hotel industry: The case of room attendants

C. Warhurst, C. Lloyd, Eli Dutton

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1128-1236
Number of pages108
JournalSociology
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008

Keywords

  • hotels
  • low pay
  • national minimum wage
  • room attendants

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