Continuity or change? The implications of the national minimum wage for work and employment in the hospitality industry

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-47

  Adam Smith, Derek ^a,b   Norris, Gill ^b   Williams, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitality; Informality; Legal regulation; National Minimum Wage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037342543     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017001251     Document Type: Review

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