Precarious employment, working hours, work-life conflict and health in hotel work

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-232

  McNamara, Maria ^a,b   Bohle, Philip ^a   Quinlan, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Precarious employment; Work life conflict; Working hours

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOTELS; JOB SATISFACTION;

ADVERSE OUTCOMES; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HOTEL INDUSTRY; SERVICE SECTORS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WORK LIFE; WORKING HOURS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOTEL INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRY; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JOB SECURITY; MALE; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 78349307957     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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