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Title: The health hazards inherent in the catering sector of the hotel industry : their psychological effects on employees
Authors: Spiteri, Norman (2008)
Keywords: Industrial safety -- Malta
Hotels -- Malta
Caterers and catering -- Malta
Issue Date: 2008
Citation: Spiteri, N. (2008). The health hazards inherent in the catering sector of the hotel industry : their psychological effects on employees (Diploma long essay).
Abstract: Every day thousands of people dine in one of the various restaurants or Hotels around the Maltese Islands, but very few of them truly ever stop to think about how much thought, preparation and sheer hard work is put into the simplest of meals let alone the intrinsic ones. As this study discovered, kitchen workers are put under both a high level of physical and metal stress. This is because of the high demands of their carrier such as Long hours, high workloads, understaffing and many others. These conditions take a heavy toll on ones personal life when it comes to time that he/she can spend with Family and friends as also on time spend on their hobbies and relaxing. The Analysis of the data demonstrate how, over 95% of the people that took part to our study, suffer of one or more stress related disorders such as Fatigue, digestive disorders, sleep disorders, tension headaches and muscle tensioning. This is a worrying figure and employers should take it in great consideration. Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Norman Spiteri In conclusion, a list of recommendations for both employers and employees has been carried out to provide ways and means on how to lower the stress levels in the catering industry. Any serious organization should take in consideration to apply these measures at their place of work in order to reduce pain to their staff and also decrease absenteeism and both visible and invisible costs to their company
Description: DIP.SOC.STUD.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/100009
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