Deregulation and institutional conversion in the Greek hotel industry: an employment relations model in transition

Papadopoulos, Orestis; Lyddon, Dave

Abstract

Before the debt crisis of 2010 forced Greece into almost permanent austerity, its hotel workers enjoyed wages and conditions (through a sector collective agreement) similar to those in other economic sectors. This was against the international trend where low wages and poor conditions were standard. Sweeping deregulation by Greek governments has brought much of the hotel industry into line with other countries. The sec-tor agreement, now covering a much smaller proportion of the workforce, survived but has experienced ‘institutional conversion’, delivering a much poorer outcome. De-spite buoyant tourism, institutional deregulation and derogation have delivered the employers’ major objective of matching the workforce to the fluctuating demand for labour.

Citation

Papadopoulos, O., & Lyddon, D. (2020). Deregulation and institutional conversion in the Greek hotel industry: an employment relations model in transition. Industrial Relations Journal, 51(1-2), 92-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12282

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 2, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Feb 21, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Deposit Date: Jun 13, 2024
• Journal: Industrial Relations Journal
• Print ISSN: 0019-8692
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2338
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 92-109
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12282
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849516
• Additional Information: Received: 2017-12-08; Accepted: 2020-02-02; Published: 2020-02-21