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

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  • Orestis Papadopoulos
  • Dave Lyddon

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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 sector agreement, now covering a much smaller proportion of the workforce, survived but has experienced ‘institutional conversion’, delivering a much poorer outcome. Despite buoyant tourism, institutional deregulation and derogation have delivered the employers' major objective of matching the workforce to the fluctuating demand for labour.

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  • Orestis Papadopoulos & Dave Lyddon, 2020. "Deregulation and institutional conversion in the Greek hotel industry: an employment relations model in transition," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(1-2), pages 92-109, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:51:y:2020:i:1-2:p:92-109
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12282
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    1. Gregoris Ioannou & Ruth Dukes, 2021. "Anything goes? Exploring the limits of employment law in UK hospitality and catering," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(3), pages 255-269, May.
    2. Orestis Papadopoulos & Gregoris Ioannou, 2023. "Working in hospitality and catering in Greece and the UK: Do trade union membership and collective bargaining still matter?," European Journal of Industrial Relations, , vol. 29(2), pages 105-122, June.
    3. Orestis Papadopoulos & Marti Lopez‐Andreu & Mandi Jamalian, 2021. "Violation and lack of awareness of employment rights in the United Kingdom's hotel industry: Isolation, fragmentation and barriers to labour enforcement," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 315-330, July.

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