Entracte Work Perception in Tourism Sector: An Evaluation in Terms Of Five Star Hotels Employees in Antalya

Abstract

Businesses have turned to flexible applications in working life in order to be able to adapt and survive in increasing global competition. In terms of labour, permanent and secure employment has now been replaced by short-term, temporary, irregular, precarious and low-paid forms of employment. In some businesses, working and rest periods of workers has flexibilized in accordance with these employment patterns and the intensity of work. Employers are extend the length of time employees stay in workplace by arranging work and rest periods according to their intensity of work and in a manner not in compliance with legal regulations. It is observed that in practice, this form of work, called "entracte work” is frequently applied in lots of businesses especially accommodation enterprises in the service sector. The purpose of the study is to determine the working conditions of workers who are involved in the practice of entracte work which is becoming widespread in the tourism sector and to detect the perceptions of workers towards entracte work. In this context, survey was conducted with 394 workers working with entracte practice in Antalya. As a result of factor analysis, a 4-dimensional structure has been reached about the employee’s perception of entracte work. According to the findings, it has been determined that employees are generally not satisfied with this working practice.