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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hotel Employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

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  • Dolores Mensah Hervie

    (Szent István Campus, Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly utca 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Ernest Amoako-Atta

    (Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Md Billal Hossain

    (Szent István Campus, Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly utca 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Csaba Bálint Illés

    (Szent István Campus, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Anna Dunay

    (Szent István Campus, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

Abstract

This study examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hotel employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana using the conservation of resource and human relations theories to ascertain the level of impact. Data was collected from 511 hotel employees from 58 hotels using questionnaires. The employees were randomly sampled. Stepwise Regression in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16 model was used to run the analysis. Nine independent variables were included in a stepwise regression model. Six came out as significant and explained 51.6% of the variation in the percentage of their salary that staff received during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining 48.4% was explained by other factors such as the years of service and whether the facility shut down during the lockdown. It was further identified that about 80% of the respondents had their salaries reduced, and that work schedules and working hours were altered, particularly during the lockdown and closure of the country’s borders. It is recommended that hotels should network, be more customer-oriented, be health- and safety-focused, frequently update their communication channels, and make digitalisation and human resource development a priority as measures to help the industry in its recovery process.

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  • Dolores Mensah Hervie & Ernest Amoako-Atta & Md Billal Hossain & Csaba Bálint Illés & Anna Dunay, 2022. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hotel Employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:5:p:2509-:d:755423
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