Hotel Labor Shortage

Hotel Labour Shortage
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Labor shortage is caused by a variety of factors. Firstly, changes in technology. If these changes are rapid it leads to a shortage because the workers will not have the needed skills for the job and they may not have time for the required training. Second, skills not matched up to the job. This is caused by miscommunication between employers and the trainers. As a result, wrong decisions about education are made resulting in a few numbers of skilled people in a particular field CITATION wor06 \l 1033 (Riga, 2006). Thirdly, the demographic changes also impact on the labor shortage. For example, there is a general decrease in the rate of birth and lower participation by women especially mothers CITATION Mei91 \l 1033 (Meier, 1991). Fourthly, the employers do not react to the shortages in time or try to curb the shortage...