Harassment

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Harassment

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Harassment

Introduction

Harassment at the workplace is one of the major issues that the hospitality industry faces . According to Yeung (2004 , the hospitality industry has such peculiar characteristics that make ethical issues particularly important . Drawing on various studies conducted by among others Vallen and Casado , Weaver et al , Enghagen and Hott , and on the basis of his own studies , Yeung (2004 ) particularly identifies issues such as sexual harassment , and harassment on the basis of race and ethnic affiliation as one of

the most outstanding issues in the hospitality industry

According to Perry (2008 , employee harassment within the hospitality industry is rampant , and takes the form of gender , racial , or ethnic discrimination . While cases of harassment in other industries are declining , in the hospitality industry employee harassment cases are on the rise (Perry , 2008 . This can be attributed to various reasons , chief of which is the fact that the hospitality industry is characterised by a rich ethnic diversity . With many ethnic groups working together within the restaurant setting , for example , Perry (2008 ,

.2 ) writes that the friction that commonly occurs between the kitchen and waitstaff often manifests itself in insults and epithets which target race , ethnicity and gender ' Additionally , managers in the hospitality industry have taken to socializing with or dating non-management employees , many of whom are in their teens or pre-teen years , which has the potential of triggering off a sexual harassment lawsuit (Perry , 2008

Another equally important contributory factor to the high...