Vol. 7 No. 1 and 2 (2024)
JOURNAL ON TOURISM & SUSTAINABILITY

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Mobbing in the Hospitality Industry: Evidence from Greece

Published 2024-06-30

  • Dr George Triantafyllou
    • ,
  • Professor Christina Karakioulafi
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  • Dr Georgia Vazaki
    • ,
  • Eirini Strataki

Dr George Triantafyllou
University of Crete/ Hellenic Labour Inspectorate, Heraklion, Crete

Professor Christina Karakioulafi
University of Crete, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Dr Georgia Vazaki
Democritus University of Thrace/ Hellenic Labour Inspectorate, Athens, Greece

Eirini Strataki
University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece

Abstract

The present work examines and reviews the current knowledge concerning work harassment, mobbing and sexual harassment in the hospitality industry in Greece. Having access to the recent data for the years 2021 and 2022, the authors conduct a qualitative research on how the Hellenic Labour Inspectorate, dealt with the accusations applied by the victims of workplace mobbing. The authors examined victims’ and abusers’ profiles, aiming to find out the reasons that provoked this criminal attitude as well as the dimensions of mobbing phenomenon. Further studies should be applied concerning employers’ attitude towards moral and sexual harassment at workplace.

Keywords

Mobbing, Work Harassment, Hospitality Industry, Hotels

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