Factors Affecting The Employability of Disabled People in Hotels | ||
| International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 1, June 2023, Pages 159-174 PDF (457.07 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijhth.2023.450575 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Rabee Ibrahim* ; Michael Magdy Zaki* ; Ahmed Gamal Tager | ||
| Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Luxor, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Worldwide, the market and employment segment of people with disabilities (PWD) is mostly underdeveloped, and they have a huge untapped potential as workers. Although there are hints in the literature that hiring PWDs might benefit hotels greatly, there hasn't been much empirical research done on the elements that affect PWDs' employability in the workplace and the benefits that follow. This article seeks to examine the elements influencing the employment of people with impairments in the hotel industry. This examined how the hiring preferences of the commercial and public sectors may be impacted by PWDs' talents, educational achievement, age, and sex. The study is supported by a review of the literature. To gather information, a questionnaire was sent to chain and five-star hotel managers as well as human resources managers in Hurghada, a city on the Red Sea. The findings demonstrate how valuable, uncommon, and expensive it is to replicate PWD employment. If a business is successful in making efficient use of this resource, this results in a long-lasting advantage. Through the Human Resource managers and department managers of hotels, a total of 10 talents that a PWD must obtain, desired formal education, and disabilities that employers may still consider employable were examined. Despite the existence of local laws and international laws protecting people with disabilities, discrimination still occurs, especially when it comes to age and the type of disability. Both soft and hard abilities are needed, namely in the areas of collaboration and communication, analytical thinking, and real-world computer use. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hard Skills; Soft Skills; Employment of PWD’s; Problems of Workforce | ||
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