EMPLOYEE TURN OVER

Writing Assignment on Employee turnover

Employee turnover in the hospitality industry averages 400% annually. This means that, on average, 100% of the staff of a restaurant, hotel, airline, cruise ship, etc. is replaced four (4) times per year. There has been extensive research on employee turnover and employee job satisfaction. Using the Internet or the Strayer Library, select one (1) hospitality industry type such as fast-food restaurants, luxury hotels, specialty hotels, or any other type of hospitality interest and identify the main problems associated with that industry and employee turnover. Suggest ways and methods to address the high turnover rate.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the type of hospitality industry and its main categories of employees.
2. Summarize three (3) primary reasons that turnover is so high in this industry.
3. Recommend one (1) method to address each of the three (3) primary reasons that turnover is so high in this industry.
4. Recommend one (1) method to improve job satisfaction in general for this industry.
5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Answer preview

The hospitality industry tends to be in a crisis since it experiences the highest level of employee turnover. High turnover, unfortunately, jeopardizes workflow, the provision of quality services and products and the overall profitability of the business (Narkhede, 1, p. 4). Leaders in the hospitability industry have a great task of coming up with strategies that would help in reducing the rate at which workers quit their respective jobs. The hospitality industry is wide with businesses like luxury hotels, specialty hotels, fast-food restaurants, cruise line businesses, and theme parks to mention a few and all these fields are labor intensive. The area of interest is the fast-food industry which from history has been experiencing high turnover rates hence a real solution to this problem needs to be achieved.

Understanding the fast-food industry

The fast-food industry includes…

 

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