Fly-In/Fly-Out Accommodation: Workers’ Perspectives
| Autor: | Ann M. Sibbel, Elizabeth A. Kaczmarek, Deirdre Drake |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030505 public health
Fly-in fly-out business.industry FIFO (computing and electronics) Job selection media_common.quotation_subject Sense of community 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Resource (project management) Perception Optometry Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Marketing 0305 other medical science business Accommodation media_common |
| Zdroj: | Labour Force Mobility in the Australian Resources Industry ISBN: 9789811020162 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-981-10-2018-6_8 |
| Popis: | This chapter explores fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) workers’ perceptions and experiences of the accommodation and associated services provided at land-based Australian mining and oil and gas FIFO sites. It reports on a survey of 536 Australian land-based FIFO workers which examined the importance of, and satisfaction with, accommodation village services. Results from this study revealed that the most important aspects were the provision and quality of food, and the availability of communication with home. In addition, quietness and security of the village were rated as highly important. However, FIFO worker ratings of satisfaction with these aspects of service provision indicate that the workers perceive their needs are not always being met. The role of accommodation in resource sector’s workers’ job selection and retention, and FIFO workers’ levels of stress and Psychological Sense of Community while they are on site are also considered. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for the providers of FIFO accommodation and related services. |
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