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Training standards as a policy option? The regulation of the fitness industry
Author(s) -
Lloyd Caroline
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00365.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , raising (metalworking) , training (meteorology) , business , service (business) , public economics , economics , marketing , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , meteorology
This article examines whether the regulation of service work through a ‘licence to practice’ can be effective in raising skill levels and improving the working conditions of employees. Research from the fitness industry on the impact of self‐regulation of training standards is used to explore some of the difficulties of this type of policy option.
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