Files and links (2)
Published VersionCC BY V4.0, Open Access
Journal article
The Impact of COVID-19 on Staff Working Practices in UK Horseracing
Animals, Vol.10(11), pp.1-18
2020
Appears in COVID-19 Research
Abstract
Due to COVID-19, horseracing was required to cease all activity in March 2020; however, little is known about the pandemic’s impact on staff working practices. This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on staff working practices during the initial lockdown phases. An online survey about working conditions during lockdown was answered by 287 participants. Chi-squared tests for independence and binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis was undertaken. A total of 53.7% (n = 154) of staff were working during lockdown. Pandemic-specific workplace changes were reported as effective by 87.8% (n = 115) of staff. Flat grooms reported workplace changes as less effective (χ2 (52, n = 131) = 92.996, p < 0.001). A total of 67.2% (n = 193) of staff were positive about job security. Trainers and grooms were significantly less likely to report jobs as secure (χ2 (52, n = 287) = 75.653, p < 0.05). The findings suggest that most of the racing industry positively received changes made by their employers to tackle the pandemic, and for staff still working during lockdown, their health and safety was prioritised. Continued development of employee support structures to promote job security and workforce stability is advised, which will minimise the disruption of staff changes on the care and welfare of the horses.
Details
- Title
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Staff Working Practices in UK Horseracing
- Authors
- Emma Davies (Author) - Hartpury UniversityWill McConn-Palfreyman (Author) - University of StirlingJane Williams (Author) - Hartpury UniversityGeoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Animals, Vol.10(11), pp.1-18
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.3390/ani10112003
- ISSN
- 2076-2615
- Copyright note
- Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Forest Research Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99487108502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
23 File views/ downloads
27 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
- Veterinary Sciences
- Zoology
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites