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dc.contributor.authorDavies, Emmaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMcConn-Palfreyman, Willen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Jane Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorLovell, Geoff Pen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-07T01:10:23Z-
dc.date.available2024-12-07T01:10:23Z-
dc.date.issued2020-10-30en_UK
dc.identifier.other2003en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/36552-
dc.description.abstractDue 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.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_UK
dc.relationDavies E, McConn-Palfreyman W, Williams JM & Lovell GP (2020) The Impact of COVID-19 on Staff Working Practices in UK Horseracing. <i>Animals</i>, 10 (11), Art. No.: 2003. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112003en_UK
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjecthorseracingen_UK
dc.subjectpandemicen_UK
dc.subjectjob securityen_UK
dc.subjectemploymenten_UK
dc.subjectsocial distancingen_UK
dc.titleThe Impact of COVID-19 on Staff Working Practices in UK Horseracingen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani10112003en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid33143200en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAnimalsen_UK
dc.citation.issn2076-2615en_UK
dc.citation.volume10en_UK
dc.citation.issue11en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderUniversity of Hartpuryen_UK
dc.author.emailw.j.mcconn@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date30/10/2020en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHartpury Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSporten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHartpury Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHartpury Universityen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000592857300001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85094865188en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid2069272en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-3212-5118en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-0695-3828en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1432-9873en_UK
dc.date.accepted2020-10-28en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-10-28en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2024-11-27en_UK
dc.subject.tagCOVID-19en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorDavies, Emma|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcConn-Palfreyman, Will|0000-0003-3212-5118en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWilliams, Jane M|0000-0002-0695-3828en_UK
local.rioxx.authorLovell, Geoff P|0000-0002-1432-9873en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|University of Hartpury|en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2024-11-27en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2024-11-27|en_UK
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