Hoteliers’ human resource strategies for business sustainability during Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana

The main objective underlying the study is to assess human resource strategies adopted by hoteliers in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic period and their sustainability. The target population of the study was 725 and this comprises of 471 and 254 hotels from Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, respectively. Using Guilford and Fruchter (1973) formula, a total sample size of 371 representing both regions was used for the study. The study shows that employees' lay off is considered as the main Human Resource (HR) strategy hoteliers in Ghana adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic period to salvage their businesses in terms of meeting employees wage bill though there were other HR strategies that could have been adopted. Among other HR strategies include operationalizing established pandemic fund, reducing employees working hours, temporary converting employees' full-time jobs to part time and re-training employees to use alternative means of doing business.