

25th. of June 2019





Participant Information Sheet



Title: Chef Shortage in Ireland





You are invited to participate in a research study that investigates of the reasons for chef shortage in Irish Hospitality Sector using Data Analytics.



Please read this form carefully and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to participate in the study.



The study will be conducted by Raminta Astrauskaite as part of his/her studies on the Msc in Data Analytics at Athlone Institute of Technology. This research project is supervised by Jeffrey Buckley from the Engineering department.



The aim of this research project is to use data analytics to investigate the extent of the current chef shortage in Ireland, the factors that might be causing it, the relationships between them, and the steps being carried out to alleviate this issue.



If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to do the following:



· Answer all questions that are relevant to you in the survey



Your participation in this study will take approximately 5 to 7 minutes.



You are free to decide whether or not to participate. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without any negative consequences for you.



All responses you give or other data collected will be kept confidential. The records of this study will be kept secure and private. All files containing any information you give are password protected. In any research report that may be published, no information will be included that will make it possible to identify you individually. There will be no way to connect your name to your responses at any time during or after the study.



If you have any questions, requests or concerns regarding t his research, please contact me via my email address A00178813@student.ait.ie or my mobile 085 786 5545

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