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Similarly, in the hospitality and tourism sectors, the cyclical nature of demand means that employers frequently adjust staffing levels. A hotel or restaurant that saw a sharp drop in bookings due to unexpected circumstances—whether a global event, local policy changes or even weather conditions—would find themselves in an untenable position if they were forced to maintain guaranteed-hours contracts for workers that no longer reflected the operational realities of the business. As a result, employers may become hesitant to offer any guarantees at all, or if they have offered such guarantees, they might face having to go out of business altogether.