Job Preferences of Aged Care Workers in Australia: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment

Kostas Mavromaras (), Linda Isherwood, Stephane Mahuteau (), Julie Ratcliffe, Lily Xiao, Ann Harrington and Zhang Wei ()
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Kostas Mavromaras: University of Adelaide
Linda Isherwood: University of Adelaide
Julie Ratcliffe: Flinders University
Lily Xiao: Flinders University
Ann Harrington: Flinders University
Zhang Wei: University of Adelaide

No 15623, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using a Discrete Choice Experiment we estimate the relative value attached by workers on core job attributes identified by previous qualitative research on the Aged Care workforce in Australia: salary (hourly); work hours; training/skill development; staffing numbers; processes for managing work-related stress; and freedom in the job. In this mostly part- time employed workforce, the opportunity for more workhours is welcome, but relatively less important. Nurses (enrolled and more so registered, being typically better-paid and higher-qualified) value pay rises less and training opportunities more than their (typically lower-paid and lower-qualified) care worker counterparts. Casual/temporary workers prefer workplaces that are adequately staffed relatively more than their permanently employed counterparts. In the context of increasing demand for more and for better-quality Aged Care services, the paper's overall findings can inform the current multi-faceted debate about a sustainable way for the Aged Care sector to attract, retain and utilize its workforce.

Keywords: aged care workforce; discrete choice experiments; job attributes; job preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I19 J14 J21 J39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2022-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-dcm, nep-exp, nep-hrm and nep-lab
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