Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/267360 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15623
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
aged care workforce
discrete choice experiments
job attributes
job preferences
JEL: 
J14
J21
J39
C25
I19
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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