What determines social service workers’ wages: A cross-country analysis using a Luxembourg Income Study
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Authors | Lee, S. and Yun-Young, K. |
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Abstract | The study is aimed at exploring the influencing factor of wages among social service workers (SSWs) through a cross-country analysis. Using Luxembourg Income Study data, two aspects are emphasised: first, the trends and patterns of wage levels among SSWs. Second, the determining factors that influence their low wages at a cross-national level and how those factors are intersectionally intertwined to exacerbate the wage level. Three significant findings are confirmed: a universal gendered wage gap; a more significant wage gap for those on part-time and/or fractured contracts and employed in the private sector; and a substantial association between a higher education and higher wages. Two policy concerns are raised for discussion: first, tackling the gendered wage gap and ensuring more secure employment, and a guaranteed living wage for those employed in the private sector. Second, enhancing the professionalism for empowering their effective choices in the labour market is essential [148 words]. |
Keywords | social service workers; gender; Luxembourg Income Study; cross-country analysis; wage level; marketisation of care |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Social Policy and Society |
Journal citation | pp. 1-14 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 1475-3073 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746423000350 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746423000350 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 03 Nov 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Nov 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q025z/what-determines-social-service-workers-wages-a-cross-country-analysis-using-a-luxembourg-income-study
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