%0 Report
        %A Mavromaras, Kostas
%A Isherwood, Linda
%A Mahuteau, Stephane
%A Ratcliffe, Julie
%A Xiao, Lily
%A Harrington, Ann
%A Wei, Zhang
        %T  Job Preferences of Aged Care Workers in Australia: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15623
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15623
        %X 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.
        %K aged care workforce
%K discrete choice experiments
%K job attributes
%K job preferences