What does ‘decent work’ mean to low-paid workers?: Working practices and how to improve them

Hartwig Pautz; Francis Stuart

What does ‘decent work’ mean to low-paid workers? Working practices and how to improve them

Hartwig Pautz, Francis Stuart

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When it comes to work, it’s not just the level of pay that matters to employees but the broader quality of employment. Low-paid work, however, is more likely to feature characteristics that make it hard for employees to speak of it as ‘decent work’. Hartwig Pautz and Francis Stuart look at what low-paid workers in Scotland think is most and least important for work to be ‘decent’ – the findings are relevant UK-wide.

Original language	English
Type	Contribution to Blog
Media of output	Welcome to the British Politics and Policy blog
Publisher	Welcome to the British Politics and Policy blog
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2016
Externally published	Yes

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What does ‘decent work’ mean to low-paid workers? Working practices and how to improve them

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