What pay for employees in the health and care sector is considered appropriate by the population?

With Prof. Dr. Olaf Struck (University of Bamberg)

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Felix Welti (University of Kassel)

The remuneration of skilled and unskilled workers in the health and care sector is a recurring topic of discussion. For example, the minimum wage is to be adjusted in 2024. Wages are an important component of working conditions and can serve to make the profession more attractive. This will be important in the foreseeable future, as demographic change is expected to lead to both a decline in the potential workforce and an increase in social demand for social services for the elderly and sick. This means that increasing labor shortages can be expected in the health and care sector in particular.

As part of the study "Employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector", the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the University of Bamberg are therefore investigating what income for skilled and unskilled workers in the care sector people from the working population consider to be realistic and appropriate.