Une qualité d’emploi mitigée : qu’est-ce qui motive les aides à domicile?

Ilama, Ilda Ilse; Belghiti-Mahut, Sophia; Briole, Alain

doi:10.4000/interventionseconomiques.2134

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“…Although the relational aspect is one of the main motivations for doing this job (Illama et al, 2014), it is not considered to be work, with only the material tasks receiving recognition and pay. In actual fact, a large part of their work is devoted, among other things, to creation of a trusting relationship, as well as to listening to people and being attentive to their needs (Dussuet, 2011).…”

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Is job evaluation compatible with care work?

Hallee,

Parent-Lamarche,

Delattre

2024

Journal of Industrial Relations

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Using data from research on the undervaluing of predominantly female occupations, we found that the usual procedures for setting wages, notably job evaluation methods, may undervalue care work, which is predominantly done by women. Such work is difficult to analyze and evaluate because the current labor market is described by a static language of specialization and skills, whereas care workers should be judged more by their experience, which varies with the context and the situation. It is also difficult to appreciate and evaluate the true value of their work, which is sometimes invisible and often unquantifiable. According to Dejours and Gernet, care work relies on less noticeable abilities. A care worker must be able to anticipate another person's needs—an ability too often noticed only when absent—and be able to foresee, interpret, and understand the person's circumstances. The usual job evaluation methods seem confined to more objective and rational criteria.

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Is job evaluation compatible with care work?

Hallee,

Parent-Lamarche,

Delattre

2024

Journal of Industrial Relations

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“…Additionally, because of their low qualifications, some HCWs remain in employment ‘ for the lack of finding anything better’ (Ilama et al., 2014). This type of job constitutes a ‘ refuge‐employee’ for women who are disadvantaged in the labor market (Avril, 2006).…”

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“Squeezed like a lemon”: A participatory approach on the effects of innovation on the well‐being of homecare workers in Belgium

Bensliman

Casini

Mahieu

2021

Health Social Care Comm

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Innovative programs that emerge in response to the rapidly changing care needs of older adults provide an opportunity to study the transformations in working and employment conditions within the homecare sector. This study seeks to understand how innovations introduced in the homecare sector have affected the well-being of homecare workers providing non-medical domestic support to older adults who wish to age in place. Our study is based on a participatory approach involving homecare workers exposed to two innovations in Wallonia (Belgium) that relate to flexible working hours, worker training, and technological equipment. We conducted a literature review, six semi-structured individual interviews with managers, and eight workshops based on the 'Group Analysis Method' involving 9 to 12 homecare workers. The results revealed that the innovations deteriorated working conditions, intensified occupational psychosocial risk factors, and impacted work-life balance. This gave rise to tensions that ultimately had a negative impact on the well-being of workers and on the quality of their care relationship with older adults/caregivers, while also weakening the viability of the services. The workers proposed some avenues to improve and regulate these tensions.

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“…En fait, la description habituelle de leurs fonctions renvoie souvent à des tâches ménagères alors qu'en réalité, le travail d'aide à domicile fait appel à de nombreux savoir-faire et prend en charge beaucoup d'autres aspects liés à la dimension relationnelle (Boivin, 2013;Cognet, 2002;Cognet et Fortin, 2003;Dussuet, 2002;Moré, 2014;Neysmith, 1996;Vaillancourt, Aubry et Jetté, 2003;Valléry et Leduc, 2010). Bien que la dimension relationnelle soit l'une des principales motivations à exercer ce métier (Illama, Belghiti-Mahut et Briole, 2014), celle-ci n'est pas considérée comme du travail, seules les tâches matérielles étant reconnues et rémunérées. Dans les faits, une grande partie de leur travail est consacré, entre autres, à la création du lien de confiance, de même qu'à écouter les personnes et à être attentives à leurs besoins (Dussuet, 2011).…”

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