Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter?
This paper utilises the HILDA Survey to examine the job security satisfaction of migrant workers. Using fixed effects models, stratified by migrant status and gender, we uncover native-migrant differences in the factors influencing workers’ job security satisfaction. The adverse effects of non-perma...
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| description | This paper utilises the HILDA Survey to examine the job security satisfaction of migrant workers. Using fixed effects models, stratified by migrant status and gender, we uncover native-migrant differences in the factors influencing workers’ job security satisfaction. The adverse effects of non-permanent contracts on job security satisfaction are greater for male migrants than their native counterparts. However, the job security satisfaction of male migrant workers is boosted by union membership and wage increases. Among female migrant workers, education is positively correlated with job security satisfaction. We investigate the influences of assimilation and English-speaking background on migrants’ job security satisfaction and find that the negative impacts of non-permanent contracts on job security satisfaction levels are augmented among female workers who are well-assimilated or who possess an English-speaking background. Variances in expectations between assimilated and non-assimilated workers and English-proficient versus non-English-proficient workers may explain these divergent outcomes within female migrant worker groups. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-297322017-01-30T13:14:47Z Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? Ong, Rachel Shah, Shrina fixed effect model migrant charecteristics Job security satisfaction This paper utilises the HILDA Survey to examine the job security satisfaction of migrant workers. Using fixed effects models, stratified by migrant status and gender, we uncover native-migrant differences in the factors influencing workers’ job security satisfaction. The adverse effects of non-permanent contracts on job security satisfaction are greater for male migrants than their native counterparts. However, the job security satisfaction of male migrant workers is boosted by union membership and wage increases. Among female migrant workers, education is positively correlated with job security satisfaction. We investigate the influences of assimilation and English-speaking background on migrants’ job security satisfaction and find that the negative impacts of non-permanent contracts on job security satisfaction levels are augmented among female workers who are well-assimilated or who possess an English-speaking background. Variances in expectations between assimilated and non-assimilated workers and English-proficient versus non-English-proficient workers may explain these divergent outcomes within female migrant worker groups. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29732 The Centre for Labour Market Research, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology fulltext |
| spellingShingle | fixed effect model migrant charecteristics Job security satisfaction Ong, Rachel Shah, Shrina Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title | Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title_full | Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title_fullStr | Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title_short | Job security satisfaction in Australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| title_sort | job security satisfaction in australia: do migrant characteristics and gender matter? |
| topic | fixed effect model migrant charecteristics Job security satisfaction |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29732 |