Decent work in the UK: Context, conceptualization, and assessment

Access to decent work is an important goal for policymakers and for individuals navigating their working lives. Decent work is a career goal for individuals and a priority for many employers and policy makers seeking to promote social justice. Decent work forms part of the United Nations sustainable...

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Published in:Journal of vocational behavior 2019-06, Vol.112, p.270-281
Main Authors: Dodd, Vanessa, Hooley, Tristram, Burke, Ciaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bifactor models
Confirmatory factor analysis
Decent work
Employers
Job satisfaction
Labor market
Psychology of working theory
Psychometric tools
United Kingdom
Work environment
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Summary:Access to decent work is an important goal for policymakers and for individuals navigating their working lives. Decent work is a career goal for individuals and a priority for many employers and policy makers seeking to promote social justice. Decent work forms part of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the International Labor Organisation's (ILO) Decent Work Agenda. The findings of the Taylor Review (2017) have helped to prioritize decent work as a policy aim for the current UK government. Although macro-level indicators have been well developed to monitor access to decent work, there have been few studies which attempt to understand decent work at the individual level. As a result, our studies explore the measurement and definition of decent work in the UK. Study 1 investigates whether the Decent Work Scale (DWS) is a valid measure for use in the UK and Study 2 uses a qualitative approach to further understand what decent work means to working people in the UK. Study results may have implications for the assessment and conceptualization of decent work among this specific population. •The following studies sought to further understand decent work in the UK context.•Study 1 was a validation of The Decent Work Scale (DWS) within the UK context.•We found evidence that The DWS is a valid measure for use in the UK.•In study 2 we found all decent work subscales to be relevant to decent work in the UK except for access to healthcare.•Additional constructs may be important to understanding decent work in the UK context.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2019.04.002