Journal of Labour Economics (노동경제논집)

The Korean Labor Economic Association (한국노동경제학회)
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Are Adverse Working Environments Adequately Compensated in South Korea?

근로자들은 나쁜 근로환경에 대해 보상 받는가?

  • Received : 2015.09.15
  • Accepted : 2016.03.16
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

This paper examines the role of adverse working environments in the determination of workers' compensation in South Korean. I use the Third Korean Working Conditions Survey(2011), Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute that provide relevant variables in objective and subjective compensation and workers of diverse working environment. I find that risk factors in adverse working environments have a very minor role in the determination of individual wages. In contrast, adverse working environments have significant relationship with the level of compensation satisfaction. In addition, the results show that workers are more likely to receive compensation from psychological risk than physical risk. And women receive much more compensation in the psychological risk. These results provide useful information for improvement of working environments.

본 연구는 근로환경이 근로자의 객관적 주관적 보상과 어떠한 관계를 가지는지를 분석함으로써 한국노동시장에 나쁜 근로환경에 대한 보상이 존재하는지를 확인하고 시사점을 제공한다. 근로자가 당면하고 있는 다양한 근로환경과 보상지표를 제공하는 한국근로환경조사(KWCS) 자료를 사용하여 분석한 결과 나쁜 근로환경을 대표하는 위험성은 임금과 유의미한 관계를 보이지 않는 반면 보상만족도와는 부(-)의 관계로 나타난다. 이는 근로자들은 나쁜 근로환경에 대한 보상이 이루어져야 한다고 인식하고 있으나 실제 노동시장에서는 금전적 보상이 이루어지지 않는다는 것을 시사한다. 또한, 노동시장에서 물리적인 위험요인보다 정신적인 위험요인에 대한 기대 보상수준이 높게 나타나며, 이러한 경향은 남성에 비해 여성이 더 크게 나타난다.

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