Good jobs, hard work ? The paradoxical position of nurse assistant and housekeepers in French hospitals

Philippe Méhaut (1) , Anne-Marie Arborio (1) , Jacques Bouteiller (1) , Lise Causse (2) , Philippe Mossé (1)

1 LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail
2 CEREQ - Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications

The first section presents the hospital industry and its evolutions. The second section focuses on work organization and the categories of cleaning and basic nursing. A third section deals with the job skills and work characteristics of these categories through a double perspective of considering labor market institutions and hospital policies.

Mots clés: Work organisation; Hospital; Labour market; Low wage work; Wage; Nurse assistant; Housekeeper

Mots clés: Aide-soignant; Métier de la santé; Emploi peu qualifié; Bas salaire; Organisation du travail; Politique hospitalière; Marché du travail; Hôpital; France; ASH; Agent de service peu qualifié

Domaines: Economies et finances

Philippe Méhaut, Anne-Marie Arborio, Jacques Bouteiller, Lise Causse, Philippe Mossé. Good jobs, hard work ? The paradoxical position of nurse assistant and housekeepers in French hospitals. 2006. ⟨halshs-00104556⟩