“..Calculating the real value to society of different professions
This report takes a new approach to looking at the value of work.
We go beyond how much different professions are paid to look at what they contribute to society.
We use some of the principles and valuation techniques of Social Return on Investment analysis to quantify the social, environmental and economic value that these roles produce –
- or in some cases undermine..
Our report tells the story of six different jobs.
We have chosen jobs from across the private and public sectors .. and deliberately chosen ones that illustrate the problem.
Three are low paid – a hospital cleaner, a recycling plant worker and a childcare worker.
The others are highly paid – a City banker, an advertising executive and a tax accountant.
We examined the contributions they make to society, and found ..
.. that, in this case, it was the lower paid jobs which involved more valuable work..”
(recommended-read..)
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