Article ID: 2025.005
In this paper, we empirically analyze, by using the questionnaire survey administered in cooperation with the Hyogo Branch of the National Health Insurance Association of Japan (NHIJ), how employees perceive changes in their work environment before and after the wake of the new coronavirus infection (hereafter referred to as COVID-19) disaster. The estimation results found that the level of stress and the intention to leave or change jobs in the medical and welfare fields differ significantly with respect to the level and the change of the physical compensation, such as wage levels, length of working hours, and the amount and scope of work, depending on whether or not they have ever left or changed jobs. The results also indicated that under the same job conditions, for example, job responsibility and evaluation, the perception of the respondents differed significantly depending on the experience of leaving or changing jobs. Employees who had never left or changed jobs tended to desire evaluation and treatment that were commensurate with their performance. Therefore, in the medical and welfare fields, it is important to consider employment security in the context of limited financial and human resources, depending on whether the employee has experienced job turnover or job change in the past.
