But in the 21st century, teachers are long overdue to join the ranks of other white-collar professionals, whose remuneration is based chiefly on job performance.
Important problems in the professional status and remuneration of "técnicos de cirurgia" were identified.
In this context, occupation, years worked, and five subscales (system & policy; fringe benefits; working relationship; professional development; and remuneration).
This may be due to the fact that the latter were more oriented towards better remuneration, professional identity and expansion and career growth.
Five subscales of GWC, comprising system and policy, fringe benefits, working relationship, professional development, and remuneration were significant negative predictors of job satisfaction.
The measure includes 34 themes divided into 8 subgroups: remuneration, professional development, work schedule, social environment/relationships with colleagues, relationships with superiors, physical environment, factors that influence employees' perception and enjoyment of the task and employee support.
The main determinants of job satisfaction were occupation, years worked in health service institution, and five subscales representing the gap between desired and actual workplace characteristics, which were system and policy; fringe benefits; working relationship; professional development; and remuneration.
In Model 2, inclusion of the subscales of GWC resulted in occupation, age, system and policy, fringe benefits, working relationship, professional development, and remuneration of GWC as significant negative predictors of overall job satisfaction (adjusted R = 0.62).
Nevertheless, primary care remains undervalued in many parts of the world where the professional status and remuneration of primary care staff may be low, policy makers have little appreciation or knowledge of the contribution of primary care to high-quality health systems and the public has scant regard for the services offered at that level.
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