The value of a job is an important issue for management, human resources, law and public policy, yet we lack good empirical estimates of this value. This article presents a theoretical framework for valuing jobs and estimates the average economic value of an Australian job at approximately $104,000. However, judges awarding compensation for unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act implicitly value a job at around $10,000. If the economic value estimate is correct then workers place a high value on keeping their job, which has important human resources management implications, such as worker commitment and risk‐taking.

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什么是澳大利亚工作价值？

一份工作的价值是管理，人力资源，法律和公共政策的重要问题，但我们缺乏对这一价值的良好的经验估计。本文为评估工作提供了一个理论框架，并估计澳大利亚工作的平均经济价值约为104,000澳元。但是，根据《公平工作法》判处不公平解雇的法官隐含地估计一份工作价值约10,000美元。如果经济价值估算是正确的，那么工人将在保持工作上看重价值，这对人力资源管理具有重要意义，例如工人的承诺和冒险精神。