Nurses and Technicians Returning from Labor Migration: Survey on Migration Motivational Factors

Maja Vizjak – Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies,10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract: The migration of middle and senior medical staff, which in­cludes nurses and technicians, is an important topic because we are think­ing about the sustainability and stability of the health system. Motivation­al factors of job satisfaction, working environment and living standards, if they result in dissatisfaction as a consequence of not meeting them, are key factors in making migration decisions. This work aims to confirm the fac­tors of migration of nurses and technicians through a survey questionnaire. The interviewees cited personal challenges as the main reasons for outward migration since they could not realize their ambitions in their working envi­ronment at the time, while the main motive for return migration was fami­ly and emotional ties. Scientific contribution: Point out the fact that the re­spondents had the support of their work and family environment when they decided to migrate, while at the time when they were working abroad and made the decision to return to their homeland, their superiors started nego­tiations regarding their stay.

8th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2024 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Rome, Italy, March 21, 2024, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-83-7, ISSN 2683-4510, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2024

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