“Should I pay a living wage?” A systematic review on employers’ decision from an organisational justice perspective

Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin and Hussin, Ruhaya and Mohd. Taib, Maisarah (2025) “Should I pay a living wage?” A systematic review on employers’ decision from an organisational justice perspective. Intellectual Discourse, 33 (3). pp. 939-965. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639

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Abstract

This study is a systematic review that explores employers’ decision for or against living wage (LW). Published articles up to year 2022 were extracted and screened, and a total of 24 articles were reviewed. Thematic analysis was used to extract themes for three components of organisational justice. Themes like employer morale and ethics, employee contribution as well as current and future impacts explain distributive justice. The right strategy, implementation costs, perceived benefits and external interventions describe procedural justice. Finally, employers direct, indirect or no communication to employees explain interactional justice. Theoretically, a novel framework that describes how employers decide on living wages from the perspective of organisational justice is proposed. It simultaneously serves as a decision-making tool for employers to introduce LW and a strategy for living wage advocates to persuade employers paying living wage

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Industrial and organisational psychology, living wage, organisational justice, decision-making, employer
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF636 Applied psychology H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > HC79.P6 Poor. Poverty H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG231 Wages/Price Regulation
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr. Ruhaya Hussin
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2025 12:02
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2025 12:02
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/124277

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