Social workers undervalued in domestic violence crisis

Social workers are seeing more severe cases of domestic violence in their roles. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Social workers are increasingly being paid less than their worth and the workforce could suffer a mass exodus unless conditions are improved, a study has found.

The University of NSW found two-thirds of the workforce were paid less than what their qualifications, experience and labour warranted after being under-classified in their award.