Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for January 2022. Phoenix Group bans the word ‘energetic’ from job ads to lure older workers (UK) One of Britain’s biggest insurers has banned the words “energetic” and “enthusiastic” from its job adverts because it says they deter [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for December 2021. Challenge of meeting ageing population's needs (Bangladesh) The current median age of the population of Bangladesh is 27.6 years and within a decade it will become 31.6 years; this suggests a continuing demographic shift, and [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for October 2021. Why We Need To Talk About Age And Aging In The Workplace No matter what dimension of diversity is discussed, there are layers of complexity. Ageism is no exception. Unfortunately, the complexities around age and [...]
Is part of ageism actually ableism? | The impact of age stereotypes and age norms on employees’ retirement choices: a neglected aspect of research on extended working lives Is part of ageism actually ableism? Van der Horst, M., & Vickerstaff, S. (2021). Is part of ageism actually ableism? [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for July 2021. Good management and software design can help older workers thrive with IT-based tasks The capacity to perform work tasks that require using organisational IT tends to decline with age. Stefan Tams finds that this happens [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for June 2021. America's workforce is graying, and ageism could cost the economy trillions of dollars The American population is aging, and businesses will need to adapt to an older workforce. An AARP study suggests that age discrimination [...]
Prof Philip Taylor Online Symposium - Older women and the Australian workplace: What do they want and what do they think of their jobs? Join us for this CEPAR Online Symposium Date: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 Time: 12-1 PM (AEST) Older women and the Australian workplace. What do they want [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for May 2021. Australian visas should go to younger skilled migrants and we should pay them more, Grattan Institute says Think tank the Grattan Institute and others are calling for a revamp of Australia's skilled migration program. The [...]
Retiring Women: Work and Post-work Transitions | The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on the US Labor Market | The effect of employment on the subjective well-being of 60–80 years old people Retiring Women: Work and Post-work Transitions Taylor, P. Earl, C., Brooke, E. and McLoughlin, C. [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for February 2021. Recession leads to increased workplace ageism against women Older women receive 40% fewer job interviews, a number that worsens as women age. Recent research by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that down markets [...]
How Are Employers Responding to an Aging Workforce? Robert L Clark, and Beth M Ritter (2020). How Are Employers Responding to an Aging Workforce? The Gerontologist, 60(8): 1403-1410. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa031 Abstract The American population is aging and changes in the population’s age structure are leading to an aging of the nation’s [...]
Contextualizing Family-Supportive Supervision to Help Employees with Eldercare Responsibilities | Caregivers' decisions regarding retirement and working time reduction in Europe Contextualizing Family-Supportive Supervision to Help Employees With Eldercare Responsibilities Peng, Yisheng, Xu, Xiaohong, Matthews, Russell, Ma, Jie. One Size Fits All? Contextualizing Family-Supportive Supervision to Help Employees With [...]
Longer term ill-health impacts on retirement Curtin University research has found that ill-health, both long-term and shorter-term ‘health shocks’, such as a serious injury or bout of illness, were likely to lead to earlier shifts not only from fulltime work to retirement, but also to part-time work or self-employment for [...]
The New Social Contract: Age-Friendly Employers | Early Evidence on the Impact of COVID-19 and the Recession on Older Workers The New Social Contract: Age-Friendly Employers Age-Friendly Employers explores the vital role of employers in helping workers successfully navigate their working lives and prepare for retirement, a role that has [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for September 2020. IBM faces another age-discrimination lawsuit in Austin Allegation: Artificial intelligence used to 'surreptitiously target older workers for termination” Accusations the global technology behemoth has laid off older employees due to their ages have beset the [...]
Why do older workers with chronic health conditions prefer to retire early? Anushiya Vanajan, Ute Bültmann, Kène Henkens (2020). Why do older workers with chronic health conditions prefer to retire early? Age and Ageing, Volume 49, Issue 3, May 2020, 403–410. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz180 Background Older workers experiencing chronic health conditions (CHCs) are more [...]
Employing Older Workers – Research Report This research report is based on a survey of Australian Human Resources Institute members conducted in association with the Australian Human Rights Commission during July–August 2018. The report focuses on employer attitudes and perceptions, recruitment, retention and training and development. The Report [...]
Commentary: More behavioural data needed in work and ageing research | Negative relationship between workers’ age and their perceived external employability is significant across many countries | Change in retirement plans among midlife couples during an economic recession Commentary: More behavioural data needed in work and ageing research Fabiola [...]
Autonomy and optimism matter more to older than younger nurses | Workforce factors decreasing/increasing the propensity of early retirement | Perceived resources are important for life satisfaction in the retirement transition .. and life satisfaction influences our perception Autonomy and optimism matter more to older than younger nurses Yaldiz, L. M., [...]
The Effects of Taking Up Employment After Pension Age on Self-Rated Health in Germany and the UK | Successful Aging at Work: A Process Model to Guide Future Research and Practice The Effects of Taking Up Employment After Pension Age on Self-Rated Health in Germany and the UK Lux, [...]
