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Work orientations of older employees
— change over the 90s and into the 00s | | Author(s) | Michael White |
| Corporate Author | Policy Studies Institute - PSI |
| Publisher | Policy Studies Institute - Electronic format, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 26 pp (PSI Discussion Paper (new series); 2) |
| Source | Download from website (1/7/09): http://www.psi.org.uk/pdf/PSIDP/pdp2.pdf |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | Older employees are usually assumed to be especially "loyal" to their employers, but there has been little research to establish whether such attitudes have been changing. This paper conceptualises the traditional position of older employees in terms of incentive contracts and employment rents. It then uses knowledge about recent changes in the labour market to suggest that this position will have been deteriorating relative to younger employees. This prediction is tested using data from national surveys of employees, the main comparisons being for 1992 (Employment in Britain) and 2000 (Working in Britain survey). To test for robustness, supplementary comparisons are made using the Workplace Employee / Employment Surveys for 1998 and 2004. The results support the prediction that older employees have become relatively disenchanted with their situation, and show that their negative feelings are aimed at their own employers rather than the general employment situation. This paper is a development of a presentation made at a conference on "Orientations and Experiences of Work" held at Cardiff University in October 2008. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090701224 E |
| Classmark | GC: DP: 3J |
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