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Older workers
— employment preferences, barriers and solutions | | Author(s) | Deborah Smeaton, Sandra Vegeris, Melahat Sahin-Dikmen |
| Corporate Author | Policy Studies Institute - PSI; Equality and Human Rights Commission - EHRC |
| Publisher | Equality and Human Rights Commission, Manchester, 2009 |
| Pages | 200 pp (Equality and Human Rights Commission Research report, 43) |
| Source | Equality and Human Rights Commission, Arndale House, The Arndale Centre, Manchester M4 3AQ. http://www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Attitude ; Rights [elderly] ; Employers ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and IFF Research were commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) as part of its Working Better programme to explore the needs and preferences of older people in relation to work, obstacles to the achievement of those preferences and the means by which those obstacles may be overcome. The study is based on a survey of 1,491 older individuals aged 50-75, a review of employer good practice, and interviews with stakeholders and employers. This report explores quality of working life for those in employment; reasons for unemployment and inactivity for those under State Pension Age (SPA); and the preferences of those who are inactive above SPA. The report also looks at: retirement planning; awareness of legislation and use of rights; and other themes emerging from the study such as caring responsibilities and health. It presents a review of organisational good practice, which includes findings from 10 interviews with age positive employers. Overall, the report shows that most older workers wish to continue working up to and beyond SPA, either for financial reasons or enjoyment. However, large minorities are dissatisfied with hours and lack of flexibility of their jobs. Moreover, older men are better prepared financially to exercise choice than older women. Appendices includes the questionnaire used in the study. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100126506 B |
| Classmark | GC: DP: IKR: TF: TOB: 3F |
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