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xxxi, 129 pages, xiii : illustrations, charts, tables ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION 1 -- 1.1 ORGANISATION OF THE STUDY 1 -- 2. LITERATURE REVIEW -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION 3 -- 2.2 TRENDS IN LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATION 5 -- 2.2.1 Gender 5 -- 2.2.2 Age cohorts 6 -- 2.2.3 Forecast participation rates 8 -- 2.3 PRODUCTIVE AGEING 9 9 -- 2.4 THE ECONOMICS OF LABOUR SUPPLY AND PARTICIPATION 11 -- 2.5 MODELS AND VARIABLE SELECTION 16 -- 2.5. 1 Multiple group structural equation model of participation; structural equation model -- of phased retirement; additional variables 16 -- Pre- and post-retirement economic well-being 19 -- P la n s fo r re tire m e n t 2 0 -- Personal organisational attitudes 20 -- Stereotypes of mature workers 21 -- Organisational programs for mature workers 21 -- Pre- and post-retirement health status 22 -- Voluntariness of retirem ent 22 -- A ttitudes to retirem e nt 22 -- R etire m e nt adjustm e nt 23 -- Additional Variables 23 -- 2.5.2 Organisational perspective 23 -- 2.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 28 -- 3. METHOD 29 -- 3 .1 S UBJECTS 2 9 -- 3.1.1 Phase 1 Individual Respondents 29 -- 3.1.2 Phase 2 Organisational Respondents 34 -- 3.2 MEASURES 36 -- 3.2.1 Phase 1 Individual Questionnaire 36 -- Personal Organisational Attitudes 36 -- Organisational Commitment 36 -- Overall job satisfaction 39 -- W o rk ce ntrality 39 -- Stereotypes of Mature W orkers 39 -- Current Health Status/Post-retirement Health Status and Pre-Retirement Health Status 40 -- Planning for Retirement 40 -- Attitudes towards Retirement 40 -- Current Economic Well-Being/Post-retirement Economic Well-Being and Pre-Retirement Economic -- W e ll-B e ing 4 0 -- Current Income Satisfaction and Pre-Retirement Income Satisfaction 41 -- Current Income and Pre-Retirement Income 41 -- Source of Current Income 41 -- Organisational Programs for Mature Workers 41 -- Voluntariness of Retirement 41 -- Retirement Adjustment 42 -- Retirement Satisfaction 42 -- Preference for Work 43 -- Preferred Hours of Work 43 -- Reasons for Work in Retirement 43 -- Job Search Strategies 43 -- R etra ining 4 3 -- Number of Hours in Paid Employment 43 -- Employment Type 43 -- Re-training Experience 44 -- 3.2.2 Phase 2 Organisational Questionnaire 44 -- Categorisation of Mature Worker Policies 45 -- Personal Organisational Attitudes 45 -- Additional questions 45 -- 3.3 PROCEDURE 45 -- 3.3.1 Phase 1 Individual Questionnaire 45 -- 3.3.2 Phase 2 Organisational Questionnaire 46 -- 4. RESULTS 47 -- 4.1 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 47 -- 4.1.1 Multiple-Group Model Variables 47 -- 4.1.2 Retired Full Model Variables -- 4.2 STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM) -- 4.2. 1 Multiple-Group SEM -- 4.2.2 Retired Full Model SEM -- 4.3 ANALYSIS OF VARIABLES -- 4.3.1 Phase 1: Individual Respondents -- 4.3.1.1 Not Retired versus Retired Groups -- Personal O rganisational Attitudes I -- M ature W orker Stereotypes ( -- Pre-retirement Health Status ( -- P lanning for R etirem ent E -- Attitudes to Retirement -- Pre-retirem ent econom ic w ell-being 6 -- Pre-retirement income satisfaction 6 -- Pre-retirement Income 6 -- Source of Income in Retirement 6 -- Organisational Programs for Mature Workers 6 -- Working in Retirement 6 -- Reasons for Working in Retirement 6; -- Desirability to Engage in the Labour Market 7( -- Job Search Strategies 7( -- Personal Organisational Attitudes of those Working in Retirement 71 -- Type of Current Employment of those Working in Retirement 71 -- Number of Hours in Paid Employment of those Working in Retirement 71 -- 4.3.1.2 Not Retired versus Retired Groups by Gender 73 -- Personal Organisational Attitudes 73 -- M ature W orker Stereotypes 73 -- Pre-retirement Health Status 75 -- P lanning for R etirem ent 76 -- Attitudes to Retirement 76 -- Pre-retirem ent econom ic w ell-being 77 -- Pre-retirement income satisfaction 78 -- P re-retirem ent Incom e 78 -- Source of incom e in retirem ent 78 -- Organisational Programs for Mature Workers 80 -- W orking in R etirem ent 80 -- Reasons for Work in Retirement 80 -- Desirability to Engage in the Labour Market 82 -- Job Search Strategies 82 -- Personal Organisational Attitudes of those Working in Retirement 84 -- Type of Current Employment of those Working in Retirement 84 -- Number of Hours in Paid Employment of those Working in Retirement 86 -- 4.3.1.3 Replacement ratio 86 -- 4.3.2 Phase 2: Organisational Respondents 88 -- Organisational Analysis 88 -- Categorisation of Mature Worker Policies 88 -- Costs and Benefits of Employing Mature Workers 89 -- Mature Worker Stereotypes 89 -- Planning for Retirement 92 -- Voluntariness of Retirement 94 -- Organisational Programs for Mature Workers 94 -- Personal Organisational Attitudes 95 -- 5. DISCUSSION 97 -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION 97 -- 5.2 RESEARCH QUESTION 1: TO IDENTIFY HOW TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF MATURE WORKERS IN -- THE LABOUR MARKET 97 -- 5.2.1 Economic factors 98 -- The inverse relationship between economic well-being and participation 98 -- Participation, policy distortions and the replacement ratio 98 -- Job search strategies and participation 100 -- 5.2.2 Psychological factors 101 -- Consumer preferences, participation and psychology 101 -- The positive relationship between stereotypes and participation 102 -- The positive relationship between organisational programs and participation 104 -- Targeted strategies for female mature workers and participation 106 -- 5.3 RESEARCH QUESTION 2: TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION 106 -- 5.3.1 Economic barriers 106 -- The barrier of economic status 107 -- Emphasis on financial planning for retirement as a barrier 107 -- 5.3.2 Psychological barriers 108 -- Stereotypes and the barrier of perception 109 -- Employment type barriers to phased retirement 110 -- Recruitment barriers for mature workers 110 -- 5.4 RESEARCH QUESTION 3: TO IDENTIFY THE COSTS AND BENEFITS, PRICE AND NON-PRICE, OF -- ENGAGING MATURE WORKERS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EMPLOYEE (SUPPLY-SIDE) AND EMPLOYER -- (DEMAND-SIDE) 111 -- 5.4. 1 Costs and benefits for the organisation 111 -- Organisational benefit of implementing mature worker programs 112 -- Program costing and administration 114 -- Managing higher employment costs of mature workers 114 -- 5.4.2 Costs and benefits for the individual 115 -- Economic well-being as a benefit 115 -- Psychological well-being as a benefit 115 |
| Summary |
This report examines the participation and phased retirement decisions of mature-aged workers in the Australian labour market |
| Analysis |
Older workers |
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Employment participation rates |
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Retirement |
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Transition from work to retirement |
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Statistics |
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Surveys |
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Reviews of research |
| Notes |
At head of title: National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre |
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"Facuity of Business,School of Economics and Finance,Queensland University of Technology." |
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"National Seniors." |
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"Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government." |
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"University of the Sunshine Coast." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Age and employment -- Australia.
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Age discrimination in employment -- Australia.
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Early retirement -- Australia.
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Retirement age -- Australia.
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| Author |
Drew, Michael E.
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National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre
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| LC no. |
2006494859 |
| ISBN |
1876682868 |
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