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Keeping Australia's older workers in the labour force. A policy perspective
- Source :
- Australian Journal of Social Issues. Winter 2008, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p291, 19 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- As in other western industrialised countries the structural ageing of the Australian population has significant labour market implications. Government has responded with a range of policies to persuade older workers to abandon early retirement and/or remain in the workforce past traditional retirement ages. But whether this generation of workers will be prepared to change their retirement plans in response to policy encouragement, and whether current policy measures will translate into significant numbers of older workers extending their labour force participation is uncertain. Using the Australian Survey of Retirement Attitudes and Motivations (ASRAM) a recently completed, nationally representative survey of Australian workers aged 40-59 years we find that while the Government message about working longer is getting through, older workers are relatively unresponsive to current policy measures. Other policies, especially policies outside the financial realm, are needed to maximise the number of older Australians in the labour force. Keywords: Retirement, Older workers, Labour market<br />Introduction As in other western industrialised countries the proportion of older Australians is rising. While structural ageing is not yet as pronounced as it is in Europe, this changing demographic [...]
- Subjects :
- Labor market -- Demographic aspects -- Social aspects -- Analysis -- Surveys
Aged -- Employment
Retirement -- Social aspects -- Surveys -- Analysis
Labor policy -- Analysis -- Surveys -- Social aspects
Sociology and social work
Social aspects
Analysis
Employment
Surveys
Demographic aspects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01576321
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.182273018