Managing an ageing workforce: workplace retention practices and early labour market exit

IF 3.2 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Socio-Economic Review Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI:10.1093/ser/mwad063

Jeevitha Yogachandiran Qvist

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Abstract

This study addresses a critical gap in our understanding of how the employer and workplace context influences the working career of older employees. Leveraging linked employer–employee data, this study examines the impact of workplace retention practices on an early labour market exit for employees aged fifty-five to sixty-four in Denmark. The findings reveal that, for those eligible for early retirement, work environment adaptation, re-employment of retired employees, and positive views of older employees’ productivity significantly contribute to avoiding early retirement. However, these workplace retention practices do not influence unemployment, emphasizing their effectiveness in postponing early retirement rather than mitigating job loss. Moreover, the analysis shows that employees with managerial roles and high skill levels benefit more from workplace retention practices in terms of avoiding both early retirement and unemployment. This finding highlights the employer’s key role in shaping inequalities in an ageing workforce by selectively providing opportunities to extend working lives.

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管理老龄化劳动力:保留工作场所的做法和提前退出劳动力市场

这项研究解决了我们对雇主和工作场所环境如何影响老年员工职业生涯的理解中的一个关键空白。利用关联的雇主-雇员数据，本研究考察了工作场所保留做法对丹麦55至64岁员工早期退出劳动力市场的影响。研究结果显示，对于符合提前退休条件的员工而言，工作环境适应、退休员工再就业和对老年员工生产力的积极看法显著有助于避免提前退休。然而，这些保留工作场所的做法并不影响失业，强调其在推迟提前退休而不是减轻失业方面的有效性。此外，分析表明，在避免提前退休和失业方面，具有管理角色和高技能水平的员工从工作场所保留实践中获益更多。这一发现凸显了雇主通过选择性地提供延长工作年限的机会，在塑造老龄化劳动力不平等方面的关键作用。

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6.80

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10.80%

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