Combining Work and Pension in Norway: Gathering Information and Imagining the Future

IF 1 Q3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Anne Skevik Grødem, Ragni Hege Kitterød
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Abstract

The Norwegian pension system has provided unprecedented flexibility to combine work and pension drawing from the age of 62, and this has become a popular option. Using qualitative interviews with 28 older workers, we explore their information strategies and motivations. We find that many informants struggle to understand the various options and their consequences and use different strategies to shield themselves from insecurity: they downplay the issue or point to factors beyond their control. Two key motives for early pension take-up are the desire to secure the money for one’s family in the event of early death and to get the money while still vigorous. Informants typically imagine life after 80 as quiet and with fewer material demands. In conclusion, the analysis shows how adaptations to the flexible pension system are embedded in notions of ageing, institutional trust, and a newfound sense of ownership regarding one’s retirement savings.
挪威的工作和养老金相结合:收集信息和想象未来
挪威的养老金制度提供了前所未有的灵活性,从62岁开始将工作和养老金结合起来,这已经成为一个受欢迎的选择。通过对28名年长员工的定性访谈,我们探讨了他们的信息策略和动机。我们发现,许多举报人很难理解各种选择及其后果,并使用不同的策略来保护自己免受不安全感:他们淡化问题或指出超出自己控制的因素。提前领取养老金有两个主要动机:一是希望在自己早死的情况下为家人保住这笔钱,二是希望在精力充沛的时候拿到这笔钱。被调查者通常认为80后的生活是平静的,物质需求较少。总而言之,分析显示了对灵活养老金制度的适应如何嵌入到老龄化、机构信任和对退休储蓄的新主人翁意识的概念中。
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-
CiteScore
1.50
自引率
20.00%
发文量
21
审稿时长
32 weeks
期刊介绍: The Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies is an international, scientific journal on working life, written in English. The journal is edited by an Editorial Board of 8-15 Editors from Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The journal aims to strengthen the exchange of experiences, perspectives, methods and outcomes of the Nordic working life research across the Nordic countries, and promote Nordic working life research internationally. The mission of the journal is to present studies concerning changes in work and how these changes affect qualifications, health, occupation, innovation, economy, identity, social orientation and culture. The journal aims at an interdisciplinary profile. Most of the articles in the journal have authors from the Nordic countries, but researchers from outside the Nordic region are also invited to contribute to the journal, to the extent that such contributions improve the understanding of Nordic conditions.
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