Managing Older Worker Exit and Re-Entry Practices

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    Managing older worker exit and re-

    entry practices: A ‘revolving door’ ?

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    Introduction

    • A signifcant increase in the average age o workorceis taking place in Australia . The country isexperiencing a large increase in the proportion o

    workers in the age groups o 45-6 and older.• !owever" this de#ographic change presents #a$or

    challenges in the organi%ation o work and theworkplace to acco##odate age related changes.

    •  Thus" new strategies to keep productive workers

    working longer are re&uired" and these #ust 'e'ased on greater understanding o the #atch'etween the e#ploy#ent arrange#ents that would'e attractive to older people choosing to re#ain in" orre-enter" the workorce.

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     The research

     The research was conducted to explore (

    • )lder people*s perceptions a'out seeking re-e#ploy#ent in ter#s o their desires to

    re#ain in or return to work

    • +#ploy#ent conditions that #ight enticethe# to re#ain in or return to work" includinghow organi%ations #ight help or hinder such

    re-entry to the workorce.

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    •Flexible work arrangements

     - / o 01 o participants reported 2exi'le and less than ull-ti#e arrange#ents as the #ost attractive.

    - o 01 specifed that they would preer 0 or 3 days* work aweek" or assign#ent-type e#ploy#ent.

    -iscouraged due to diculties in fnding ull ti#e $o'.-onus or 'oth the parties.

    •  Age and leaving the workforce

    -7even o 1 #ales and 8 o 1 e#ales had retired

    voluntarily due to age-related reasons such as9 to #ake roo#or young workers" 4 years o work lie.

    -6 participants 3 #ales9 3 e#ales1 retired involuntarily andreported age was the reason they were :pushed* out o theirlast $o's.

    -;ack o opportunities to return to the workplace.

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    • Re- entry to work 

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