Managing Older Worker Exit and Re-Entry Practices
Transcript of 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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