Senior Employment Research Articles

High and rising senior employment in the Nordic countries

The employment of older workers is high and rising in the Nordic countries, and most seniors have flexible access to emloyment or retirement from their early sixties. There is still potential for further improvements even in the Nordic countries, however. This article describes and analyses this development and the main policies and reforms behind it. The article ends up with some preliminary impacts on senior employment from the Covid 19 pandemic this year

노인일자리 참여 노인의 갈등 경험에 관한 근거이론 연구 : 고령친화마을 만들기를 중심으로

노인일자리 참여 노인의 갈등 경험에 관한 근거이론 연구 : 고령친화마을 만들기를 중심으로

노인일자리 및 사회활동 지원사업 참여자의 일에 대한 제도적 문화기술지 : 공익활동을 중심으로

본 연구는 노인일자리 및 사회활동 지원사업에 참여하는 노인들의 입장에서 제도의 ‘실제’를 이해하기 위해 제도적 문화기술지 방법을 사용하여 참여 노인들의 제도 경험과 구체적 맥락을 살펴본 연구이다. 이를 위해 노인일자리사업 참여노인 11명과 노인일자리사업 담당자 6명, 총 17명을 심층면접 하였으며 관련 텍스트를 수집하였다. 이를 통해 참여노인의 일지식과 텍스트를 분석하였으며, 참여노인의 일 조직화를 일의 시퀀스에 따라 묘사하였다. 분석결과, 참여노인의 일은 소득보충 담론과 근로 담론이 배태된 참여신청서, 개인정보동의서, 선발기준표, 협약서, 활동일지와 같은 텍스트에 의해 조직화되고 있었다. 이러한 텍스트 조정을 통하여 보았을 때, 노인 일자리사업 참여 노인은 정책이 표방하는 것과는 달리, 능동적인 주체, 활동적 노년의 모습을 보여주고 있지 않았다. 또한 노인 일자리 사업은 소득 보충에는 유의미한 기여를 하고 있지만, 사회참여를 비롯해 노인의 일의 의미를 제대로 담아내고 있지 못하는 것으로 드러났다.

A Study on the Effect of Participation in Senior Employment Program on the Quality of Life

노인일자리사업에 참여하는 노인들의 삶의 질에 미치는 효과에 대한 경험적 연구들은 일관성 있는 결과를 보여주지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 노인일자리사업 참여가 삶의 질에 미치는 효과를 메타분석(meta analysis)에 의해 살펴보고, 이를 통하여 효과크기(effect size)를 검증해보고자 한다. 메타분석을 실시한 결과, 노인일자리사업 참여가 삶의 질에 미치는 효과에서는 통계적으로 유의한 작은 효과크기(=0.0671)의 영향을 미친다. 그리고 생활 만족도에 미치는 효과는 통계적으로 유의한 중간 효과크기(=0.1467)의 영향을 미치지만, 삶의 만족도에 미치는 효과는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 전반적으로 노인일자리사업의 참여가 삶의 질에 긍정적인 영향을 미치므로, 노인 자신들의 가치와 노후생활의 보람을 느끼도록 다양한 일자리 창출과 프로그램 개발이 선행되어야 할 것이다.Despite the number of empirical literature, no consistent conclusions have been drawn regarding the effect of participation in senior employment program on the quality of life. Therefore, The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of participation in senior employment program on the quality of life through meta-analysis, and to verify the effect size. In result, participation in senior employment program have a statistically significant small effect(=0.0671) on the quality of life. Also participation in senior employment program have a statistically significant middle effect(=0.1467) on living satisfaction, but not on life satisfaction. Overall, participation in senior employment program has a positive effect on the quality of life. Therefore, Senior employment program development should be preceded in order to increase the value of the senior life.

HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF AGE-FRIENDLY EMPLOYMENT

Many researchers have attempted to find alternative ways to address the challenges of the aging workforce. Applying the concept of age-friendly to work settings may be a promising strategy to promote older adults’ well-being in the workplace. However, age-friendly employment is an abstract concept, and empirical research identifying its features is lacking. Also, few studies adequately represented the diverse characteristics of different industries and stakeholder’s perceptions of age-friendly work environments. This study used focus group data and the Delphi method, along with existing literature to create an instrument to measure age-friendliness in diverse work environments. In partnership with a senior employment organization serving central Ohio, six human resources (HR) professionals participated in a focus group discussion and 10 HR professionals participated in a two-round Delphi study. In the focus group discussion, HR professionals identified flexibility, mobility, ergonomics, health benefits, and respect as age-friendly aspects in the workplace. We developed 37 items within five subcategories: accommodation, development, maintenance, utilization, and inclusion. In the first round, HR professionals assessed the importance of each item, presenting training opportunities for employees of all ages as the most important practice; four weeks later they examined the revised 33 items in regard to the feasibility of their real-world implementation, showing 100% agreements among experts in career advice, opportunities for promotion, involving decision making, educating age discrimination, and formal acknowledgment. The second phase of this study will include scale evaluation to confirm its reliability and validity with a broader number of HR professionals and older adults.

Understanding Senior Entrepreneur Behavior

There has been increased research interest in senior entrepreneurs and their potential contribution to the global economy. Nevertheless, the extant literature on senior entrepreneurship is often limited to considering some individual factors of entrepreneurship behavior without considering other factors linked to seniors’ environment. In this paper, we aim to understand the factors enhancing seniors to start a new business in Europe; factors linked to seniors’ environment — such as internet and information and communication technologies (ICT) diffusion, the level of status and respect of successful entrepreneurs, relaying information about successful new businesses in the media — and individual factors — such as gender, education, job position, income, skills —. The analysis is based on two main sources of data — the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and Eurostat — using a non-balanced panel dataset corresponding to a sample of 11 European countries covering 2006–2013. Findings of this study indicate that both individual and environmental factors contribute to seniors’ entrepreneurial behavior. Technology diffusion, personal skills, acquaintances’ entrepreneurial experiences, media relaying information about successful new businesses, and the senior employment rate are important factors of seniors’ starting new businesses. The findings provide valuable insights for policy makers to promote seniors’ entrepreneurship and provide better support for seniors to pursue entrepreneurial success.

고령자 정책의 효과성 논의 : 노인일자리 사업 중심으로

고령자 정책의 효과성 논의 : 노인일자리 사업 중심으로

서울시 노인일자리정책 참여가 노년기 웰빙에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 자기효능감과의 상호관련을 중심으로

서울시 노인일자리정책 참여가 노년기 웰빙에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 자기효능감과의 상호관련을 중심으로

An Analysis of the Effects of the Senior Employment Program on the Economic Living Conditions of Senior Households: With Focus on Changes in Income and Consumption

An Analysis of the Effects of the Senior Employment Program on the Economic Living Conditions of Senior Households: With Focus on Changes in Income and Consumption

The Relationship between Type of Participation in the Senior Employment and Life Satisfaction -Focusing on the Mediating Effect gainst Depression-

The Relationship between Type of Participation in the Senior Employment and Life Satisfaction -Focusing on the Mediating Effect gainst Depression-

An analysis of Trends in Senior Employment Project Research

An analysis of Trends in Senior Employment Project Research

Demographic Aspects of Economic Development: Effects of Changes in the Size of the Main Socio-Economic Population Groups in Russia in the Context of a Demographic Wave

Current changes in balance between the main socio-economic groups (working-age population, people of under working age and of over working age) in Russia negatively affect the country’s economic growth rate. This article will cover these changes in the context of a demographic wave. For this purpose we will use official statistical data and forecast of changes in population size up to 2050. Analysis shows that both the number people of working age and their share in the population will decrease as the number and their share of elderly people will increase and the number and their share of children may either decrease or increase. This will result in decrease in size of the employed population, in considerable increase of senior employment, in a heavy demographic pressure on the working-age population, in fall of living standards as well as in weakening of the domestic market and changes in its structure.

Senior Employment: Potential For Growth

The retirement age raise is bound to create certain risks for the labor market. Nevertheless, statistics point to the existence of an informal agreement between employees and employers that the retirement age should mark the end of an employment history. If such is the case, a raised retirement age will simply push that threshold a little further.

Will Delayed Retirement Occupy Family Fertility

Due to the Chinese culture of inter-generational supporting, the public worries that the incoming scheme of delayed retirement may lower the fertility rate and therefore the two-child policy cannot play well. In order to provide full evidence of how delayed retirement affects family fertility, this study systematically examines the effect of delayed retirement on family fertility from the perspectives of theoretical and empirical analyses. By introducing the variable of time allocation for the elderly, we extend the overlapping-generation model in which delayed retirement and retired senior employment are both considered to be endogenous based on the framework of general equilibrium. This model shows that delayed retirement can improve the conditions of family supporting for the elderly and raise the level of birth while retired senior employment has an adverse effect on family supporting and fertility. The impact mechanism is that economic output promoted by delayed retirement will increase the financial resources for child support, which finally contributes to encouraging family fertility. Considering the government has not implemented the new policy of delayed retirement nationwide, we use the data from OECD countries to analyze the association between delayed retirement and fertility. No evidence shows that the delaying of average age retirement is negatively associated with the fertility rate. On the contrary, delayed retirement has a significant effect in boosting family fertility. In short, from the theoretical analysis and international experience, postponing retirement at least will not have a negative impact on fertility. One possible impact pathway is that the increase of output and social resources, resulting from the labor supply of delayed retirement, may play an important role in improving the economic conditions of child support and thus motivating family fertility. Because of the lack of relevant accompanying policies to support family fertility in China, it is no wonder that many people are concerned about the adverse effect of delayed retirement on fertility. Our study suggests that, to ensure the increase of economic output from delayed retirement can be effectively distributed into fertility support, several policies such as child care subsidies and community children’s nursing services are needed to be established before the implementation of delayed retirement.

A Study of Experiences with the Market-Type Senior Employment Support Program

A Study of Experiences with the Market-Type Senior Employment Support Program

Experience and Subjective Sense of Welfare by Elderlies Participating in Senior Employment Programs

Experience and Subjective Sense of Welfare by Elderlies Participating in Senior Employment Programs

Experience and Subjective Sense of Welfare by Elderlies Participating in Senior Employment Programs

Experience and Subjective Sense of Welfare by Elderlies Participating in Senior Employment Programs

The Effectiveness of Senior Employment Program: From Depth Interview

노인일자리 사업은 노인들이 활기차고 건강한 노후생활 영위할 수 있도록 다양한 일자리 및 사회활동을 지원하여 노인복지 향상에 기여하기 위한 목적으로 수행되고 있는 사업이다. 본 연구에서는 실제로 노인일자리 사업에 참여하시는 어르신들이 만족감을 느끼면서 건강한 노후생활을 영위하는 가를 알아보기 위하여 20여분의 어르신들을 대상으로 심층면접을 수행하였다. 심층면접 결과 참여 어르신들의 일자리 사업 참여 동기로는 경제적으로 도움이 되고 싶어서가 가장 많으며, 소일거리 삼아서 나온다는 분은 드물었다. 둘째, 일자리 사업에 참여함으로 인하여 느낀 변화를 개인적 차원, 가족 차원, 사회적 차원으로 살펴보면, 개인적으로는 보다 당당해진 느낌, 자존감이 높아지고 건강을 유지하기 위해서 노력한다는 점을 들고 있다. 가족관계 측면에서는 자녀에게 경제적 부담을 덜어주게 되어서 배우자에게는 경제적으로 보탬이 될 수 있어서 가족관계가 일을 하지 않을 때보다 더 좋아졌다는 응답이 많았다. 사회적으로도 혼자서 무료하고 외롭게 시간을 보내는 것이 아니고 일을 하면서 다른 사람들도 만날 수 있어서 만족스럽다고 말씀하시고 계신다. 셋째, 애로사항이나 요구사항에 대해서는, 급여수준에 대한 인상, 노인에 대한 인식변화에 기반을 둔 다양한 일자리 창출, 안정적인 일자리 사업 운영을 통한 불안감 해소 등을 지적하고 있다.

노인일자리사업 참여와 사회적 자본의 관계 연구 - 제주지역을 중심으로

노인일자리사업 참여와 사회적 자본의 관계 연구 - 제주지역을 중심으로

Study on Participation Characteristics and Effect Recognition of Senior Employment and Social Activities Program

Study on Participation Characteristics and Effect Recognition of Senior Employment and Social Activities Program