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Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1990
This book contains seven chapters on work and older workers based on an international symposium held at the University of South Florida in 1989. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "The Corporate Sector's Stake in Older Workers" (Daniel Knowles); (2) "A Seller's Market for Older Workers" (Audrey Freedman); (3) "Retirees' Reentry into…
Descriptors: Early Retirement, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
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Rosenman, Linda; McDonald, Sylvia – Australian Universities' Review, 1995
A survey of 322 University of Queensland (Australia) faculty found changes in attitudes about retirement age and about terms and conditions of employment at later ages. Implications are discussed and barriers to more flexible faculty employment are examined, including the current structure of retirement benefits, taxes, and flexible retirement;…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Patterns
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Holden, Karen C.; Hansen, W. Lee – New Directions for Higher Education, 1989
A study of the historical connection between pension, mandatory retirement age, and retirement behavior in higher education suggests that raising the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 will have relatively small, short-term effects on the retirement timing of tenured faculty members. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation
St. John, A. P. – 1988
This document addresses the issue of the aging American workforce by describing the current demographics of the Chrysler Corporation workforce, reviewing Chrysler's future projections, and discussing some of the changes being implemented by Chrysler to accommodate the aging Chrysler active and retiree population. It compares average ages of hourly…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Employment Patterns, Fringe Benefits, Futures (of Society)
Quinn, Joseph F.; Burkhauser, Richard V. – 1983
Recent trends toward earlier retirement have exacerbated the financial problems facing the Social Security system and many other public and private pension plans. The massive commitment of public and private funds to Social Security and pension funds is partly responsible for the trend to early retirement. This, in fact, was one of the early goals…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation, Fringe Benefits
Montgomery, Douglas G.; And Others – 1982
Older workers face many obstacles to working after age 65. This situation is causing significant problems for the social security system. In light of previous findings that many older workers prefer part-time employment, an intensive study was conducted of the policies of one company and its employees' attitudes. Participants expected to retire at…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Gerontology
Leonard, Frances – 1988
Older women, who comprise two-thirds of the retired U.S. population, share substantially less of the $1.3 trillion worth of over 800,000 private and public pension plans by every way of measurement. Of the one-in-five women receiving pension income, some obtain it from their own paid work history, while others are widows and divorced women who…
Descriptors: Divorce, Eligibility, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Brahce, Carl I. – 1983
This monograph examines the phenomenon of retirement from the perspectives of the individual, the institution, and the socioeconomic system. In the first of five sections, the author looks at the evolution and institutionalization of the concept, discussing the effects of legislative and personnel policies, altered social and economic status, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Huffman, Marcia D. – 1984
A study was conducted in Hawaii to determine the status of elderly persons in regard to employment, as well as attitudes toward employment of the elderly, defined in this study as aged 55 and over. Elderly persons aged 65 and over are the fastest growing segment of Hawaii's population, projected to increase from 73,700 in 1980 to 141,000 in 2000.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Demography
Lyons, Morgan – Personnel Journal, 1981
This article looks at some of the issues surrounding a potentially older workforce and reports on some of the creative solutions currently being advanced by employers, including (1) redesigning work schedules, (2) redesigning jobs, and (3) alternative assignments. (LRA)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Labor Force
French, Julia R. – 1980
The population of the United States is aging and will age even more rapidly in the coming years. Yet our public and private retirement and benefits policies continue to favor early retirement--in spite of clear demographic trends, in spite of legislation raising the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70, in spite of the fact that many of our…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Demography
Winkfield, Patricia Worthy – 1985
While the Federal Government has been involved in the care of the elderly since the depression, a comprehensive and unified national retirement policy has never been established. Federal programs for the aged have avoided cutbacks, but adaptations in present retirement policy are required to meet the needs of young and old alike. Although public…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Morse, Dean – 1979
A special report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy, this working paper analyzes the demographic trends, labor-market experience, and special problems of older workers. Its chief purpose is to bring into focus the major policy choices involved in increasing the labor-market opportunities of older persons who are able and willing to…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Labor Utilization
Beaudin, Bart – 1982
This fact sheet provides an overview of the employment situation facing older adults. Statistics (Harris 1974 and 1979) are presented on the number of older Americans who are working, volunteering, or have an interest in working or volunteering; the attitudes of employers and employees about retirement and about working after age 65; and the…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Work in America Inst., Scarsdale, NY. – 1980
A study was conducted to determine the role of the older worker in the American labor force, to analyze reasons behind the changing role of the older worker, and to make recommendations for employers, unions, and the government on age-neutral personnel policies responsive to the needs of an increasingly older work force. Data on the demographic,…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
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