Giving older workers a voice: constraints on the employment of older people in the North West of England

Lorna Porcellato, Fiona Carmichael, Claire Hulme, Barbara Ingham and Arvin Prashar
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Lorna Porcellato: Liverpool John Moores University
Fiona Carmichael: Birmingham University
Claire Hulme: Leeds University
Barbara Ingham: Salford University
Arvin Prashar: Salford University

Work, Employment & Society, 2010, vol. 24, issue 1, 85-103

Abstract: This article contributes to the literature on older workers and employment, providing a regional perspective on the relationship between age and work. The study is based on interviews in conjunction with occupational-event calendars with 56 individuals in North West England. The primary aim was to gain in-depth understanding of perceived constraints that older people feel hinder their employment prospects within the context of their daily lives. Significant constraints on employment and re-employment were identified and attributed to health, negative perceptions of self, lack of formal human capital and undervaluation of experience, financial disincentives for employers to employ older workers and prevailing ageist attitudes.

Keywords: age discrimination; human capital; ill-health; labour demand; labour supply; labour market participation; older workers' voice; retirement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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