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Laura Airey () and Jakov Jandrić
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Laura Airey: University of Edinburgh Business School
Jakov Jandrić: University of Edinburgh Business School

Chapter 38 in Extended Working Life Policies, 2020, pp 469-479 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In response to concerns about the rising cost of State Pensions and the prospect of skills shortages, successive United Kingdom (UK)United Kingdom (UK) governments have introduced a range of legislative changes designed to extend working lifeWorking life . Policy discourse emphasises individual responsibilityIndividual responsibility for savingSavings towards retirement, and in recent years there has been a shift away from collective pension provision. Changes to employment regulationsEmployment regulations and pension schemesPension schemes have been portrayed both as an economic necessity and as offeringWorker older older workersOlder workers greater choice and control over work in later life. However, gendered patterns of paid employment and unpaid caringCaring, care, caregiving work over the lifecourse mean that women are systematically disadvantaged in terms of employment opportunities in later life and access to pensionAccess to pensions income in retirement. Extended working lifeWorking life policiesExtending/ed working life policies may also negatively impact uponWorker older older workersOlder workers in poor healthPoor health , since the UKUnited Kingdom (UK) does not have a disabilityPension disability pensionDisability pension and individuals cannot claim their State Pension early.

Keywords: Extending working lives; UK pension reforms; Employment patterns by gender; Health of older workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_38

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