La gestion des travailleurs vieillissants: l'articulation des niveaux d'action. L'exemple de la chimie et du bâtiment = The treatment of aging workers: the articulation of action levels. Chemistry and Construction examples

Elisabeth Brun-Hurtado and Philippe Mossé ()
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Elisabeth Brun-Hurtado: LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Philippe Mossé: LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The issue of human resources management of workers over 50 is quite acute. Many studies address it in a normative and fragmented manner. Instead, this article analyzes actual practices articulating different action levels. It is grounded on several case studies and surveys performed in chemistry and construction sectors (known for the harshness of their working conditions). In chemistry, the aging workforce is a "problem" to solve. Actors include the issue of aging in the implementation of many firms social schemes. In the construction sector, the proportion of older workers is lower, because many employees quit. For the remaining workers, age is taken more into account through careers informal arrangements. Hence, the issue of aging does not arise in the same terms according to production processes and sectors' conventions.

Keywords: senior; secteur de la chimie; secteur du bâtiment; conditions de travail; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04
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Published in Travail et Emploi, 2010, 122, pp.15-25

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