Abstract
The working lives keep being extended by the policies. At the same time workers face various work-related risks. The latter pose barriers for staying in- and re-entering the labour market. As most of the working lives are not risk-free, it raises questions about the resilience of the labour market and of workers themselves. Consequently, the focus should be on those who currently are in late working life and their work trajectories during work life course. This paper draws on the material from 100 interviews and presents a comparative analysis of the individual experiences of older workers in four European countries: Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK. The analysis of the employed coping strategies and received formal and informal support reveals the psychosocial resilience of the individuals and the resilience of the labour market as well as existing support systems to work-related risks. Individuals’ evaluation of the coping strategies and received support together with mapping of unmet needs helps to identify the potentials for increasing resilience of individuals, labour markets and support systems throughout the work life course. Altogether, the study contributes to the increased knowledge on possibilities for extending working lives by focusing on the psychosocial and social resilience.
Presenters
Joy TorgeLinköping University Lina Homman
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Ageing and social change , Linköping University, Östergötlands län, Sweden Indre Genelyte
Assistant Professor, Ageing and Social Change (ASC), Linköping University, Sweden
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Work, Life, Resilient
