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Staffing agency :
Staffing agency : A bridge to working during retirement.
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- Björklund Carlstedt, Anita, 1953- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. ADULT,HHJ. ARN-J (Aging Research Network - Jönköping)
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- Jacobsson, Gustav (author)
- Veteranpoolen AB, Kungsbacka, Sweden
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- Bjursell, Cecilia, 1970- (author)
- Jönköping University,HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell
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- Nystedt, Paul (author)
- Jönköping University,IHH, Nationalekonomi,The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare
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- Sternäng, Ola (author)
- Södertörns högskola,Psykologi,Stockholm Centre for Health and Social Change (SCOHOST), Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2022
- 2022
- English.
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In: Work. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 72:2, s. 529-537
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- BACKGROUND: The ageing population has initiated a debate about a prolonged working life. There is an interest in finding the pre-retirement predictors of bridge employment and retirement decisions, but the understanding of the experiences of bridge employees is still limited.OBJECTIVES: The aim was to describe the characteristics of the pensioners working for a staffing agency, their motivational aspects, work patterns and types of services they provided.METHODS: This article analyses the results from a Swedish staffing agency's yearly co-worker questionnaire from December 2017. The response rate was 44% (N = 1741). The design is descriptive, with correlation analyses and construction of typical cases.RESULTS: Most study participants were aged 65-74 years. Sixty-five percent were men, 66% were cohabitating/married, dominating education level was secondary school or higher education (79% ). Important incentives for working were the social context and to gain extra income. A majority of the respondents also stated that their work increased their overall well-being. Seventy-eight percent worked 25 hours per month or less, 37% wanted to work more, 3% wanted to work less. Private services dominated with 61% ; most common were gardening (43% ), trades (33%) and cleaning (31% ).CONCLUSIONS: More men than women chose this form of work. While single women need to work out of economic necessity, men, to a larger extent, work for the social context and well-being. The highest work frequency in 2017 (14%) in the population was found for those who retired in 2015, i.e. two years after their retirement year. A majority indicated that the work they were doing was different from earlier in their working life.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Arbetslivsstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Work Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Bridge employment
- older employees
- temporary work agency
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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