Current News and Research in Aging & Work

Over Half of Unemployed Older Workers at Risk of Involuntary Retirement

Several indicators show 2.9 million older workers who exited the labor force are unlikely to return.

• Age bias/ageism
• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Older workers
• Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

August 7, 2020

How to Overcome Five Stereotypes about Older Workers, with Debbie Lipton

Debbie Lipton is here today to talk about five stereotypes about older candidates and how you can overcome them.

• Age bias/ageism
• Age-friendly organizations
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• Older workers

Coronavirus: Over-55s Main Victims of Employment Crisis, Watchdog Finds

Older workers are shouldering the burden of pandemic job losses and pay cuts

• COVID-19
• Older workers

August 5, 2020

COVID-19 and Ageism – The View from Outside the UK

Our Innovation and Change Officer, John Kiernan, talks about the international view of ageism that has been brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Age bias/ageism
• COVID-19

Older Workers aren’t Hurting the Economy, They’re Stimulating It

Here’s the thing: Not only are older workers sticking around, they are also helping to boost demand at the consumer level.

• Older workers

How Social Workers Can Tackle Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Homes during COVID-19

The coronavirus has been infecting and killing people of color at disproportionately high rates in the United States—particularly within the Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. This is mirrored in long-term care facilities, with the probability of cases and death being strongly related to race.

• Age bias/ageism
• COVID-19
• Diversity and Aging
• Employer Policies & HR Management

August 2, 2020

Crafting an Interesting Job: Stimulating an Active Role of Older Workers in Enhancing Their Daily Work Engagement and Job Performance

These results demonstrate that older workers can be stimulated daily to engage in effective job crafting behaviors to make sure that they are motivated and productive members of the workforce.

• Age-friendly organizations
• Engagement in later life
• Job quality for older adults
• Older workers
• Successful/Productive aging

July 30, 2020

Disrespect at Work, Distress at Home: A Longitudinal Investigation of Incivility Spillover and Crossover Among Older Workers

Specifically, we investigated whether and how incivility relates to well-being outside of work, among both targeted employees and their partners. These results suggest that for both older workers and their partners, the harms of incivility eventually extend beyond the organizations where they originate.

• Age bias/ageism
• Older workers

Are you Facing Early Retirement? Here’s How to Prepare

Financial advisers offer suggestions on this tricky decision

• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

Opinion: Bye, Boomer: The Coming Cull of Workers over 50

Employers seize on slumps to purge more expensive, more experienced workers, study warns

• Age bias/ageism
• COVID-19
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• Older workers