Extending work life
Subtitle: employer interests and concerns
By: Robert Clark, Melinda Morrill
Contributors: Morrill, Melinda S., author
Series: WE focus series; WE focus series
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780880995283
Subjects: Retirement; Employment; Older people
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Employers' perspectives on delayed retirement : Employee preferences for later retirement ; Delayed retirement: impact on employers; title: 2. Costs and benefits of delayed retirement : Productivity and earnings age profiles: impact on the cost of production ; Cost of employee benefits by age and tenure ; Vintage effects on skills and experience ; Promotion and time in grade ; Summary of employers' concerns about delayed retirement ; Differences across the economy; title: 3. Alternative late career employment arrangements : The employer perspective of phased retirement ; Regulatory frictions ; Phased retirement in higher education ; Age discrimination laws ; Will phased retirement be an important retirement path in the future? ; Returning to work after retirement ; Employer options to accommodate delayed retirement; title: 4. The role of public policies : Social Security and Medicare reforms to promote delayed retirement ; Public policies concerning modification of employment contracts ; Impact of public policies on employers, and their concerns about delayed retirement; title: 5. The future of working longer : Modifying employment contracts to accommodate delayed retirement ; Career employer concerns with delayed retirement ; Employer policies for the future ; Impact of potential changes in public policy ; Demographic trends and labor market responses.