Working late and the spectre of uselessness: Sustaining labour supply in a globalising economy

工作到很晚和无用的幽灵：在全球化经济中维持劳动力供应

• 批准号: LP0884065
• 负责人: Prof Philip Taylor
• 金额: $ 24.17万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-05-30 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0884065
• 关键词: Working; late; spectre; uselessness; Sustaining

A buoyant economy and strong employment growth resulting in unfilled vacancies is frustrating business. Population ageing may exacerbate this, reducing labour supply and consequently industrial output. To assist, the Government is recommending increased employment among older workers. As yet, the evidence base for informing actions is inadequate but points to complex scenarios where older workers may not necessarily fair well. Better understanding the determinants of their employment and of employer actions would help clarify the role of public policy. Also, understanding how other nations are responding is of strategic importance as this will directly influence the Australian labour market.

繁荣的经济和强劲的就业增长导致了空缺职位，这让企业感到沮丧。人口老龄化可能会加剧这种情况，减少劳动力供应，进而减少工业产出。为了提供帮助，政府建议增加老年工人的就业。到目前为止，告知行动的证据基础还不够充分，但指向了复杂的场景，在这些场景中，年长的员工可能不一定公平。更好地了解他们就业和雇主行动的决定因素将有助于澄清公共政策的作用。此外，了解其他国家的反应具有重要的战略意义，因为这将直接影响澳大利亚的劳动力市场。