Deprivation and Early Involuntary Retirement: Area-Level Analysis across English Local Authorities – A local problem or a global phenomenon?

Giri, Abhrajit; Basu, Subhashis; Giri, Prosenjit

doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.1492

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“…Responses “A little worse off” and “Much worse off” were recoded as “Financially worse off”, whereas responses “About the same”, “A little better off” and “Much better off” were recoded as “About the same or better off”. We also controlled for area-level deprivation using the English Index of Multiple Deprivation measure, as recent evidence suggests that this might also be associated with retirement timing (Giri et al , 2022).…”

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Occupational social class differences in the impact of COVID-19 related employment disruptions on retirement planning amongst older workers in England

Rowson

Beck²,

Evans³

2022

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 related employment disruption on individuals’ retirement planning and whether these experiences differ by occupational social class. Design/methodology/approach To explore these issues, this study linked data from those who were employed in wave 9 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) main study with wave 1 of the ELSA COVID-19 study (N = 1,797). Multinominal regression analyses were conducted to explore whether the interaction between employment disruption and occupational social class was associated with planning to retire earlier or later than previously planned. Findings The results show that stopping work because of COVID-19 is associated with planning to retire earlier. However, there were no statistically significant interactions between occupational social class and employment disruptions on whether respondents planned to retire earlier or later. Originality/value This paper’s original contribution is in showing that the pandemic has had an impact on retirement decisions. Given the known negative effects of both involuntary early labour market exit, the findings suggest that the COVID-19 related employment disruptions are likely to exacerbate social inequalities in health, well-being in later life and, consequently, can help anticipate where there will be need for additional support in later life.

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confidence: 99%