The dignity of work: An ethical argument against mandatory retirement

Jecker, Nancy S.

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“…Many autistic people face stigma and discrimination. 72,73 Given that unemployment is also associated with stigma, 74,75 and that workforce participation is considered important for a 'dignified' existence, 76 employment identities may offer autistic people a degree of protection against societal stigma. Further, several participants had to reconcile themselves with a late autism diagnosis during their retirement phase, resulting in a dual identity shift.…”

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People's Experiences of Retiring

Davies,

Matthews,

Romualdez

et al. 2024

Autism in Adulthood

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Background: Limited research has examined autistic people's experiences of aging.While the significance of retirement in the context of aging has been highlighted by autistic people themselves, there is a dearth of research in this regard, with only one study focusing on the retirement experiences of one autistic man. Methods:In this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with eight older autistic people (mean age = 63 years, range = 56 -70 years) who had retired or semi-retired in the last 10 years, and four who were planning to retire in the next five years. We aimed to generate some of the first insights regarding autistic people's retirement experiences. We analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis.Results: Experiences were diverse. Challenges in retirement planning and adjustment were reported by some, while others viewed retirement as a positive respite from challenging work environments. The availability of more leisure time was appreciated by some, while others encountered ongoing responsibilities and obstacles hindering desired activities. A common theme was the inadequate support available for autistic people during retirement. Concerns about the aging process, including concerns about health decline and the possibility of entering residential care, were also common. Conclusion:Future research should examine the suitability of residential care for older autistic adults, consider alternative autistic-led group living arrangements, and explore avenues for improved support during and after the retirement transition.

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People's Experiences of Retiring

Davies,

Matthews,

Romualdez

et al. 2024

Autism in Adulthood

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“…Mandatory retirement is a clear example of institutional discrimination. Jecker (2022) argues that there are ethical arguments against mandatory retirement. The main argument is that workers are not treated individually but as a group.…”

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How Retirement Affects Mental Health, Cognitive Skills and Mortality; An Overview of Recent Empirical Evidence

Ours

2022

De Economist

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Retiring is an individual labor market transition that affects the personal life of the workers involved and sometimes the life of their partners. This paper presents an overview of recent studies on the effects of retirement on mental health, cognitive ability and mortality. The results are all over the place but on average it seems like at retirement mental health improves, cognitive skills deteriorate and mortality is not affected. However, there is substantial effect heterogeneity. The range of outcomes is partly related to heterogeneity in terms of personal characteristics, type of job, institutional arrangements, and whether retiring was voluntary or mandatory. The variation in empirical findings makes it hard to see the forest for the trees and advocate evidence-based retirement policies that take health effects into account. Nevertheless, introducing more individual flexibility in the timing of retirement is a worthwhile policy alternative since this seems to be unambiguously beneficial for the health of workers retiring.

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Working Retirees? A Liberal Case for Retirement as Free Time

Valente

2024

Ethic Theory Moral Prac

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Retirement is often viewed as a reward for a working life. While many have reason to want a work-free retirement, not everyone does. Should working retirees have to give up their retirement pension and, consequently, their status as retirees? The answer, I argue, boils down to whether we conceive of retirement as free time (need-free) or as leisure (work-free). In this article, I put forward a liberal case in favour of free time, despite whether our liberalism leans towards perfectionism or neutralism, with social primary goods being a case in point. Applying this case for free time to retirement yields two significant policy implications. First, it demands “free synchronic combination” – that retirees may use their retirement pensions however they see fit, including to work. Second, it also yields “free diachronic combination” – that, within limits, individuals have discretionary control over how to combine retirement and work across time – thus challenging the idea that retirement should be available only in old age and not earlier in life. So far, the literature on free time focused only on narrow temporal units, such as hours and days, but there is much to gain by extending the concept into retirement.

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The dignity of work: An ethical argument against mandatory retirement

Cited by 4 publications

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People's Experiences of Retiring

“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People's Experiences of Retiring

How Retirement Affects Mental Health, Cognitive Skills and Mortality; An Overview of Recent Empirical Evidence

Working Retirees? A Liberal Case for Retirement as Free Time

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