Presentations

A life-course approach to the study of paid and unpaid activities in mid to late life in Britain

Authors: Lawrence Sacco, Dr Laurie M Corna, Professor Debora Price, Professor Karen Glaser,

In light of population ageing, policies aimed at extending working lives are being considered or have been implemented in many industrialised countries. In the UK, the state pension age has been delayed and pathways to early retirement have been restricted (Silcock 2012). However, given older adults’ substantial contributions to unpaid activities, such as informal care… Read more »

A life-course approach to the study of paid and unpaid activities in mid to late life in Britain

Changes Across Cohorts in the UK in the Relationship Between Employment and Family Experiences and Working until or Beyond State Pension Age

Authors: Professor Karen Glaser, Dr Loretta G. Platts, Dr Giorgio Di Gessa, Dr Rachel Stutchbury, Professor Debora Price,

Our study examines how the relationship between employment and family experiences and working until or beyond state pension age (SPA) has changed for different cohorts in the United Kingdom (that is, for respondents aged 55-69 at baseline born 1919-1933 in the UK Retirement Survey; 1922-1936 in British Household Panel Study; and 1933-1947 in English Longitudinal… Read more »

Changes Across Cohorts in the UK in the Relationship Between Employment and Family Experiences and Working until or Beyond State Pension Age

Do people return to work after retiring in the UK?

Authors: Dr Loretta G. Platts, Dr Laurie M Corna, Dr Diana Worts, Professor Peggy McDonough, Professor Debora Price, Professor Karen Glaser,

This presentation examines whether people take up paid work again after retiring, a phenomenon which has been described as a ”retirement reversal” or ”unretirement”. The research uses data from the British Household Panel Survey and follows up participants, where possible, into Understanding Society. For the period 1992-2013, it examines the proportions of British retirees who… Read more »

Do people return to work after retiring in the UK?