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Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers

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Cebulla, A., Hudson-Sharp, N., Stokes, L., Wilkinson, D. Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers. Sozialer Fortschritt, 68(4), 289-311. https://doi.org/10.3790/sfo.68.4.289
Cebulla, Andreas; Hudson-Sharp, Nathan; Stokes, Lucy and Wilkinson, David "Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers" Sozialer Fortschritt 68.4, , 289-311. https://doi.org/10.3790/sfo.68.4.289
Cebulla, Andreas/Hudson-Sharp, Nathan/Stokes, Lucy/Wilkinson, David: Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers, in: Sozialer Fortschritt, vol. 68, iss. 4, 289-311, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/sfo.68.4.289
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Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers

Cebulla, Andreas | Hudson-Sharp, Nathan | Stokes, Lucy | Wilkinson, David

Sozialer Fortschritt, Vol. 68 (2019), Iss. 4 : pp. 289–311

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Cebulla, Dr. Andreas, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia & National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square London, SW1P 3HE, United Kingdom

Hudson-Sharp, Nathan, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square London, SW1P 3HE, United Kingdom

Stokes, Lucy, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square London, SW1P 3HE, United Kingdom

Wilkinson, David, Department of Social Science, University College London, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom

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Abstract

Abstract

Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into later life. Analysis of European Social Survey data shows a widening in inequitable domestic divisions of labour in households with post-retirement age workers. We explore partners’ perceptions of older workers’ job pressures when close to or beyond retirement age. Partners’ concerns about job pressures are found not to be immediately associated with inequitable divisions of domestic labour but with the extent to which workers can determine the organisation of paid work and, specifically, tiredness after work. The paper argues that note should be taken of these concerns as they may be indicative of risks of intra-domestic stress.

Zusammenfassung: Ungleichgewicht zwischen Beruf und Privatleben im verlängerten Arbeitsleben: Arbeitsteilung im Haushalt und Wahrnehmung des Arbeitsdrucks älterer Arbeitnehmer durch deren Partner

Die Verlängerung des Arbeitslebens verschiebt auch die bestehende Arbeitszeit- oder das Familienleben zu späteren Zeitpunkten im Leben. Die Analyse der Daten des European Social Survey zeigt, dass sich die ungleiche Arbeitsteilung in Haushalten mit Arbeitnehmern, die über das Renteneintrittsalter hinaus beschäftigt sind, ausweitet. Wir untersuchen, wie Partner den Arbeitsdruck älterer Arbeitnehmer, die kurz vor oder nach Erreichen des typischen Renteneintrittsalter stehen, wahrnehmen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Besorgnis der Partner älterer Beschäftigter über die Verantwortung und den Druck nicht unmittelbar mit einer ungleichen Verteilung von Hausarbeit verbunden ist, sondern mit dem Ausmaß, in dem die Arbeitenden ihren Arbeitstag selbst organisieren können und insbesondere auch mit der Müdigkeit nach der Arbeit. In dem Papier wird argumentiert, dass diese Bedenken zur Kenntnis genommen werden sollten, insoweit sie auf ein Risiko von Stress innerhalb der Beziehung hindeuten.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Andreas Cebulla et al.: Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers 1
Abstract 1
Zusammenfassung: Ungleichgewicht zwischen Beruf und Privatleben imverlängerten Arbeitsleben: Arbeitsteilung im Haushalt und Wahrnehmung des Arbeitsdrucks älterer Arbeitnehmer durch deren Partner 1
1. Introduction 2
2. The Social Implications of Non-Retirement – a Brief Review of the Literature 3
2.1 Retirement / Non-Retirement and Wellbeing 4
2.2 Retirement and Domestic Divisions of Labour 4
2.3 Domestic Divisions of Labour, Work Stress and Intra-Familial Relationships 5
2.4 Study Hypotheses 5
3. Data 6
3.1 ESS 2010 6
3.2 Country Selection 7
3.3 Defining Retirement Ages 8
3.4 Caveat 9
4. Findings 9
4.1 Descriptive Analysis: Working Beyond the ERA 1
4.1.1 Employment Rates, Occupation, Tenure and Hours Worked 1
4.1.2 Job Control 1
4.2 Testing Hypotheses 1
4.2.1 Hypothesis 1: Couples in Households Extending Working Lives beyond the Typical Retirement Age Sustain (Unequal) Domestic Divisions of Labour Typical for Couples Close to, but not yet, Retired from Work 1
4.2.2. Hypothesis 2: In the Absence of an Equalisation in Domestic Divisions of Labour Typical for Couples of Retiring Age, Partners of Post-ERA Workers are more Critical of the Pressures Associated with Work than Partners of Pre-ERA Workers 1
4.2.3 Hypothesis 3: Partners are more Accepting of Post-ERA Working if Non-Retiring Older Workers are Allowed more Control over Managing their Working Day 1
4.3 Discussion: How Should we Interpret these Results? 1
5. Conclusion 2
References 2

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