Objective : This qualitative study explored self-reports of hazards and discomforts in the workplace and coping strategies among those choosing to work beyond the age of 65 years. Participants: 30 people aged 66-91 years took part. Most worked part-time in professional or administrative roles. Methods : Each participant engaged in one semi-structured interview. Results : Participants described some hazards and discomforts in their current work, but no recent accidents. The main age-related discomfort was tiredness. Other hazards that recurred in participants' accounts were physical demands...
Pourquoi les salariés viennent-ils au travail ? Pourquoi s’absentent-ils… s’agit-il d’un choix ou d’une impossibilité de faire autrement ? Si oui, qu’est-ce qui motive ceux-ci ? Thierry Rousseau est convaincu que les réponses passent par l’analyse de l’environnement et des conditions de travail dans lesquelles évoluent les salariés. A ses yeux, c’est même le levier le plus déterminant, avec les conditions d’organisation et de gestion de l’entreprise. Fort de cette approche novatrice...
A billion people are on the move today – a seventh of humanity. More than 214 million people are living in a country other than their own as international migrants, half of whom are women. Current trends indicate that international mobility will be a key feature of the 21st Century. Barents Newsletter , 2011, vol. 14, no 2