How skill requirements affect the likelihood of recruitment of older workers in Poland. The indirect role of age stereotypes.

Autor/inn/en	Turek, Konrad; Henkens, Kène
Titel	How skill requirements affect the likelihood of recruitment of older workers in Poland. The indirect role of age stereotypes. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Wie Qualifikationsanforderungen die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Einstellung älterer Arbeitnehmer in Polen beeinflussen. Die indirekte Rolle von Altersstereotypen.
Quelle	In: Work, employment & society, 34 (2020) 4, S. 550-570 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0170; 1469-8722
DOI	10.1177/0950017019847943
Schlagwörter	Stereotyp; Diskriminierung; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Qualifikationsanforderung; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Polen
Abstract	"This article analyses the role of age stereotypes in the employability of older people. Unlike in existing studies, we shift emphasis from a direct consideration of stereotypes, focusing instead on skill requirements during recruitment. Using five waves of an employer survey from Poland, we assess how the likelihood of recruiting people over 50 years old depends on the skill requirements of the post. This study uses a real-life framework by referring to existing vacancies and actual requirements that reflect labour demands at the scale of an entire national labour market. The results suggest that some requirements lead to age bias during recruitment, and the chances of an older candidate being hired are especially hindered in jobs requiring computer, physical, social, creative and training skills. By illustrating an indirect link between age stereotypes and age discrimination, this study contributes to an understanding of the mechanisms that reduce employability of older people." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/4