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A Study of Workforce Aging of the British Columbia Public Service, 1983–1991

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Ginette Lussier  and
Andrew V. Wister
Ginette Lussier
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University*
Andrew V. Wister
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University*
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Résumé:

Cet article étudie le vieillissement de la main-d'oeuvre au sein des services publics de la Colombie-Britannique entre 1983 et 1991. Les inscrits aux fichiers annuels de rémunération du personnel du gouvernement ont été répartis selon l'âge, le sexe et la classification d'emploi des employés et par leur utilisation des programmes de maladie à court terme et d'invalidité prolongée. Des données sur la retraite sont également tirées des rapports annuels de la caisse de retraite des services publics. Ces données sont analysées en fonction des tendances en matière de retraite, du taux de rotation de la main-d'oeuvre et des tendances au plan de l'absentéisme. Les résultats révèlent une forte hausse au sein de la catégorie des travailleurs d'âge moyen et une faible augmentation du vieillissement de la main-d'oeuvre. L'embauche d'un plus grand nombre de travailleurs ayant atteint leur mi-carrière et d'un nombre inférieur de jeunes travailleurs conjuguée à des programmes de retraite anticipée ont causé une bulle dans la structure d'âge de la main-d'oeuvre, plutôt que son allongement, comme on peut observer au sein de l'ensemble de la population. Les auteurs discutent ensuite des conséquences à long terme et à court terme en regard de l'utilisation des ressources humaines.

Keywords

AgingWorkforcePublic ServiceTrend StudyVieillissementmain-d'oeuvreservices publicsétude de tendances
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Articles
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , Automne/Fall 1995 , pp. 480 - 497
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1995

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