Cargando…
Korea's retirement predicament : the ageing tiger /
The distinguishing feature for many workers in South Korea is contractual - and often involuntary - retirement at a young age (mid-50s for most workers) followed by precarious and low-paying self-employment or contract work. In the past this practice, which is also found in other East Asian nations,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Routledge,
2014.
|
| Colección: | Routledge advances in Korean studies ;
v. 28. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The distinguishing feature for many workers in South Korea is contractual - and often involuntary - retirement at a young age (mid-50s for most workers) followed by precarious and low-paying self-employment or contract work. In the past this practice, which is also found in other East Asian nations, provided firms with a youthful and highly productive workforce. However, with a rapidly aging population and shifts in the labour market, the existing arrangement is becoming less and less functional. This book examines how this retirement arrangement arose, and the policy reforms that ha. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (168 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135046422 1135046425 9781135046439 1135046433 9780203362082 020336208X |