Tag: nontraditional work
The brief’s key findings are: Nontraditional jobs lack health and retirement benefits, but could help older workers prolong their careers by offering more flexibility and less stress. The questions are whether workers in traditional jobs at 62 who are underprepared for retirement are more likely to switch to nontraditional work, and whether it helps. T…
Abstract In contrast to traditional employment, where employers provide health and retirement benefits, workers in nontraditional jobs have to seek out other options for health insurance coverage and retirement saving. How successful are they at finding alternatives? This study uses the Health and Retirement Study to examine older workers ages 50-64, who are both t…
