New Technology and Loss of Paid Employment among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigates the association between the implementation of new technology in the workplace and the subsequent loss of paid employment among older workers.

Methods

We estimated the prospective risk of loss of paid employment (register-based) from questions on new technology among 10,320 older workers (≥50 years). To investigate potential differences between work types, analyses were stratified by job function: (1) work with symbols (office, administration, analysis, IT), (2) work with people (people, service, care), (3) work in the field of production (processing, producing or moving things).

Results

The introduction of new technology at the workplace reduced the risk of losing paid employment among older workers working with symbols (risk ratio [

SUBMITTER: Sundstrup E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9222591 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature