2009 Volume 31 Issue 3 Pages 350-358
Factors correlated with withdrawing from human resource centers for senior citizens, known as Silver Human Resource Centers (SHRCs), were investigated. Data were obtained from a survey of 5,553 senior citizen participants, who were current and former members of 279 SHRCs in Japan. Results indicated the following. Participants in the study who had higher satisfaction with co-workers and service beneficiaries were less likely to withdraw from membership of SHRCs. However, satisfaction with pay, or employment conditions, was not associated with withdrawal from membership. Secondly, participants who wanted to find clerical jobs were more than twice as likely to withdraw from membership. This effect was evident for men, and for members in three metropolitan areas, suggesting that the mismatch between jobs offered by SHRCs and jobs desired by members was a cause of withdrawal. Thirdly, participants regularly working in other workplaces were more likely to withdraw from membership. This effect was evident for men, and for members in non-metropolitan areas, suggesting that some older workers became involved in SHRCs in the process of reemployment.
