Abstract
The UK’s ageing population poses significant social and economic challenges, highlighting the need to support seniors to remain in employment. Given the diverse socio‑demographic backgrounds of senior workers, understanding their unique workplace experiences is essential to effectively design support for their longer working lives. This study analysed structural relationships between workplace support, age-related stereotype, work engagement, and job satisfaction among 2,269 UK senior workers and examined how these factors influence respondents’ intention to quit or retire using structural equation modelling.
Little is known about how these relationships differ across intersectional groups defined by gender, socioeconomic class, and ethnicity. This study will address this gap using the theoretical lens of intersectionality within the Job Demands–Resources framework. This study aims to inform policymakers on how to tailor support to encourage diverse senior workers to remain in employment.