The study of attitudes and preparation of retirement offull-time middle-aged and older workers -A Survey of Greater Taipei area Construction Industry grass-roots workers.

• Main Authors: Kuo, Jun-Liang, 郭俊良
• Other Authors: Wang, Mei-Wen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8f9suc

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會教育學系 === 104 === This study explores the current situations of the full-time Construction Industry for the grass-roots elder workers in the Greater Taipei Area. Through their interpretations and responses, we can learn more about their retirement attitudes and the preparation for upcoming retirement. The findings of this study will be provided to the related departments to help the elderly workers of the Construction Industry to have a better retired life. The methods used in this paper are known as qualitative research methods, through purposive sampling method to interview the Construction Industry grass-roots full-time workers who are between the ages of 45-64 live in the Greater Taipei Area. Results are as follows: First, they facing of an uncertain external environment factors, Construction Industry workers just habits and adapt it. Although they had physical and repeatable works, they still have to endure occupational diseases and discriminatory vision. Even if they are exhausted and get poor wages and benefits, Construction Industry workers just make efforts to complete the work. Second, the retirement attitudes are affected by health status and economic situation. If they can accept the burdens of work, they will continue to work for taking care of their family members. If it’s unacceptable, they will retire from the Construction Industry. Third, the retired preparations that made by older Construction Industry workers as follows: (1)The learning level: They will avoid testing and grading. They ask for the courses which have the opportunities to do something hand-making. As for life science and technology, health care programs they are interested. (2)The economic level: They will fear of high-risk investment.They will conservative savings, insurance-based. But when they face the economic pressure, they tend to use pension and return to the workplace. (3)The physical level: They will have oil and salt diet. They will pursuit the life from the city to the suburbs, and do dynamic sporting activities. They will make the health check and sleep habits continuingly. (4)The psychological level: Their retirements are not lonely. They will have activities to fill the emptiness of the heart. (5)The spiritual dimension level: They have the sincere religion in order to have security and healthy. They also will be a volunteer to cumulative reward. (6)The level of interaction: They will gather of tourism and mountain climbing to increase the opportunities and frequencies of interaction with workplace colleagues and family members. Aforementioned retirement attitude are surrounded by maintaining and contacting family relations, also they will interest in the dynamic activities and pursuit the lower costs but high efficiency, and furthermore the retired life complements the life before retirement.