A key issue in policy debates on active ageing is how to increase older people’s participation in both paid and unpaid work. This combined goal raises the question of whether the different activities compete for seniors’ time and energy or whether it is possible to achieve both, since such activities may instead complement one another. To address this issue, we examine associations between paid work, informal help provision and formal volunteering among 62- to 75-year-olds by using longitudinal data from the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (2007, 2017). Our analyses show that both work exit and part-time work are associated with a higher probability of doing unpaid work in senior years compared with full-time work. However, previous engagement in unpaid activities matters considerably, regardless of paid work status. Individuals involved in informal help or formal voluntary work in 2007 were far more likely to do unpaid work 10 years later than those who were not involved. Since seniors who are already engaged in unpaid activities before leaving the labour market are likely to continue to provide informal help and volunteer, we argue that initiatives to stimulate combinations of paid and unpaid work in late careers may be advantageous.

关于积极老龄化的政策辩论的一个关键问题是如何增加老年人对有偿和无偿工作的参与。这一综合目标提出了一个问题，即不同的活动是否会争夺老年人的时间和精力，或者是否有可能实现两者，因为这些活动可能会相互补充。为了解决这个问题，我们使用来自挪威生命历程、老龄化和世代研究（2007 年，2017 年）的纵向数据，研究了 62 至 75 岁人群有偿工作、提供非正式帮助和正式志愿服务之间的关联。我们的分析表明，与全职工作相比，退出工作和兼职工作都与高年级从事无偿工作的可能性更高有关。但是，无论有偿工作状态如何，之前从事无偿活动都非常重要。2007 年参与非正式帮助或正式志愿工作的个人比没有参与的人更有可能在 10 年后从事无偿工作。由于在离开劳动力市场之前已经从事无偿活动的老年人可能会继续提供非正式的帮助和志愿者，我们认为在职业生涯后期鼓励有偿和无偿工作相结合的举措可能是有利的。