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| Ageism, early exit, and British trade unions | | Author(s) | Colin Duncan, Wendy Loretto, Phil White |
| Corporate Author | Department of Business Studies and Management School, University of Edinburgh |
| Publisher | Department of Business Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 1999 |
| Pages | 37 pp ((Working paper series, no 99/15 |
| Source | Department of Busines Studies, University of Edinburgh, William Robertson Building, 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JY. |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Ageism ; Early retirement ; Redundancy ; Retirement policy ; Trade Unions. |
| Annotation | During the 1990s concern over age discrimination or "ageism" emerged as an employment issue in the UK, given the declining participation of older workers in employment. Conservative and Labour governments have rejected legislation, but both parties have in various ways acted to discourage such discrimination. The role of the trade unions with respect to age matters is the main focus in this publication. The authors trace the origins of the concept of ageism, and explain its emergence as an employment issue by reference to the "early exit" phenomenon that has become apparent in the UK since the mid-1970s. Trade union policies and practices towards age matters in employment in post-war Britain are discussed, including analysis of responses received from some forty trade unions to a request for information and documentary evidence on age issues. The study concludes that trade union policy has taken "ageist" directions. However, little evidence was found that unions had secured any degree of control over exit procedures. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000608002 B |
| Classmark | GC: B:TOB: G5M: WI: G5: WMA |
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