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Been there, done that
— [older social care staff as an untapped source of experience] | | Author(s) | Mike George |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1594, 13 October 2005 |
| Pages | pp 34-35 |
| Source | http://www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Social workers ; Middle aged ; Recruitment ; Ageism. |
| Annotation | Middle-aged women are the biggest group working in social care, and once they pass retirement age, such staff are an untapped source of experience. Although the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations which come into force in October 2006 may bring about a transformation of attitudes eventually, the author presents evidence that action needs to be taken now. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051013206 A |
| Classmark | QR: SE: WK6: B:TOB * |
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