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Late shift
— the death of retirement | | Author(s) | Richard Tomlinson |
| Publisher | Politico's, London, 2007 |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| Source | Methuen Publishing Ltd., 11-12 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6EB. Website: www.methuen.co.uk E-,mail: enquiries@methuen.co.uk |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Recruitment ; Conditions of employment ; Ageism ; Social surveys ; Reading [town]. |
| Annotation | More people in the UK want to extend their careers into their sixties and beyond, in order to enjoy a financially secure old age. However, despite the new age discrimination laws, middle aged and older people are confronted with an employment culture that shunts them into retirement as soon as it is legally possible. The research for this book is based on interviews conducted between May 2005 and May 2006 with some 130 people in their 50s, 60s and 70s in the Reading area. They describe their employment experiences, and the attitudes of employers who insist that younger employees are more reliable. Participants range from senior executives fighting for the right to continue working, or the highly qualified job-seeker who is "disadvantaged" by date of birth, to those in unskilled occupations. Most of the participants were contacted again in September 2006, and the book concludes with updates on their situations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070403002 B |
| Classmark | GC: WK6: WKA: B:TOB: 3F: 8BEB |
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