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The future for older workers
— new perspectives | | Author(s) | Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff, Phil White |
| Publisher | The Policy Press, Bristol, 2007 |
| Pages | 237 pp |
| Source | Marston Book Services, PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN. Email: direct.orders@marston.co.uk Website: http://www.policypress.org.uk |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Conditions of employment ; Social policy ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Leading researchers on the implications of changing demographics for the world of work contributed to an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) seminar series, Employability of Older Workers, on which this book is based. The series identified a number of underdeveloped themes that are considered critical to extending working lives: the heterogeneity of the older population's work experiences; the impact of work culture and ageism on older workers' participation in employment; choice and flexibility; occupational health and welfare; and training and career development. These themes are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on academic and policy-related research from the UK, mainland Europe, the US and Japan. Other themes considered include women's knowledge of, and attitudes to, pensions; and ways in which older workers can be retained and sustained in employment. A concluding chapter considers future prospects for older workers, and evaluates the opportunities and constraints for extending and sustaining working lives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071005003 B |
| Classmark | GC: TOB: WKA: TM2: 3F |
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