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| Workforces in an ageing world | | Author(s) | Mark Allen, Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby, Judith Phillips |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 24, no 3, November 2014 |
| Publisher | British Society of Gerontology, November 2014 |
| Pages | pp 11-16 |
| Source | www.britishgerontology.org |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Ageism. |
| Annotation | Some theorists from the field of social gerontology have argued that old age has been defined in terms of social structures such as retirement systems which create pre-defined notions of ageing in terms of set ages of retirement. In Western societies especially, retirement policies have been used by employers to reduce and restructure their workforces, resulting in perceptions of the age at which workers may be considered `too old'. The devalued status of older workers approaching retirement has resulted in a `grey ceiling' that denies older workers equitable treatment. Research findings suggest that stereotypical attitudes towards older workers need to be targeted if age barriers to employment are to be removed. Along with population ageing, population decline is expected to increasingly characterise demographic change in the 21st century, due to fertility decline which in turn will result in fewer younger cohorts entering the workforce. The author argues that rather than focus on older workers or an ageing workforce, employers need to address the concept of workforces in an ageing world, as the impact of population ageing permeates the lives of everyone in paid employment. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150724236 A |
| Classmark | GC: B:TOB |
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