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Addressing the ageing workforce
— a critical examination of legal policy objectives and values in the United Kingdom | | Author(s) | Alysia Blackham |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 37, no 7, August 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, August 2017 |
| Pages | pp 1362-1393 |
| Source | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X16000313 |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Labour economics ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social policy ; Government publications ; Literature reviews ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | Population ageing is a key challenge confronting European policy makers. Ageing is a complex issue, requiring a value-driven approach to law and policy. However, there has been limited consideration of what values are driving ageing law and policy in the European Union, or if these values are appropriate. Drawing on an empirical study of United Kingdom (UK) government policy documents (mostly since 2008), this paper identifies and critiques the primary values and objectives driving ageing law and policy in the field of employment. It is argued that the values driving UK law and policy are often contested, contradictory and under-defined, and there has been limited thought given to how they should be prioritised in the event that they conflict. Thus, there is a serious need to reconsider policy makers' approaches to age and employment, and to clarify better the key values on which law and policy rest. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170721004 A |
| Classmark | GC: WH: TOB: TM2: 6OA: 64A: 8 |
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