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| New policies for older workers | | Author(s) | Philip Taylor |
| Corporate Author | Cambridge Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ageing (CIRCA), University of Cambridge; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | The Policy Press, on behalf of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, Bristol, 2002 |
| Pages | 45 pp (Transitions after 50 series) |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Retirement policy ; Ageism ; Social policy ; Comparison ; International. |
| Annotation | Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report examines developments in public policies on age and employment in Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the USA, based on a literature review and interviews with experts. It offers a critical appraisal of current policies; highlights the fragmentation of these policies and the limited evidence for their effectiveness; considers the disadvantages of focusing attention on 'older workers'; attempts to shift the debate away from a narrow discussion of the needs of older workers towards a more general discussion of policy on work and the ageing process; shows how other countries are tackling age and employment issues; and draws lessons for the development of public policy for older workers. This report is part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) research programme, Transitions after 50, which was established to explore people's experiences, decisions and constraints as they pass from active participation in the labour market towards a new identity in later life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180410005 B |
| Classmark | GC: G5: B:TOB: TM2: 48: 72 |
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