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| Getting on in the BBC: a case study of older workers | | Author(s) | Kerry Platman, Anthea Tinker |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 18, part 5, September 1998 |
| Pages | pp 513-535 |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Retirement ; Full time employment ; Part time employment ; Television [media] ; Longitudinal surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | National and international trends in the employment of older workers show a decline in the economic participation of older people, and especially older men, since the 1970s, and general evidence of age discrimination in the workplace. This case study of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) examines statistical patterns in the fortunes of staff aged 50 years and over in a company which is a publicly-funded, equal opportunities employer endeavouring to reflect a diverse nation in its staff composition. The research was conducted in two parts. Firstly, the age profile of the corporation was compared at five-year intervals, and trends in official retirement at age 60 and the employment of staff working beyond retirement age from 1978 to 1993 were observed. Secondly, an age-related analysis of departures, recruitment and part-time working was undertaken for a 12-month period, from 1992 to 1993. The research revealed the increasing marginalisation of older workers at the BBC. This accelerated during a period of substantial contraction in the latter part of the 15-year study period and led to an age profile far younger than in other public sectors, such as local government. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990311401 A |
| Classmark | GC: G3: WJD: WJF: UKL: 3J: 8 |
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