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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450804303321

Titolo

The future for older workers [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives / / edited by Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Phil White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK, : Policy Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-74172-8

9786611741723

1-84742-249-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LorettoWendy

VickerstaffSarah <1956->

WhitePhil

Disciplina

305.26

331.398

Soggetti

Older people - Employment - Forecasting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The future for olderworkers; Contents; List of tables and figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Glossary of UK-based institutionsand programmes; Notes on contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Older workers in the labour market: the demographic context; 3. The American experience of age discrimination legislation; 4. The employment of older people:can we learn from Japan?; 5. Moving older people into jobs:Incapacity Benefit, Labour's reforms and the job shortfall in the UK regions; 6. Women's knowledge of, and attitudes to, pensions

7. Sustaining working lives: the challenge of retention8. Healthy work for older workers: work design and management factors; 9. Flexible work and older workers; 10. The employability of older workers: what works?; 11. Is extending working life possible? Research and policy issues; 12. The future for older workers:opportunities and constraints; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dealing directly and exclusively with the issue of older workers, this book brings together up-to-the minute research findings by many of



the leading researchers and writers in the field exploring key issues that will influence public policy in the UK and beyond.