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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453987303321

Autore

Chiva Anthony

Titolo

Older Workers in Europe [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

ISBN

1-281-95302-4

0-335-23670-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ManthorpeJill

Disciplina

331.398094

Soggetti

Older people

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Half tittle; Tittle; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; Figures; List of Contributors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Introduction Jill Manthorpe and Anthony Chiva; 2 Working in later life: fromyesterday's 'older worker'to tomorrow's 'key talent' Sarah Harper1; 3 What would persuade olderpeople to stay longerin work?Matt Flynn and Stephen McNair; 4 Are European older workerson the verge of a 'goldenage' of employmentopportunities?Philip Taylor; 5 Extensions to working livesin the information economyKerry Platman1

6 Older workers in social care:undervalued and overlooked?Jill Manthorpe and Jo Moriarty7 An overview of developing amature workforcePatrick Grattan; 8 Changing life coursetransitions: implications forwork and lifelong learningChris Phillipson; 9 Approaches to the 50+workforce across EuropeAnthony Chiva with Philippe Gabriel, GrzegorzKarpiuk, Inés Dominguez López, Asmund Lunde,Yvan Paris, Adam Piekara, Jan Shepherd andJorge Alonso Vallejo; 10 Making the most ofexperience - the EastMidlands storyElizabeth Farmer and Jim Soulsby

11 The working experiencesof older nurses andmidwives in the NHSJo Aspland, Helen Gibson, Anne Stimpson,Roger Watson and Jane WrayIndex; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Governments across the EU are recognising that older people need more opportunities to work later in life if they choose to, for their



health, wealth and wellbeing. This book brings together understandings and research findings on the views of older workers, retired people, employers and governments.