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The Future for Older Workers. New Perspectives.
Wendy Vickers
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Description for The Future for Older Workers. New Perspectives.
paperback. 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. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Across the world governments in mature industrial and post-industrial economies are concerned about the ageing population. 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. The duration and quality of working lives and the timing and circustances of retirement are of growing concern, especially in those cases where employers' demands and imperatives clash with employees' wishes. The contributions in this volume focus upon various measures taken by the state and employers to foster the employment of older workers in Britain, mainland ... Read more
Across the world governments in mature industrial and post-industrial economies are concerned about the ageing population. 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. The duration and quality of working lives and the timing and circustances of retirement are of growing concern, especially in those cases where employers' demands and imperatives clash with employees' wishes. The contributions in this volume focus upon various measures taken by the state and employers to foster the employment of older workers in Britain, mainland ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424181
SKU
V9781847424181
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Ref
99-50
About Wendy Vickers
Wendy Loretto is Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies in the University of Edinburgh Business School. Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent. Phil White is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Future for Older Workers. New Perspectives.
"Older workers are increasingly needed in working life, and it is necessary to reinforce a reversal of the tradition of early retirement and to extend working life. This collection of scholarly articles is an important contribution to the discussion of future policy on work and retirement, offering new perspectives and critical discussions of the topic." Per Erik Solem, Norwegian Social ... Read more