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Good practice in the employment of older workers in Europe
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, TAYLOR Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(3), Winter 1999, pp.62-79.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The purpose of this article is to report the results of two European projects which set out to find examples of good practice in the employment of older workers in different European Union (EU) countries. The Combating Age Barriers project was the first European research to focus on examples of good practice in the employment of ageing workers and developed a detailed classification system. The subsequent Eurowork Age project had similar aims to the first project and employed the same methodology. Before reporting some of the findings from these projects, authors outline the European context and define the concept of good practice.
Combating age barriers in job recruitment and training
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Philip, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 16(1), Spring 1995, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The proportion of older people active in the British labour market has declined in recent decades, a process at times accelerated by government policies. But recent demographic changes may improve the employment prospects for older people, many of whom would work if they could, with benefit to themselves and their families. Draws upon survey research to examine the attitudes of employers towards older workers and to present some examples of positive action.