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Employment and health among older bereaved men in the normative aging study: one year and three years following a bereavement event
- Authors:
- FITZPATRICK Tanya R., BOSSE Raymond
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 32(2), 2001, pp.41-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Research has indicated that the negative effects of bereavement on health among elderly men occur within the first six to twelve months following a bereavement event while other studies indicate that the death of a loved one can have long-term effects on social functioning and mental health. However, employment has been found to buffer the strain produced by stressful life events. The purpose of this study was to examine the differential effects of employment on physical and mental health between elderly men bereaved for one year and elderly men bereaved for two to three years. The results suggest that employment can benefit men soon after a bereavement event and also over a longer period of time, especially on physical health. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
Outlawing age discrimination: foreign lessons, UK choices
- Authors:
- HORNSTEIN Zmira, ENCEL Sol, GUNDERSON Morley, NEUMARK David
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The UK is committed to legislating against age discrimination in employment and, under the EC Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation is expected to have legislation in place by December 2003. This study looks at what can be usefully learned from other countries' experiences and analyses the options for the UK. It identifies legislation against age discrimination in thirteen countries and looks in detail at Australia, Canada and the United States where legislation has been in force for some time.
The effects of changing values on the provision of long-term care
- Authors:
- LONGINO Charles F., POLIVKA Larry
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 25(1), Spring 2001, pp.64-68.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article asks what the long-term-care workforce in the USA will look like in the future. This depends upon the changing values on which long-term care itself is based. Argues that there are some major changes under way that may frame long-term care in the new ways in the future, thereby affecting both workforce and resources.
Human rights enforcement agencies and the protection of older workers against discrimination: the case of the Quebec Human Rights Commission
- Author:
- FIRBANK Oscar E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 12(3), 2001, pp.65-86.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The article provides insight into the way a human rights enforcement agency, the Quebec Human Rights Commission in Canada, implements legal dispositions prohibiting age discrimination in employment. Drawing on data from claims filed before the Commission, the article establishes a quantitative profile of cases and examines the factors that are involved in the decisions made by the Commission. It is argued that (1) the Commission's approach in investigating age discrimination cases and (2) the burden of proof put on respondents are main contributing factors to a very limited number of cases being validated. However, despite apparent shortcomings, the Commission still fulfills an important role in defending and promoting older workers' rights. Its overall impact can be assessed only in connection with other social and employment policies geared at older workers. In conclusion, some recommendations to improve the functioning of the Commission are made.
Public concern at work: supporting public-interest whistle blowing
- Author:
- van den HENDE Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 3(3), August 2001, pp.41-44.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Public Concern at work is the UK's leading charitable organisation promoting accountability and good practice in the workplace. It does this by helping ensure concerns about serious malpractice are properly raised and addressed before the public interest is harmed. The author, a PCAW field worker, looks specifically at the organisation's experience and role in the field of social care.
The minimum wage and social assistance in the member states of the European Union
- Author:
- STROPNIK Nada
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 8(1), 2001, pp.35-51.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
This article offers a comparative overview of the legal regulation of the minimum wage in the European Union. The author provides and analyses data on the following elements of the right to social assistance in member countries of the European Union: persons who have the right to social assistance in connection with their citizenship, residence, age, etc.; revenues which are taken into account when determining the amount of social assistance; the application of the principle of subsidiarity in determining the right to social assistance; the manner of establishing the basic amount of the minimum wage; the duration of the right to social assistance; the valorisation of the guaranteed minimum wage; the connection between the right to financial assistance and the measures of an active employment policy; other rights associated with the guarantee of a minimum wage; and social care for the elderly and social care for single parents.
Adding life to years
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.6.01, 2001, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that quality of life for older people should be central to the debate about the so-called demographic time-bomb. Introduces a large-scale research programme.
Sex and gender discrimination within EU pension system
- Author:
- LEITNER Sigrid
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 11(2), May 2001, pp.99-115.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Drawing on the philosophical differentiation between sex and gender, this article focuses on structural mechanisms of gender discrimination within European pension systems. For this purpose, the article distinguishes between two dimensions of the gender category: the work behaviour dimension and the care dimension. It is argued that the differentiation between employment and family work on the one hand and specific living arrangements on the other is structurally implemented within old age security systems. The comparative analysis of pension systems in the 15 EU member states gives an idea about national varieties of structural gender differentiation.
Age discrimination legislation: choices for the UK
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The United Kingdom has committed itself to legislate against age discrimination in employment for the first time, by signing up to a recent European Commission Directive. A number of other countries already have such legislation. This study looked at what can be learned from those countries' experiences and analysed the options for the UK in designing age discrimination laws. The study identified legislation against age discrimination in employment in 13 countries, and looked in detail at three (Australia, Canada and the United States) where it has been established for some time.
United Kingdom population trends in the 21st century
- Author:
- SHAW Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Population Trends, 103, Spring 2001, pp.37-46.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
This article considers the likely trends in population size, age structure and potential support ratios in the United Kingdom over the coming century. Also examines the extent to which these trends could be modified by changes in fertility or migration levels.