Older Workers Under New Management

by Phillip Taylor (Editor)

Prolonging working lives is at the forefront of national policymaking, with governments tackling issues associated with population ageing, namely funding pension systems and dire predictions concerning a dwindling labour supply. For employers, they are increasingly likely to be competing for labour and managing a workforce with a higher age profile. Yet the recent history of older workers has been premature labour market exit. Add to this previously plentiful younger labour and it clear that industry may be unprepared for and unwilling to accept the challenges of ageing workforces. In this volume leading international experts focus on the changing employment landscape, the risks associated with workforce ageing and how industry can minimise these.

192 pages, Hardcover