Challenges of Active Ageing

Lucy Vickers

ISBN 10: 1137532491 / ISBN 13: 9781137532497

Published by Palgrave Macmillan UK Aug 2016, 2016

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This editedcollection takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the 'Active Ageing' agenda toenable readers to consider the implications of this phenomenon for the law, theworkplace, and for working lives from a holistic perspective. Challenges of Active Ageing bringstogether academics working throughout Europe from different disciplinesincluding law, industrial relations, human resource management and occupationalpsychology to explore and debate the challenges of the 'Active Ageing' agendafor equality law and management practice. Also including shorter contributionsfrom law, human resource management, trade union and other practitioners, thisbook aims to fully reflect how organizations can adjust their practices torespond to the challenge of an aging population and extended working lives. 376 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Challenges of Active Ageing
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Aug 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137532491
• ISBN 13: 9781137532497
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 25D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 598 grams

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Synopsis

This edited collection takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the ‘Active Ageing’ agenda to enable readers to consider the implications of this phenomenon for the law, the workplace, and for working lives from a holistic perspective. Challenges of Active Ageing brings together academics working throughout Europe from different disciplines including law, industrial relations, human resource management and occupational psychology to explore and debate the challenges of the ‘Active Ageing’ agenda for equality law and management practice. Also including shorter contributions from law, human resource management, trade union and other practitioners, this book aims to fully reflect how organizations can adjust their practices to respond to the challenge of an aging population and extended working lives. 

About the Author

Simonetta Manfredi is Professor of Equality and Diversity Management and Director of the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has published and led several externally funded projects focusing on age discrimination and retirement policies, gender and careers and work-life balance.

Lucy Vickers is Professor of Law at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Lucy’s main research area is the protection of human rights within the workplace and aspects of equality law. She has written extensively on issues relating to religious discrimination and age discrimination at work.