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Age Matters
Ashgate Publishing, April 2006, Pages: 220
From October 2006, age discrimination in employment and vocational training will become unlawful. The law will apply to all workers and to people who apply for work. This law will fundamentally change the way that age is currently used as a criterion for making employment decisions. Employers need to change practices and attitudes that are deeply embedded in their organisation. Keren Smedley and Helen Whittens Age Matters provides organizations with a toolkit to explore the implications of an ageing workforce on business performance. The authors explain the 2006 legislation, its advantages and disadvantages. They then provide models, background information and exercises to help you and all your employees to change their attitudes towards age and learn new ways of working. The 2006 legislation opens the lid on a Pandoras box of work issues including: how to challenge low motivation and energy as people remain in a job without wanting to be there; how to bridge the cultural and age gaps between older and younger employees (some of the latter may be managing older employees); as well as HR issues such as introducing and negotiating flexible working options; understanding work patterns in older employees and managing sickness absence. In many cases, there are no established solutions for this new way of working. It is those organizations who can look beyond the legislation to manage the value in their older workforce that will thrive. This highly practical book offers a resource to do just that.
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