"The demographic changes in working life, which will have a stronger impact in the future, as well as the present difficulties of employing older employees requires a comprehensive strategy for integrating this group of employees. Atraining policy which attempts to counteract the current...

"Dass mit dem Alterungsprozess der Gesellschaft nicht nur Risiken, sondern auch Chancen verbunden sind, findet in den Diskussionen der jüngsten Zeit kaum Beachtung. So bietet der demografische Wandel über die zunehmende Bedeutung Älterer als Wirtschaftsfaktor auch eine Chance, die oft...

This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers look forward to the prospect of longer working lives with...