Giving older workers a voice: Constraints on the employment of older people in the North West of England

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-103

  Porcellato, Lorna ^a   Carmichael, Fiona ^b   Hulme, Claire ^c   Ingham, Barbara ^d   Prashar, Arvin ^e  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Human capital; Ill health; Labour demand; Labour market participation; Labour supply; Older workers' voice; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950227293     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017009353659     Document Type: Article

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