Age Matters: Employing, Motivating and Managing Older Employees

Keren Smedley and Helen Whitten's Age Matters provides a comprehensive, innovative, and positive approach to recent changes in the regulations and demography, offering practical advice, models, exercises, and training activities to help establish an appropriate response for organizations. It is a must-have resource for anyone involved in human resources, employment planning, organizational development, and training.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Keren Smedley and Helen Whitten's Age Matters offers a comprehensive, innovative, and positive approach to the recent changes in regulations and demography. The authors delve into the advantages and disadvantages of the 2006 legislation and its impact on current retirement practices. Packed with statistics and insights into the ageing workforce across the UK, EU, and global regions, the book provides practical advice, models, exercises, and training activities to help organizations establish an appropriate response. It emphasizes that those organizations that can look beyond the legislation to manage the value in their older workforce will thrive. This book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the implications of demographic change and the employment law issues it raises. It aids older employees in identifying, articulating, and adapting to new ways of working, enabling both older and younger employees to collaborate effectively across generations. Moreover, it fosters the development of an age-inclusive culture within organizations. Covering virtually every human resources issue related to the ageing employment pool, this book is a must-have for anyone involved in human resources, employment planning, organizational development, and training.

Weight: 916g
Dimension: 207 x 297 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138618787