Extending Working Life for Older Workers: Age Discrimination Law, Policy and Practice

Author: Alysia Blackham
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509927883

Published In: April 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781509905768

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The UK population is ageing rapidly. While age discrimination laws are seen as having broad potential to address the 'ageing challenge' and achieve instrumental and intrinsic objectives in the context of employment, it is unclear what impact they are having in practice. This monograph therefore addresses two overarching research questions in the employment field: How are UK age discrimination laws operating in practice? How (if at all) could UK age discrimination laws be improved? A reflexive law theoretical standpoint is employed to investigate these issues, applying a mixed methods research design that engages qualitative, quantitative, doctrinal and comparative elements.

The book demonstrates the substantial limitations of the Equality Act 2010 (UK) for achieving instrumental and intrinsic objectives. Drawing on qualitative expert interviews, statistical analysis and organisational case studies, it illustrates the failure of age discrimination laws to achieve attitudinal change in the UK, and reveals the limited prevalence of proactive measures to support older workers. Integrating doctrinal analysis, comparative analysis of Finnish law, and the Delphi method, it proposes targeted legal and policy changes to address demographic change, and an agenda for reform that may increase the impact of age discrimination laws, and enable them to respond effectively to demographic ageing.

1. Introduction

2. Methodology

3. A Doctrinal Critique of UK Age Discrimination Laws

4. Expert Perspectives on the Operation of Age Discrimination Laws

5. Generalising the Qualitative Findings-Quantitative Analysis of WERS6

6. A Comparative Perspective-The Case of Finland

7. Explaining the Quantitative Findings-Organisational Case Studies

8. Constructing Future Scenarios-The Delphi Method

9. Conclusion