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Living longer is a good thing! Ageing, employers and employment rights [2010] External document

Raises a number of questions resulting from the population living longer related to pension provision including employment flexibility, age and employment rights of older workers. Questions how emplo...

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Active ageing and universities: engaging older learners (Research report) [2010] External document

Reviews the engagement of those aged 50 and over in education and training, with particular reference to their involvement in higher education. Discusses the demographic aspects of ageing, the value ...

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Working longer, living better: a fiscal and social imperative [2010] External document

Examines projected future demographic trends and their implications for the public finances and state pensions spending over the next 40-50 years. Considers some of the opportunities and challenges p...

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Is business ready for an ageing nation? Economic opportunities and challenges of ageing: analytical paper [2010] Full document External document

Presents an economic analysis of the effects of ageing and sets out the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population for business and the public sector. Provides an overview of changing globa...

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Is business ready for an ageing nation? Economic opportunities and challenges of ageing: discussion paper [2010] Full document External document

Presents a discussion paper on the challenges and opportunities of the ageing population for business and the public sector in the UK. Explains the rationale for the paper and describes the work the D...

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Working better: the over 50s, the new work generation [2010] External document

Notes that the majority of workers aged over 50 want to continue working beyond state pension age, and that more than twice as many want promotion as want to downshift. Suggests that structural and a...

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Demography and lifelong learning (Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning thematic paper 1) [2009] External document

Charts the ways in which the shape of life in Britain is changing and suggests that, for lifelong learning policy, the two key issues are that people are experiencing more frequent and less predictabl...

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The future of work [2009]

Explores changes in the workplace and the possible future trends which will affect work and employment patterns. Outlines the evolution of work and assesses the effects of technology, human resources ...

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Older workers in the UK: variations in economic activity status by socio-demographic characteristics, household and caring commitments, IN Population Trends, No 137 Autumn 2009, pp11-24 [2009] Full document

Notes the demographic shift towards an older UK population, with a decrease in the number of people aged 16 to 49 and an increase in the number of people aged between 50 and 64. Sets out the economic ...

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Increasing longevity and the economic value of healthy ageing and working longer [2009] External document

Investigates the economic challenges of an ageing UK population and considers it to be at a demographic crossroads. Estimates the potential downside of getting outcomes 'wrong' and focuses on life ex...

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