Labour Flexibility and Older Worker Marginalisation: The Need for a New Strategy.

Standing, Guy

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ERIC Number: EJ342108

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Publication Date: 1986

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Labour Flexibility and Older Worker Marginalisation: The Need for a New Strategy.

Standing, Guy

International Labour Review, v125 n3 p329-48 May-Jun 1986

This article argues that with the growth of flexible labor arrangements, older workers' long-term position in the labor force is being seriously eroded. The author considers the factors behind this trend and then examines possible remedial policies. He concludes by considering one long-term policy that might work. (CT)

Descriptors: Labor Force, Older Workers, Policy Formation, Retirement Benefits, Trend Analysis, Unemployment, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Europe

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