Older workers: a suitable case for circles?

AI & SOCIETY - Tập 27 - Trang 421-425 - 2012
Richard Ennals1, Anne Inga Hilsen2
1Kingston Business School, Kingston University, Kingston Hill, Kingston, UK
2Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Tøyen, Oslo, Norway

Tóm tắt

The article considers relations between the generations, with particular attention given to older workers, who also face the pressures of responsibilities to both parents and children. The situations in Norway and the UK are compared. The case is made for support structures, such as senior quality circles, at the threshold between employment and retirement.

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