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Shiftwork and the older worker

Experimental Aging Research, 1993
The number of workers employed on shiftwork is large, and it appears to be increasing. The impact of shiftwork on the occupational safety and health of workers is complex and involves both biological and behavioral variables. Current conceptual models propose that the impact of shiftwork, where night work is involved, increases with exposure.
D I, Tepas, J C, Duchon, A H, Gersten
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Hiring older workers and employing older workers: German evidence

Journal of Population Economics, 2008
Using German establishment data, we examine the relationship between delayed compensation, training, and hiring of older workers. Both those establishments that delay compensation and those with greater human capital requirements are less likely to hire older workers.
John S Heywood, Uwe Jirjahn, Heywood John S   +2 more
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The Older Worker in the Community

The American Journal of Nursing, 1954
M ERE chronological age does not fix the date of becoming old. This fact is basic in any discussion of the older worker and the need for changing attitudes and practices with respect to his employment. When, then, does the worker become old? There can be no precise answer to this question.
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The Older Worker and the System

Work, 1991
Most of us hold opinions on contemporary issues in work practice, in all its broad dimensions. Sounding Board is a regular feature of this publication, designed to provide a forum for expressing such views, whether mainstream or controversial. The opinions expressed in this section may not necessarily represent the views of the editor, the publisher ...
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Planning for Older Workers

Workplace Health & Safety, 2013
Occupational and environmental health nurses can improve planning for an aging workforce by reviewing existing programs and services and adding aging and multi-generational workforce issues to ongoing training.
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The older worker

2013
Throughout the world, populations are ageing, as birth rates fall and people live longer. This ‘demographic transition’ brings about a permanent change in population structure and an increase in the ratio of people traditionally regarded as being of ‘retirement age’ to those traditionally regarded as being of ‘working age’. Both for the productivity of
Henry N. Goodall, John Grimley Evans
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Older professional workers and continuous learning in new capitalism

Human Relations, 2012
Amidst projected shortages of skilled workers, policy measures to retain older workers in employment include increasing their participation in learning. However, the few studies produced to date examining older workers' learning suggest complexities not ...
Tara Fenwick
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Rehabilitation of older injured workers

Disability and Rehabilitation, 1994
This paper provides a review of international findings in rehabilitation outcomes for older workers. Older workers are disadvantaged in terms of their rehabilitation following injury. They sustain more serious injuries, take longer to recover and are less likely to return to work than younger workers.
Shane Thomas, Colette Browning, Kenneth M Greenwood   +2 more
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Older Workers

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 1988
Older workers will become a major part of the workforce as the number of younger workers shrinks. A more mature workforce offers substantial benefits.
Frederick J. DeMicco, Robert D. Reid
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