Business & Economics
The challenge and opportunity of an ageing workforce
Older workers and generational battle lines in the workplace
Published 21 October 2016
As populations in developed economies continue to age due to longer life expectancies and lower birth rates, what will be the impact on the workplace?
Business & Economics
The challenge and opportunity of an ageing workforce
Is there a place for positive age discrimination at a time of high youth unemployment, or should the rights of all workers – regardless of their years – be respected? And to what extent do economics, culture and individual aspiration play into how societies decide how long one can or should work?
Industrial relations and elder law expert Professor Mia Rönnmar, from Lund University, joins host Lynne Haultain for an international perspective on the place and plight of older workers in the workforce.
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