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Volume 18, Issue 5-6
1 August 1999
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Equal Opportunities International
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Research Article| August 01 1999

The relationship between age and employment opportunities

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David A. Schwartz
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7093
Print ISSN: 0261-0159
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Equal Opportunities International (1999) 18 (5-6): 105–110.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02610159910786087

Considers the effect that the baby boomer generation will have upon retirement and compares the present lifestyle to the future. Discusses the impact this generation may have in health and productivity terms and looks at age discrimination and work alternatives. Concludes that many companies faced with more mature workers will have to revise their attitudes.

Keywords: Age discrimination, Older people, Lifestyles, Productivity
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