Wendy Loretto is Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies in the University of Edinburgh Business School.Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent.Phil White is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J. White; Older workers in the labour market: the demographic context ~ Mike Danson; The American experience of age discrimination legislation ~ John Macnicol; The employment of older people: can we learn from Japan? ~ Bernard Casey; Moving older people into jobs: Incapacity Benefit, Labour's reforms and the job shortfall in the UK regions ~ Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill; Women's knowledge of, and attitudes to, pensions ~ Sue Ward; Sustaining working lives: the challenge of retention ~ Donald Hirsch; Healthy work for older workers: work design and management factors ~ Amanda Griffiths; Flexible work and older workers ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J.White; The employability of older workers: what works? ~ Tony Maltby; Is extending working life possible? Research and policy issues ~ Chris Phillipson; The future for older workers: opportunities and constraints ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Wendy Loretto and Philip J. White.

"Older workers are increasingly needed in working life, and it is necessary to reinforce a reversal of the tradition of early retirement and to extend working life. This collection of scholarly articles is an important contribution to the discussion of future policy on work and retirement, offering new perspectives and critical discussions of the topic." Per Erik Solem, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA)

Wendy Loretto is Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies in the University of Edinburgh Business School.Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent.Phil White is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J. White; Older workers in the labour market: the demographic context ~ Mike Danson; The American experience of age discrimination legislation ~ John Macnicol; The employment of older people: can we learn from Japan? ~ Bernard Casey; Moving older people into jobs: Incapacity Benefit, Labour's reforms and the job shortfall in the UK regions ~ Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill; Women's knowledge of, and attitudes to, pensions ~ Sue Ward; Sustaining working lives: the challenge of retention ~ Donald Hirsch; Healthy work for older workers: work design and management factors ~ Amanda Griffiths; Flexible work and older workers ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J.White; The employability of older workers: what works? ~ Tony Maltby; Is extending working life possible? Research and policy issues ~ Chris Phillipson; The future for older workers: opportunities and constraints ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Wendy Loretto and Philip J. White.

"Older workers are increasingly needed in working life, and it is necessary to reinforce a reversal of the tradition of early retirement and to extend working life. This collection of scholarly articles is an important contribution to the discussion of future policy on work and retirement, offering new perspectives and critical discussions of the topic." Per Erik Solem, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA)

Wendy Loretto is Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies in the University of Edinburgh Business School.Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent.Phil White is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J. White; Older workers in the labour market: the demographic context ~ Mike Danson; The American experience of age discrimination legislation ~ John Macnicol; The employment of older people: can we learn from Japan? ~ Bernard Casey; Moving older people into jobs: Incapacity Benefit, Labour's reforms and the job shortfall in the UK regions ~ Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill; Women's knowledge of, and attitudes to, pensions ~ Sue Ward; Sustaining working lives: the challenge of retention ~ Donald Hirsch; Healthy work for older workers: work design and management factors ~ Amanda Griffiths; Flexible work and older workers ~ Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff and Philip J.White; The employability of older workers: what works? ~ Tony Maltby; Is extending working life possible? Research and policy issues ~ Chris Phillipson; The future for older workers: opportunities and constraints ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Wendy Loretto and Philip J. White.

"Older workers are increasingly needed in working life, and it is necessary to reinforce a reversal of the tradition of early retirement and to extend working life. This collection of scholarly articles is an important contribution to the discussion of future policy on work and retirement, offering new perspectives and critical discussions of the topic." Per Erik Solem, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA)