Older Workers, Active Ageing, and the Future of Work

Older Workers, Active Ageing, and the Future of Work is a significant book that provides a comparative and comprehensive analysis of legislative developments and discourses relating to older workers, prolonged working lives, and the future of work, which are addressed under the themes of fundamental rights developments, dynamics in non-discrimination and employment protection, and advancements in active ageing. The major trend of population ageing that can be seen in the European Union (EU) and most other advanced economies has a substantial impact on social cohesion, intergenerational solidarity, economic development and the long-term sustainability of health and pension systems. For labour law, industrial relations, and collective bargaining, the implications of the ageing workforce pose specific challenges.

Eminent international scholars furnish an expert analysis of current societal, policy, legislative, and case law developments. The contributions address core issues in labour law, non-discrimination law, elder law, and EU law and cover topical developments in Australia, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the EU, including:
- human rights protection for older persons and protection under the European Social Charter;
- social rights developments in times of profound societal crises;
- ways in which age discrimination and employment protection are linked in law and practice;
- promotion of prolonged working lives in collective bargaining and government policy;
- effect of advances in technology and specifically the potential of telework;
- older workers in informal work and domestic slavery; and
- sustainability and just transition in the context of working life and active ageing.

With its interdisciplinary approach and multitude of theories, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and materials, this inspiring book presents a multifaceted and comparative analysis of discourses and legal trends related to older workers, active ageing, and the future of work for practitioners in labour and employment law globally, and also for academics and policymakers in those fields.