ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews progress towards overcoming age discrimination against older workers in the labour market. It explores demography and patterns of labour market participation among those aged 50 and over. The chapter also reviews government and employer policies towards older workers and evaluates the significance of the introduction of more 'inclusive' policies towards older workers among some employers and by policy makers. It identifies what can be learned from approaches to the ageing of the workforce in other countries. The chapter examines the state of knowledge in the area and identify avenues for research. It briefly reviews the responses of successive UK governments to the problems facing older workers. The chapter argues that age discrimination is on the agendas of some employers even if there is a long way to go before it attains the status accorded other forms of discrimination. It looks the factors affecting management policies towards older workers.
