Ageism and work in the EU: a comparative review of corporate innovation and practice

The consequences for work organisation and industrial competitiveness of the widespread ageing of the workforce in Europe has emerged since the late 1980s as an important public policy issue in many of the EU member states. The European Commission’s First Action Programme and the Observatory on Older Workers collated a variety of evidence on the emerging trends, and the economic and demographic backcloth. Research was also conducted on retirement practices and age-based employment discrimination.