Keren Smedley and Helen Whitten's Age Matters provides a comprehensive, innovative and positive approach to recent changes in the regulations and in demography. The authors explain the advantages and disadvantages of the 2006 legislation and its effect on current retirement practices. Packed with statistics and perspectives on the ageing workforce (in the UK, EU and countries around the world), the book includes practical advice, models, exercises and training activities to help establish an appropriate response for your organisation. It is those organisations who can look beyond the legislation to manage the value in their older workforce that will thrive. Use this book to understand the implications of demographic change and the employment law issues it raises; to help older employees identify, articulate and adapt to new ways of working; to enable both older and younger employees to work across the generations; and to build an age-inclusive culture. Covering virtually every human resources issue related to the ageing employment pool, this is a must-have resource for anyone involved in human resources, employment planning, organisational development and training.

'Age is irrelevant, unless you happen to be a bottle of wine' Joan Collins Keren Smedley is passionate about altering outdated stereotypes about age and helping people to change their beliefs and attitudes to ageing. As a professional life coach - for Saga among other organizations - she has been asked every kind of question you could imagine, and some you couldn't, about the uncertainties and problems of today's baby boomer. Whether it's about sexuality, money, relationships, health, friends, planning for the future, the best selection of those questions is contained here in WHO'S THAT WOMAN IN THE MIRROR? You will be impressed by the wisdom of the answers - and the endless variety of the questions. Like an extended problem page for baby boomers, this book will inform as it entertains.

Whether it's about starting again after the end of a long-term relationship, helping adult children come to terms with the end of old relationships, or coping with issues connected to same-sex relationships in later life, this guide addresses a huge range of questions. Like an extended advice column for boomers, this book will engage and inform both those who wish to tackle problems in their own lives, and those who simply wish to be entertained by the rich variety of life. Being over 50 is not what it used to be: it does not mean giving up on sex and love. And the baby boomers--heirs to the sexual revolution of the 1960s--approach sex and relationships in a very different way than previous generations, continuing to want to be vital and sexual and encounter new options and problems.

From October 2006, age discrimination in employment and vocational training will become unlawful. The law will apply to all workers and to people who apply for work. This law will fundamentally change the way that age is currently used as a criterion for making employment decisions. Coupled with the unprecedented changes in the demography that will effect all organisations, employers will need to change practices and attitudes that are deeply embedded in their organisation. Keren Smedley and Helen Whitten's "Age Matters" provides you with a comprehensive, innovative and positive approach to the changes in the law and demography. The authors explain the advantages and disadvantages to the 2006 legislation and its effect on both retirement practices and pensions. Packed with statistics and perspectives on the ageing workforce (in the UK, EU and countries around the world), the book includes practical advice, models, exercises and training activities to help establish an appropriate response for your organisation. It is those organisations who can look beyond the legislation to manage the value in their older workforce that will thrive. Use this book to understand the implications of demographic change and the employment law issues it raises; to help older employees identify, articulate and adapt to new ways of working; to enable both older and younger employees to work across the generations; and to build an age-inclusive culture. Covering virtually every human resources issue related to the ageing employment pool, this is a must-have resource for anyone involved in human resources, employment planning, organisational development, and training.