The ageing population and employers in Scotland.
Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V. (2017, September)
The ageing population and employers in Scotland. Paper presented at Employment Research Institute / National Institute of Career Education and Counselling seminar, Edinburgh Napier University
Presentation (The Ageing Population and Employers in Scotland) at Employment Research Institute/National Institute of Career Education and Counselling seminar
Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2017)
Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society. [Online magazine]
This short article argues that teaching young people to be flexible workers is only good up to a point. They also need to learn to recognise and avoid exploitation in the wor...
The ageing workforce and employers in Fife
Report
Egdell, V., Chen, T., Maclean, G., & Raeside, R. (2017)
The ageing workforce and employers in Fife. The Workplace Team, Health Promotion, Fife Health & Social Care Partnership and Fife Health & Wellbeing Alliance
The Scottish population is ageing. This will have a significant impact on labour market and employment practices. Increasing numbers of older workers (those aged 50 plus) are ...
The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Hong Kong’s Service Sector
Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V., Fuertes, V., Tjandra, N., & Chen, T. (2017, July)
The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Hong Kong’s Service Sector. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2017, Swansea, UK
The aim of this research is to explore the impact of the ageing population on employers in the Hong Kong service sector.
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland
Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V., Stavert, J., Ritchie, L., Tolson, D., Danson, M., & Cook, M. (2017, July)
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2017
The prevalence of dementia in the UK is increasing with over 800,000 people currently affected. Of this number in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years suggesting that a si...
The Legal Challenges of Social Media
Book
Mangan, D., & Gillies, L. E. (Eds.)
(2017). The Legal Challenges of Social Media. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364518.00027
Social media enables instant access to individual self-expression and the sharing of information. Social media issues are boundless, permeating distinct legal disciplines. The...
Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity
Conference Proceeding
Dutton, M. (2017)
Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity. In Third Sector Independence: Relations with the state in an age of austerity
Drawing on qualitative longitudinal research with third sector organisations (TSOs) in Scotland, this paper explores how the independence of TSOs has been affected by changing...
Group guidance – is it time to flock together?
Journal Article
Meldrum, S. (2017)
Group guidance – is it time to flock together?. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 38(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.3806
This article calls for delivery models which encourage the collective career learning of groups to be brought to the centre stage of career guidance practice. It challenges th...
Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland: Understanding the impact of welfare reforms in Scotland for individuals with mental health conditions
Report
Maclean, G., Marks, A. & Cowan, S. (2017)
Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland: Understanding the impact of welfare reforms in Scotland for individuals with mental health conditions. Edinburgh: Carnegie Trust
During 2016, 30 individuals with a mental health condition (who claimed ESA, have had their ESA withdrawn and moved on to JSA, or have been directed into the WRAG group based ...
Workforce Resilience - Initial Research
Report
Dutton, M., Robert, R., & Graham, H. (2017)
Workforce Resilience - Initial Research. Skills Development Scotland
No abstract available.