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Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland

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Stavert, J., Egdell, V., Ritchie, L., Danson, M., Cook, M., & Tolson, D. (2018)
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland. Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University
The reported study investigated how Scottish-based employers from different sectors respond to staff with dementia. Dementia is, and will increasingly be, a workplace issue as...

The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Employers in Hong Kong: A Study of the Service Sector

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Egdell, V., Fuertes, V., Tjandra, N., Chen, T. & Raeside, R. (2017)
The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Employers in Hong Kong: A Study of the Service Sector. Edinburgh: Lawrence Ho Research Fund 2016-2017
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Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An investigation of the barriers to women entering, staying, and progressing in the sector, and actions to ameliorate this - Executive Summary

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Graham, H., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V. & Raeside, R. (2016)
Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An investigation of the barriers to women entering, staying, and progressing in the sector, and actions to ameliorate this - Executive Summary. Edinburgh: Skills Development Scotland
This report summarises research conducted to explore the under-representation of women in the ICT and Digital Technologies sector in Scotland, and the possible reasons for, an...

The Management of Dementia in the Workplace in the Public Sector in Scotland

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Egdell, V. (2016)
The Management of Dementia in the Workplace in the Public Sector in Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University Business School Research Funding 2015/16
The Scottish population is ageing. This will have a significant impact on the labour market, in particular on the greater need for employers to employ relatively more older wo...

The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland – Tracking Study. Interim report to the Scottish Government on 1st Sweep of interviews.

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Lister, B., Graham, H., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W. & Raeside, R. (2013)
The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland – Tracking Study. Interim report to the Scottish Government on 1st Sweep of interviews. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government
The aim of the study is to explore the impact of on-going welfare changes on a range of households in Scotland over time. This report provides a review of the literature and p...

Wage Scarring – The problem of a bad start.

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Raeside, R., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Wage Scarring – The problem of a bad start. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission
As the economic downturn continues in Europe, unemployment has risen in many countries. Among these, the UK has an unemployment rate which now stands at 8% or 2.56 million peo...

Age Management Case Study 5 - Hospitality

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Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Age Management Case Study 5 - Hospitality. European Commission
This brochure is a business case for age management in the hospitality sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see http://www.er...

Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees.

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McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., Lindsay, C., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The Employee Demand study (UKCES, 2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. This report sets out the findings of a stu...

Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services

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Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services. European Commission
Demographic changes will continue to see populations across Europe and the world getting older, making an older workforce’s contribution to the labour market both valuable and...

Age Management Case Study 6 - Social Care & Housing.

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Fuertes, V., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2011)
Age Management Case Study 6 - Social Care & Housing. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission
This brochure is a business case for age management in the social care and housing sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see h...