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Books

  • Frerichs, F. and Taylor, P. (2009) Ageing and the Labour Market - A Comparison of Policy Approaches. In: Walker, A.; Naegele, G. (Eds), Social Policy in Ageing Societies: Britain and Germany compared (S.46-81). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Brooke, L., Healy, P., Jiang, J. and Taylor, P (2009) The Place of Age in Organisational Policy Making: Evidence from an Australian Qualitative Survey
  • Taylor, P. (2008) (ed) Ageing Labour Forces: Promises and Prospects, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, Northampton.
  • Taylor, P. (2006) Employment Initiatives for an Ageing Workforce in the EU-15, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
    linkhttp://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0639.htm
  • Frerichs, F. and Taylor, P. (2005) The Greying of the Labour Market: What can Britain and Germany learn from each other?, Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society, London.
    linkhttp://www.agf.org.uk/pubs/pdfs/1425web.pdf
  • Taylor, P. (2002) New Policies for Older Workers, The Policy Press, Bristol.
    linkhttp://www.publicnet.co.uk/publicnet/fe030314.htm
  • Taylor, P. Tillsley, C., Beausoleil, J. & Wilson, R. (2000) Factors Affecting Retirement, Department for Education and Employment, London.
    linkhttp://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectid=13508&resultspage=1
  • Taylor, P. (1998) (ed) Projects Assisting Older Workers in European Countries: A Review of the Findings of Eurowork Age, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
  • Brooke, L. & Topple, C. (2006). Workforce Ageing in the New Economy: Australian Country Report. Phase 2
  • Brooke, L. & Topple, C. (2004) Workforce Ageing in the New Economy: Australian Country Report. Phase 1.
    linkwww.wane.ca
  • Walker, A. & Taylor, P. (1998) Combating Age Barriers in Employment- a European Portfolio of Good Practice, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
    linkhttp://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef9719.htm
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Journal Articles

  • Brooke, E., Taylor, P., McLoughlin, C. & Di Biase, T. (In press). Managing the working body: Active ageing and limits to the 'flexible' Firm. Ageing and Society.

  • Taylor, P., McLoughlin, C., Brooke, E., Tia Di Biase, and Margaret Steinberg (In press). 'Employing older workers in a period of tightening labour supply: The case of Australia'. Ageing and Society.

  • Taylor, P., McLoughlin, C., Meyer, D., & Brooke, E. (In press). Workplace discrimination and harassment, job satisfaction and psychological well-being: Age differences and moderating variables. Ageing and Society.

  • Brooke, L. & Jorgensen (Under revision). Integrating forms of capital with the employability of older jobseekers: Implications for the labour force participation agenda. Ageing and Society.

  • Taylor, P. Brooke, L. McLoughlin, C. Di Biase, T. (2010) Older workers and organizational change: corporate memory versus potentiality, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 31 Iss: 3, pp.374 - 386

  • Brooke (2009). Prolonging the careers of information technology workers: Continuity, exit, or retirement transitions?  Ageing and Society, 29, 2009, 237-256.
  • Jorgensen, B. and Taylor, P. (2008) 'Employees, employers and the institutions of work: the global competition for terrain in the ageing workforce agenda', Foresight, vol. 10 no. 1, pp. 22-36.
  • Jorgensen, B & Taylor, P. (2008) 'Older workers, government and business: Implications for ageing populations of a globalising economy', Economic Affairs, vol. 28, no 1, pp. 18-23.
  • Brooke, L. & Taylor, P. (2005) ‘Older workers and employment: managing age relations’, Ageing and Society, vol. 25, pp. 1-15.
  • Taylor, P. (2004) ‘Age and work: international perspectives’, Social Policy and Society, 3: 2, pp. 163-170.
  • Taylor, P., Oka, M. & Rolland, L. (2004) ‘Work and retirement in the Asia and Oceania region: Perspectives on longer employment and flexible retirement’, Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 4, S190-S193.
  • Brooke, L. (2004) “Human resource costs and benefits of maintaining a mature-age workforce”, International Journal of Manpower, vol. 24 no. 3, 2003.pp 260-283.
  • Taylor, P. (2003) ‘Age, labour market conditions and male suicide rates in selected countries’, Ageing and Society, vol. 23, pp. 25-40.
  • Taylor, P. (2003) ‘Older workers, employer behaviour and public policy’, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 553-557.
  • Taylor, P. & Walker, A. (2003) ‘Age discrimination in the labour market and policy responses: The situation in the United Kingdom’, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 612-624.
  • Taylor, P., Encel, S. & Oka, M. (2002) ‘Older workers - trends and prospects’, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 512-531.
  • Davidson, S., Brooke, E., & Kendig, H. (2001) "Age-segregated housing and friendship interaction for older people". Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 14, 1,2. pp. 123-135.f
  • Taylor, P. & Urwin, P. (2001) ‘Age and participation in vocational education and training’, Work, Employment and Society, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 763-779.
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Chapters

  • Brooke, E. (2011). Making the most of mature minds: issues, trends and challenges in making active ageing a reality. Discussant. In Older workers: research readings. Tabatha Griffin and Francesca Beddie (Eds.). NCVER, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. pp. 21-25.

  • Brooke, E., Goodall, J., Mawren, D. (2011). Retaining older workforces in aged care work. In Age Management during the Life Course. 4th Symposium on Work Ability, Clas-Håkan Nygård (Ed.). University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. Tampere University Press. pp. 187-198

  • Brooke, E. (2011). Productivity and the ageing body: Occupational processes and age stereotypes. In Older Workers in a sustainable society. Richard Ennals and Robert Salomon (Eds.). Centre for Senior Policy, Oslo, Norway. pp. 43-32.

  • Brooke, L. (2010). 'Employment Relations and the Wage: How Gender and Age influence the bargaining power of IT workers'. In Aging and Working in Small and Mid-sized Information Technology Firms: Making Careers in Changing Structures. Julie McMullin & Victor Marshall (Eds.) Edward Elgar Publishing. MA, USA.

  • Taylor, P., Brooke, L. & di Biase,T. (2010). European employer policies concerning career management and learning from a life-span perspective. In Social Life Course Policy, Naegele, G. (Ed) VS-Verlag, Series on Social Policy. pp.450-470.

  • Brooke, L. (2010) (Accepted). Restyling human resources management of older information technology workers in an environment of daunting risk. In Older workers under new management. P. Taylor (ed). Edward Elgar Publishing. MA, USA.

  • Brooke, L., Healy, P., Jiang, J., & Taylor, P. (2009) The Place of Age in Organisational Policymaking: Evidence from a Qualitative Study. In Promotion of Work Ability Towards Productive Aging. Selected papers of the 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability, Masaharu Kumashiro (Ed.). Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-24 October 2007. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. A Balkema Book Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden. pp.27-32.

  • Millward, C. & Brooke, L. (2007). 'Should we work longer? Public expectations about older workers and retirement'. In Australian Academy of Social Sciences, 'Australian Social Attitudes Survey: The Second Report 2006'. David Denemark, Gabrielle Meagher, Shaun Wilson, Mark Western & Timothy Phillips (Eds.). UNSW Press. pp. 147-174.

  • Brooke, L. (2010). ‘Employment Relations and the Wage: How Gender and Age influence the bargaining power of IT workers’.  Aging and Working in Small and Mid-sized Information Technology Firms: Making Careers in Changing Structures. In Julie McMullin & Victor Marshall (Eds). Edward Elgar & Sons, MA, USA. (Accepted August 2008).
  • Brooke, L., Healy, P., Jiang, J., Taylor, P. (2009). The Place of Age in Organisational Policymaking: Evidence from a Qualitative Study. 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability Promotion of Work Ability Towards a Productive Aging, October 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam, CRC Press, Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, Leiden, The Netherlands. (Accepted October 2008).
  • Millward, C. & Brooke, L. (2007). ‘Should we work longer? Public expectations about older workers and retirement’. Australian Academy of Social Sciences, ‘Australian Social Attitudes Survey: The Second Report 2006’. In David Denemark, Gabrielle Meagher, Shaun Wilson, Mark Western & Timothy Phillips (Eds.). UNSW Press. pp. 147-174.
  • Brooke, L. (2006) 'Ageing in employment: challenges to workplace design' in Lyndon Anderson and Simon Jackson (Eds.). 'The New Design Nexus: ICT, changing demographics and sustainability' pp 87-108.
  • Platman, K. and Taylor, P. (2006) ‘Training and learning in the workplace: can we legislate against age discriminatory practices?’, In Bauld, L., Clarke, K. and Maltby, T. (eds) Social Policy Review 18, Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2006, Policy Press, Bristol.
  • Taylor, P. (2006), ‘Work and Employment: Society’, Encyclopaedia of Gerontology, 2nd Edition, Oxford: Elsevier.
  • Taylor, P. (2006) ’Developments in European public and workplace policy for an ageing workforce, Proceedings of the Beijing Forum, 2006, Peking University, Beijing, pp. 171-187.
  • Marshall, V. and Taylor, P. (2005) ‘Restructuring the life course: Work and retirement’, In The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, Cambridge University Press.
  • Rolland, L. (2005) ‘Introduction: The drivers for and imperative of lifelong learning’, In Lifelong Learning, Growth report 56, Committee for Economic Development Australia, pp. 8-13.
  • Taylor, P. (2005) ‘Ageing and Learning in the European Union’, In Lifelong Learning, Growth report 56, Committee for Economic Development Australia, pp. 72-77.
  • Taylor, P. (2005) ‘Early exit and marginalisation in the British labour market’, In Guillemard, A-M (ed) The New Face of Welfare, Policy Press.
  • Brooke, L., & Kendig, H. (2004) “Understanding community nursing for older individuals and carers, in Nursing Older People”. Issues and Innovations, In R. Nay and S. Garrett (Eds.). (2nd Ed). Elsevier: Sydney. pp 103-119.
  • Rolland, L. (2004) ‘The shifting profile of labour supply’, In Australia’s Ageing Population, Growth report 51, Committee for Economic Development Australia, pp. 58-65.
  • Taylor, P. (2003) Policy making towards older workers in the United Kingdom, In Buck, H. and Dworschak, B. (eds) Ageing and Work in Europe, Booklet series, Demography and Employment, ISBN 3-8167-6321-9.
  • Taylor, P. (2003) ‘A New Deal for older workers? The employment situation for older workers in the United Kingdom’, In Maltby T., De Vroom, B., Mirabille M-L .and Overbye E. (eds.) Ageing and Transition to Retirement. A Comparative Analysis of European Welfare States, Ashgate, Aldershot.
  • Davidson S., Brooke E., Kendig H. (2001) "Age-segregated housing and friendship interaction for older people". In L.A. Pastalan and B. Schwarz (Eds.), 'Housing choices and well-being of older adults: Proper fit'. New York: Haworth Press. pp.123-135.
  • Taylor, P. (2001) ‘Older workers and the cult of youth: Ageism in public policy’, In Ageism, Work & Employment’ I. Glover & M. Branine (eds), Ashgate.
  • Tillsley, C. & Taylor, P. (2001) ‘Developing strategies for managing third age workers’, In Ageism, Work & Employment’ I. Glover & M. Branine (eds), Ashgate.
  • Kendig, H. & Brooke, L. (1999) “The social context/experience of ageing: Issues for geriatric nursing”. In R. Nay and S. Garrett (Eds.). Nursing older people: Issues and innovations. Sydney, Philadelphia, London: Maclennan + Petty. pp.135-150.
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Presentations

  • Brooke, E. International Federation on Ageing 11th Global Conference on Ageing (IFA requested convenor of Symposium 'Working Later? Policies and Organisational Practices Supporting Working Lives'. Paper submitted: Prague May 2012. 'Staying in the field: older workforce development policies'.

  • Libby Brooke and Julie McMullin (2012). Session Co-organiser (Accepted in program) 'Extending working lives: Are workplace practises convergent with recent policy directions?' International Sociological Association. RC 11 Committee.August 2012. Buenos Aires

  • Brooke, L. Applying interventions to support the older residential aged care workforce. Older workers and workability conference, (2011). Co-convenor with Monash, La Trobe and Deakin Universities. Melbourne, December 2011.

  • Brooke, L (2011).Intervening to retain the older aged care workforce. 9th Asia / Oceania Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology 23 - 27 October 2011, Melbourne.

  • Brooke, E. (2010).Supporting the Retention of the Aged Care Workforce Through Workability, 43rd Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, 17th – 19th November 2010, Hobart.

  • Brooke, L. (2010). Productivity and the ageing body: Occupational processes and age stereotypes. Older Workers in a sustainable society, Centre for Senior Policy, July 2010, Oslo, Norway. Convenor and Moderator of Session on age discrimination.

  • Brooke, L., Goodall, J., Mawren, D., O'Loughlin, C., di Biase, T. (2010) 'Retaining older workforces in aged care work'.4th Symposium on Work Ability Age Management during the Life Course. June 2010. University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

  • Brooke, L. (2010). Innovative Approaches Towards Recruiting And Retaining A Quality Aged Care Workforce. Symposium Convenor and Moderator, International Federation on Aging 10th Global Conference, May 5th 2010 Melbourne, Australia.

  • Brooke, L., & Jorgenson, B. (2009). The well-being of older job-seekers: implications for the labour force participation agenda. XIXth IAGG Congress - Paris 2009.
  • Brooke, L. (2008). Age Employment and Social Inclusion', Social Inclusion and Older People Workshop, Brotherhood of St Laurence, December 2008.
  • Brooke, L. ‘Workability’ projects. (2008). American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, October. 
  • Brooke, L. (2008). The negotiation of flexibilities in new economy firms: social outcomes for older workers and women, Canadian Association on Gerontology, 37th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, October 2008, London Ontario.
  • Brooke, L. (2008). Managing Employment Pathways to Reintegrate Older Workers, From Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, September 2008, Melbourne.
  • Brooke, L. (2008). Managing Employment Pathways to Reintegrate Older Women in Employment. First ISA Forum of Sociology
    Sociological Research and Public Debate, September 2008, Barcelona.
  • Brooke, L. (2008). Approaches to Workforce Planning. The Right Workforce: Ensuring a Sustainable Workforce for Swinburne TAFE, Swinburne University of Technology, April 2008.
  • Brooke, L. (2008). Sustainable Human Capital. Sustainable Futures for TAFE. Victorian TAFE Association. Gordon Institute Geelong May 2008.
  • Brooke, L. (2007). "Bargaining Power in New Economy IT Organisations" Third Annual Symposium of the Population, Work and Family Policy Collaboration, Ottawa, Canada, December 2007.
  • Brooke. L. (2007). The Bargaining Power of Ageing Workers in New Economy IT Organisations". Gerontology Society of America Congress, San Francisco, November 2007.
  • Brooke, L., Healy, P., Jiang, J., & Taylor, P. (2007) "The Place of Age in Organisational Policymaking: Evidence from a Qualitative Study" 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability: Promotion of Work Ability Towards a Productive Ageing, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2007.
  • Brooke, L & Topple, C. (2006) "Human resources management in WANE case study firms", Banff, Canada, 2006.
  • Brooke, L., (2006) "Prolonging working lives in information technology employment" International Sociological Association Conference, Workforce Ageing in the New Economy Session, Durban, July 2006.
  • Brooke. L. (2005) "Ageing in information technology work: Pioneering new constructions of careers at the end of working lives?" Australian Association of Gerontology, Brisbane, November 2005.
  • Brooke, L & Topple, C. (2005) "The careers of IT workers in new economy organisations: Managing risks and opportunities", International Association of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro, June 2005.
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Media

  • 2 May 2012 - ABC Life Matters (2012). Elizabeth Brooke. A bonus for the over 50s?
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  • Professional journal, Elizabeth Brooke "Aged Care Management Journal" February 2012

  • 12 February 2010 - An article by Prof Philip Taylor, together with Dr Libby Brooke, Erin Watson and Tia di Biase, "Is retirement history?" was published on Australia Policy Online.
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  • 2 Feburary 2010 - Prof Philip Taylor's article 'Working on flexibility' was published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. This article was also posted on InvestSmart.
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  • 9 February 2010 - Prof Philip Taylor was interviewed for an ABC South West WA article titled "Work on" by Barry Nicholls
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