“...This article introduces a special issue of Work, Employment and Society on solidarities in and through the experience of work in an age of austerity and...”

“...This article questions how employers view and evaluate the role of learning and training for older workers in light of the increasing number of older workers...”

“...Having a poor start in the labour market has a ‘scarring’ effect on future employment and well-being. Indeed, unemployment at any point of the life-course can...”

“...The removal of the default retirement age in the UK has been broadly welcomed as the disposal of an age-discriminatory measure. It is argued here that a focus...”

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