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CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ELDER LAW 1822 East Mall, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Voice: (604) 822 0633 Fax: (604) 822 0144 E-‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.bcli.org/ccel A DIVISION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE
Handout, Age Discrimination, Inclusive Design and Older Workers September 2016
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Age Discrimination and Inclusive Workplace Design Resources
Age-Friendly Workplace Each resource includes strategies for accommodating or retaining older workers. Alberta Employment and Immigration, Mature Workers in Alberta and British Columbia: Understanding the Issues and Opportunities (2008) http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv60753 Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum, Age Friendly Workplaces: Promoting Older Worker Participation (2012) http://www.seniors.gc.ca/eng/working/fptf/promoting.shtml Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum, Age Friendly Workplaces: A Self- Assessment Tool for Employers (2013) http://www.seniors.alberta.ca/documents/AgeFriendly-Workplaces-Tool-2013.pdf Government of Alberta, Engaging the Mature Worker: An Action Plan for Alberta http://work.alberta.ca/documents/engaging-the-mature-worker.pdf Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Expert Panel on Older Workers: Supporting and Engaging Older Workers in the New Economy (2008) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/rhdcc-hrsdc/HS4-105-2008-eng.pdf National Seniors Council, Report on the Labour Force Participation of Seniors and Near Seniors, and Intergenerational Relations (2011) http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/381561/publication.html Public Policy Forum, Canada’s Aging Workforce: A National Conference on Maximizing Employment Opportunities for Mature Workers (2011) http://www.ppforum.ca/events/canada%E2%80%99s-aging-workforce-national-conference-maximizing-employment-opportunities-mature-worke
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Policy Brief: Age-Friendly Employment: policies and Practices (2011) http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/pau/_docs/age/2011/Policy-briefs/9-Policy-Brief-Age-Friendly-Employment.pdf Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the University of Washington's School of Public Health and others, Designing the Age Friendly Workplace, http://www.agefriendlyworkplace.org/ The Centre on Aging and Work at Boston College, many resources and publications, http://www.bc.edu/research/agingandwork/archive_pubs.html Ontario Human Rights Commission, Time for Action: Advancing human rights for older Ontarians (2002), “Employment”: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/time-action-advancing-human-rights-older-ontarians/employment Ontario Human Rights Commission, Policy on discrimination against older adults because of age (2002), http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-discrimination-against-older-people-because-age
Dementia Friendly Workplaces Alzheimer’s Society BC, Making Your Workplace Dementia Friendly: Information for Legal Professionals (2015): http://www.alzheimer.ca/bc/~/media/Files/bc/Advocacy-and-education/DFC/2015%2002%2017_Information%20for%20Legal%20Professionals_For%20Web%20FINAL Alzheimer’s Society, Creating a Dementia- Friendly Workplace, a Practical Guide for Employers (2015), https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=2963 The Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Tips for Employers Who Want to be More Dementia Friendly (2013) http://dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DEEP-Guide-Tips-for-employers.pdf