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Interventions in Life and Retirement Planning

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This chapter concerns Life Planning (LP) interventions for an ageing workforce and explores the ways in which an employer can harness life and retirement planning within their organisation for the benefit of both the organisation and their employees. The chapter suggests that LP should be integrated with other organisational interventions such as performance reviews, training and development, career development, health promotion, and longer working.

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    Anthony Chiva

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  1. Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Bedford, United Kingdom

    Emma Parry

  2. Department of Personnel and Employment Relations, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    Jean McCarthy

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Chiva, A. (2017). Interventions in Life and Retirement Planning. In: Parry, E., McCarthy, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46781-2_12

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