“…There is growing recognition that such FWAs may support extension of working lives (CIPD, 2012;Loretto et al, 2009), yet little is known about how far older workers need and value FWAs (Shacklock et al, 2009). Many FWAs focus on the needs of groups such as working parents (Gardiner et al, 2007), and alternative arrangements may be required for older workers (Hirsch, 2007;Buyens et al, 2009). However, research demonstrates a lack of employer awareness of, or response to, demographic trends (Fuertes et al, 2013) and typically short-term, ad hoc employer approaches to older worker employment (Loretto and White, 2006;CIPD, 2012).…”