Staff profile

Background

BCom (Edinburgh); PhD (Edinburgh).

After graduating employed as a commercial manager with Marks and Spencer plc. Worked for three years in University of Edinburgh Alcohol Research Group, prepared PhD which investigated social and cultural aspects of illicit and licit drug use amongst young people.

Research Interests

Recent and on-going research work includes: (i) the effects of organisational change on employee health and wellbeing; and (ii) investigation of age-based discrimination in employment, and changing approaches to managing diversity and equal opportunities. In relation to (i), is writing up findings from a 3-year multi-disciplinary study into organisational change within the NHS (funded by Medical Research Council). In relation to (ii), is involved in several projects: employability of older workers; investigation of age and retirement within the telecoms industry; and options for extending/sustaining working lives.

Publications

See Wendy Loretto's publications via the Edinburgh Research Explorer

• The domestic and gendered context for retirement
  Loretto, Wendy & Vickerstaff, Sarah 2013/1
  In: Human Relations Issue 1 66 pp. 65 - 86
  http://hum.sagepub.com/content/66/1/65
  DOI: 10.1177/0018726712455832
  Article 
  
• Reforming State Pension provision in ‘Liberal’ Anglo Saxon Countries: Re-commodification, cost-containment or recalibration?
  Lain, David, Vickerstaff, Sarah & Loretto, Wendy 2012
  In: Social Policy and Society 2
  DOI: 10.1017/S1474746412000450
  Article 
  
• Organisational change and employee health and wellbeing in the NHS
  Loretto, W., Kowalski, Tina & Platt, S. 2011/11
  In: Work, Health and Well-being: The challenges of Managing Health at Work Policy Press
  Chapter 
  
• Not seen and not heard? Older women's experiences of employment
  Loretto, W. 2011
  Other 
  
• Workplace Change and Employee Mental Health: Results from a longitudinal study
  Loretto, W., Platt, S. & Popham, F. 2010/6
  In: British Journal of Management Issue 2 21 pp. 526 - 540
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2009.00658.x
  Article 
  
• Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market: Interim Report to Scottish Enterprise
  Loretto, W. 2010/3/1
  In: Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market: Interim Report to Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterpise
  Commissioned report 
  
• The Beginning of the End of Early Retirement?
  Loretto, W. & White, P. 2010/3/1
  In: The Beginning of the End of Early Retirement? The University of Strathclyde/The Industrial Society
  Commissioned report 
  
• Age as an Asset: Older NHS employees in South East Scotland
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• Re-gendering the Older Worker: Differences between older women's and older men's aspirations for work and retirement
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• Rethinking Retirement
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• Same difference? Insights into women's retirement
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• The Gendered and Domestic Context for Retirement
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• The Relationship between Gender and Age
  Loretto, W. 2010
  In: Managing an Age-Diverse Workforce Palgrave Macmillan
  Chapter 
  
• What to do with the dirty laundry? A qualitative exploration of the employment support needs of carers
  Loretto, W. 2010
  Other 
  
• Work and retirement in an ageing world: the case of older workers in the UK
  Loretto, W. 2010
  In: Twenty-First Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences Issue 3 5 pp. 279 - 294
  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450144.2010.480831
  DOI: 10.1080/17450144.2010.480831
  Article 
  
• ‘Qualitative investigation of the relationships between staff health and change management processes in the UK National Health Service’
  Loretto, Wendy & Kowalski, Tina 2010
  Paper 
  
• Identity work and the `unemployed' worker: age, disability and the lived experience of the older unemployed
  Loretto, W. & Riach, Kathleen 2009/3
  In: Work, Employment and Society Issue 1 23 pp. 102 - 119
  http://wes.sagepub.com/content/23/1/102
  DOI: 10.1177/0950017008099780
  Article 
  
• Early Retirement in the UK: Rights, responsibilities and choice
  Loretto, W. & Vickerstaff, S. 2009
  In: Down and Out? Or Free at Last? Danish Rockwool Foundation
  Chapter 
  
• Employability of Older People: Current Issues and Debates
  Loretto, W. 2009
  Other 
  
• Extending Working Lives: Rights and responsibilities
  Loretto, W. 2009
  Other 
  
• Managing Older Workers with Caring Responsibilities
  Loretto, W. 2009
  Other 
  
• Older Workers Today
  Loretto, W. 2009
  Other 
  
• The Employment Support Needs of Carers
  Loretto, W., White, Philip, Vickerstaff, S., Milne, A, Alden, E & Billings, J 2009
  In: The Employment Support Needs of Carers DWP Research Report No. 597
  http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep597.pdf
  Commissioned report 
  
• The employment support needs of Carers
  Loretto, Wendy 2009
  Paper 
  
• Wealthier and Fairer: what's happening at work?
  Loretto, W. 2009
  Other 
  
• Encouraging Labour market Activity among 60-64 year olds
  Loretto, Wendy, White, Philip, Vickerstaff, S., Kowalski, Tina, Billings, J, Brown, P. & Mitton, L 2008
  In: Encouraging Labour market Activity among 60-64 year olds DWP Research Report No. 531
  http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp
  Commissioned report 
  
• Extending Working Lives
  Loretto, W. 2008
  Other 
  
• Extending Working Lives: Attitudes and behaviours surrounding working up to and beyond retirement
  Loretto, W. 2008
  Other 
  
• Extending Working Lives: Class and gender differences in opportunities and threats
  Loretto, W. 2008
  Other 
  
• Women's Work, Women's Retirement. Is there a 'total social organisation of retirement'?
  Loretto, W. 2008
  Other 
  
• Work-life Balance and the 'Wee Small Job': The changing priorities of older workers
  Loretto, W. 2008
  Other 
  
• Age, Discrimination and Early Retirement: the case of the communication workers union
  Loretto, Wendy 2007
  Paper 
  
• Characteristics of adults in Scotland with long-term health conditions
  Loretto, Wendy & Taylor, M 2007
  In: Characteristics of adults in Scotland with long-term health conditions The Scottish Government
  Commissioned report 
  
• Flexible Work and Older Workers
  Loretto, Wendy, Vickerstaff, S & White, P 2007
  In: The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives Policy Press
  Chapter 
  
• Identity work and the "Unemployed" Worker: Age, disability and the lived experience of the older unemployed
  Loretto, Wendy 2007
  Paper 
  
• The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives
  White, P & Vickerstaff, V 2007
  In: The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives Policy Press
  Book 
  
• The Future for Older Workers: Opportunities and Constraints
  Loretto, Wendy, Vickerstaff, S & White, P. 2007
  In: The Future of Older Workers Policy Press
  Chapter 
  
• Age discrimination in the workplace: the likely impact of anti-discrimination law
  White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2006
  In: Personnel Review
  Article 
  
• Employment of Older Workers: Employers' attitudes, policies and practices
  White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2006
  In: Human Resource Management Journal (UK) 16 pp. 313 - 330
  Article 
  
• Population Ageing and Older Workers: Employers perceptions, attitudes and policies
  White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2006
  In: Population, Space and Place 12 pp. 341 - 352
  Article 
  
• Work, more work and retirement: Older Workers' Perspectives
  White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2006
  In: Social Policy and Society 5 pp. 495 - 506
  Article 
  
• Older Workers and the Options for Flexible Work
  Loretto, W. & White, P. 2005/3/1
  In: Older Workers and the Options for Flexible Work Equal Opportunities Commission
  Commissioned report 
  
• Assessing Psychological Wellbeing: a holistic investigation of NHS employees
  Loretto, Wendy 2005
  In: International Review of Psychiatry 17 pp. 329 - 336
  Article 
  
• An Investigation of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market: Employability of older workers
  Loretto, W. & White, P. 2004/3/1
  In: An Investigation of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market: Employability of older workers Scottish Enterprise
  Commissioned report 
  
• Never the right age? - Gender and age-based discrimination in employment
  Duncan, Colin & Loretto, Wendy 2004
  In: Gender, Work and Organization 11 pp. 95 - 115
  Article 
  
• Older Workers in the Labour Market
  White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2004
  In: Scottish Economic Report pp. 84 - 95
  Article 
  
• 'Thatcher's children', pensions and retirement - Some survey evidence
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2001
  In: Personnel Review Issue 4 30 pp. 386 - 403
  DOI: 10.1108/00483480110393240
  Article 
  
• Ageism and Employment: Controversies, Ambiguities and Younger People's Perceptions
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2000/9/8
  In: Ageing and Society 20 pp. 279 - 302
  http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=54118&jid=ASO&volumeId=20&issueId=03&aid=54117&bodyId=&membershipNumber=&societyETOCSession=
  Article 
  
• Ageism, Early Exit and British Trade Unions
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2000
  In: Journal of Industrial Relations 31 pp. 220 - 234
  Article 
  
• Industrial Relations Codes of Practice: the 1999 Age Discrimination Code in Context
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2000
  In: Employee Relations 22 pp. 146 - 155
  Article 
  
• Something for Nothing? Employees' Views of Occupational Pension
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 2000
  In: Employee Relations Issue 3 22 pp. 260 - 271
  Article 
  
• The Evolving Concept of Ageism: Controversies, Dilemmas and Younger People's Perceptions
  Duncan, Colin, White, Phil & Loretto, Wendy 1999
  In: Ageing and Society
  Article 
  
• Youthful Drinking in Northern Ireland & Scotland: Preliminary Results from a Comparative Study
  Loretto, Wendy 1994
  In: Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 1 pp. 143 - 152
  Article