The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, has released a ‘call to arms’ for Australian employers to expand workforce participation by employing ‘Outside the Box’ when they next recruit. While covering a wide range of groups including people with disabilities, women, indigenous peoples it was this comment [...]
The Australian federal Government has appointed the Hon Susan Ryan AO as Australia’s first full-time Age Discrimination Commissioner. Announcing the appointment, Attorney-General, Robert McClelland said, “In her new position of Age Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Ryan will be a dedicated advocate not only for older Australians, but also young people who might be affected by age [...]
National senior Australia April 2011 Why are we overlooking older workers? This report, conducted for National Seniors Australia by the late Professor Sol Encel, explores that question and the results are not pretty. It finds that age discrimination is widespread – in recruitment, in promotion, and during times of retrenchment. It is evident in workplace [...]
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