The third report from the Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians was presented to the Hon Wayne Swan at the Older Workers Workability Conference in December 2011. Click here. The report makes 36 recommendations ranging across the ageing agenda, housing, participation, lifelong learning, active ageing, volunteering and philanthropy and age discrimination. A [...]
This report prepared on behalf of the Consultative Forum on Mature Age Participation by National Seniors Australia is available at click here. Launched by the Hon Kate Ellis at the Older Workers Workability conference in December 2011 the report identifies 14 key barriers to participation.
An interesting article in The Australian 22 October 2011 discusses the impact of government policies and the GFC on labour market participation rates. Read the full article here Excerpts “Market forces are sending them [boomers] back to work as part of a great national reset that is seeing younger Australians learning to save like their [...]
The Consultative Forum on Mature Age Participation provides advice to Government on practical solutions to address barriers to employment for mature age people, with a particular focus on addressing negative attitudes toward mature age job seekers and workers. The Forum commenced on 18 February 2010. Terms of Reference The Forum will provide Government with a [...]
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