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Wednesday 28 March 2012 Research Paper “The Employment Relations Challenges of an Ageing Workforce” “There is little evidence of UK employers taking proactive steps to engage and retain older workers according to new research conducted by Cranfield School of Management and Nottingham Business School for Acas, the employment relations expert.” Read the Press Release here [...]

Countries able to best make use of older workers seeking to remain employed beyond retirement age will have a competitive advantage over those that don’t, according to a new book released by the World Economic Forum in Davos. Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise?, contains a collection of essays written by business and political leaders [...]

This is a very good report just released by NCVER Australia. It has a number of key messages for the tertiary education sector in terms of providing programmes to enable older workers to re-skill for encore careers. Download here The chapter headings give a flavor of the report Ageing in the third age Older workers’ [...]

AARP in the USA have released an updated study on how boomers are preparing for or experiencing their retirement years. This is the third in a series of studies. The previous ones were conducted in 1998 and 2003. While we know from the NZ Boomers Dreams study that there are differences it is none the [...]

The Australian Human Capital newsletter 9 November 2011 profiles a new book released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).  Older Workers: research findings is a new book of research essays which have been written since a roundtable was held in Canberra in May.  To read the Human Capital article click here Chapters [...]

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedeforp) has produced a 366 page report Working and Ageing:Emerging theories and empirical perspectives. The publication can be downloaded from Cedeforps website. Click here It is a comprehensive research informed publication. Worth dipping in to any of the 16 the chapters that may interest you.  Overall [...]

This 2006 Hudson 20:20  report is now a little dated, but still makes the point The Ageing Population: Implications for the Australian Workforce This white paper highlights the impact of Australia’s changing age profile and the resulting workforce and skills shortage, asserting that future organisational sustainability is contingent on organisations embracing mature workers. Download here

Hudson are about to release their next 20:20 White Paper New Generation Recruitment: Battle Strategies For the Talent War This white paper takes a close look at the tightening recruitment market and assesses the implications for employers as talent shortages bite. Central to this year’s Hudson 20:20 series is the question of how and why [...]

JA Davey 2007 NZ Institute for Ageing www.victoria.ac.nz/nzira/downloads/MAX_POT_FINA_REPORT.pdf

Department of Labour 2009 This report provides information and an evidence base to help prepare New Zealand for the labour market challenges and opportunities presented by an older workforce (defined in this study as people aged 55 plus). Older workers currently comprise one sixth of the New Zealand labour force and are expected to represent [...]