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 [...]
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 Australian 22 October 2011 carries a great story of a company that values older workers. Read the article here Bunnings has recruited about 2000 “team members” aged over 55 in the past five years, making them one of the biggest employers of older Australians. Retaining workers who are past normal retirement age is also [...]
By Gemma Jones Political Reporter From: The Daily Telegraph September 18, 2011 OLDER workers are being forced to stay in their jobs past 65 because they don’t have enough money saved for their retirement. With super funds taking a battering due to share market fluctuations, longer life expectancies and incentives to keep working longer, an [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Miranda Smith Homecare Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Baby Boomers A Solution To Ageing Dilemma? Enticing baby boomers to remain in the workforce could help solve some of the aged care problems being created by that generation, says a private national homecare agency. The government says it wants to encourage New Zealanders to look [...]
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 [...]
Sharon Buckland 2009 The New Zealand Boomer Dreams Study, on which this report is based, is a comparative study, based substantially on the Boomer Dreams Study 2006,conducted by respected US social researchers. buckland1.pdf (1 MB)
Ministry for Social Development 2011 In 2011 the first of the baby boomers have reached the age of 65. Baby boomers expect their later years to be very different to their parents’ generation. More are working into their 60s, they enjoy better health, are better educated and have more money to spend.The report focuses on two [...]
EEO Trust 2006 A total of 6,484 respondents completed this on-line survey, telling us when they would like to retire, what would encourage them to stay in the workforce and whether they have found age an issue in their workplace.
Kiwis love to work. We love it so much we top the OECD nations for people working past the age of 50 to 65 years, and we’re also high up the same stats for those who work past 65. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/5248383/When-I-m-65
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