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Research shows older carers struggled to balance work and care during COVID
Workers aged 45-54 with care responsibilities struggled during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, according to a new report published by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). The Report explores the circumstances [...]
Sucessful Projects for the ‘Mature Workers in Organisations’ Small Grant Award Scheme
CEPAR is excited to announce the 2022 winners of our Small Grants Award Scheme. The CEPAR Small Grants Award scheme is aimed to fund 4 short term projects in the mature worker space to the value of $10,000 [...]
Mature workers news round up – April 2022
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for April 2022. Understanding older workers Analysis and recommendations to support longer and more fulfilling working lives from CIPD UK. This report will help employers better understand older [...]
CEPAR workshop, Sydney
Can our region manage ageing while still achieving sustainable development? Numerically, most of the world’s population ageing over the next decades will be in developing nations, including in our own Asia Pacific region, with huge economic and social implications in areas such [...]
Mature workers news round up – February 2022
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for February 2022. Royal College of General Practitioners warns of ageing GP workforce, lack of recruits (NZ) Booking in to see general practitioner is set to get even [...]
Mature workers news round up – January 2022
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for January 2022. Phoenix Group bans the word ‘energetic’ from job ads to lure older workers (UK) One of Britain’s biggest insurers has banned the words “energetic” and [...]
CEPAR Small Grants Award
$10,000 funded short projects Purpose of the award To promote research collaborations between CEPAR and researchers interested in topics associated with the ageing workforce. To promote innovative and practically relevant research on topics associated with ageing in the work context. Expected outcomes [...]
Mature workers news round up – December 2021
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for December 2021. Challenge of meeting ageing population's needs (Bangladesh) The current median age of the population of Bangladesh is 27.6 years and within a decade it will [...]
COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs and solutions across 15 countries
COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs and solutions across 15 countries Pit, S., Fisk, M., Freihaut, W., Akintunde, F., Aloko, B., Berge, B., ... & Yap, J. C. (2021). COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs [...]
Mature workers news round up – November 2021
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for November 2021. Menopause-related employment tribunal claims on the rise (UK) The number of tribunal cases in which employees are alleging menopause-related discrimination is on the rise, prompting [...]