Download the Report Maximising Potential: Findings from the Mature Workers in Organisations Survey (MWOS) Authors: Daniela Andrei, Sharon Parker, Andreea Constantin, Marian Baird, Lucinda Iles, Gretchen Petery, Leah Zoszak, Alison Williams, Shannon Chen Our research finds that mature workers across Australia feel excluded in today’s workforce and [...]
CEPAR’s team from Curtin University will hold a panel discussion on Effective Management of an Age-Diverse Workforce during the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology conference. The conference will be held in Austin Texas in April 2020. Dr Daniela Andrei and Dr Gigi Petery will moderate the panel discussion with four [...]
Editor's picks News highlights from around the world on mature workers for November 2019. The US fertility rate has dropped for the fourth year in a row, and it might forecast a 'demographic time bomb' The US fertility rate has reached an all time low in decades and fallen [...]
Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work | Why Singles Prefer to Retire Later | The Ageing Workforce in Ireland | Sustaining the “longevity dividend” Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work Editors: Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit and Jacquelyn B. James Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24135-3 This timely [...]
On the Interactive Effects of Objective and Subjective Age on Work Outcomes for Men and Women Justin Marcus, Barbara A Fritzsche, Yin Lu Ng, On the Interactive Effects of Objective and Subjective Age on Work Outcomes for Men and Women, Work, Aging and Retirement, waz018, https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waz018 Abstract Based upon theory [...]
Reporting tools CEPAR has a range of reporting tools for participating organisations. Participants are given real-time access to rich data on their workforce and organisational policies, as well as survey data and intervention data. More tools are currently in development. Survey Feedback Platform The M-WOS survey is conducted in [...]
CEPAR's Age Diversity Management Model, developed by Prof Sharon Parker and Dr Daniela Andrei at Curtin University, categorises the key ingredients necessary for managing an age-diverse workforce. These ingredients are explained below:
Effects of Early Retirement Policy Changes on Working until Retirement: Natural Experiment Boot, C.R.; Scharn, M.; van der Beek, A.J.; Andersen, L.L.; Elbers, C.T.; Lindeboom, M. Effects of Early Retirement Policy Changes on Working until Retirement: Natural Experiment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3895. Many European countries have implemented [...]
Legislative committee clears anti-age bias bill A bill to ban age discrimination in the workplace yesterday cleared the committee stage at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. The aim of the bill is to help boost the working rate of middle-aged and elderly people, protect their right to rejoin the workforce and [...]
Research news: Employees’ perceptions of their future | Gendered ageism | Leveraging mature workers Occupational Future Time Perspective: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Outcomes Rudolph, C., Kooij, D., Rauvola, R., & Zacher, H. (2018). Occupational future time perspective: A meta‐analysis of antecedents and outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(2), 229–248. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2264 Occupational future [...]
Understanding Older Worker Precarity Lain, D. et al (2019). Understanding Older Worker Precarity: The Intersecting Domains of Jobs, Households and the Welfare State. Ageing & Society, 39, 2219–2241 doi:10.1017/S0144686X18001253 We argue that many older workers, not just those in ‘precarious jobs’, feel a sense of ‘onto- logical precarity’. Pressures to work longer, [...]
Include, Individualize, and Integrate: Organizational Meta-strategies for Mature Workers Sharon K Parker, Daniela M Andrei Work, Aging and Retirement, waz009, https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waz009 Published: 2 September 2019 Abstract In this commentary, we synthesize the literature on mature workers in organizations to support the development of an intervention-focused research program. We identify 3 broad approaches, or [...]
3 strategies to help harness the benefits of a mature workforce New Curtin University-led research has identified how organisations can overcome the so-called ‘challenge’ of Australia’s ageing workforce in order to reap the benefits of an age diverse workforce. The research, published in Work, Ageing and Retirement, identified three types of strategies, known [...]
Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for September 2019. ‘Not easy to get a job past 40’: How ageism at agencies affects older employees Chris Thilk is 44 years old. It’s been three years since he was let go from full-time agency work, and he [...]
Latest published research from our Investigators and Associated Investigators Find links here to the published research from CEPAR Stream 3 Investigators and Associate Investigators (AIs). Our Investigators and AIs are located at major Australian and international universities and are at the forefront of research into mature workers. [...]
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CEPAR Chief Investigator Prof Marian Baird gives a sneak peak of some of the results of our national benchmarking survey of mature workers
Latest news from around the world for August 2019 on mature workers.
Legal Protections for Mature Workers Outlining the legal framework to protect mature workers Older Australians are a vital part of the workforce and economy. Almost 20% of Australian workers are over the age of 55 and as the population ages, this proportion will continue to rise. Mature [...]
The CEPAR Mature Workers research team hosted around 50 representatives from industry, not-for-profits and government organisations at an afternoon tea event in Sydney.
