Mature workers news round up – January 2022

By |2022-01-21T10:46:30+08:00January 21st, 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 “enthusiastic” from its job adverts because it says they deter [...]

Leonora Brown

By |2021-12-10T13:28:22+08:00December 6th, 2021|

Age 74 years Profession Aged care worker Achievements Multiple degrees and careers including in horticulture. Left the workforce at age 62 to care for her mother. Retrained and entered the aged care workforce in at age 74, working 3 days per week. Works for increased personal meaning in mature years: [...]

Mature workers news round up – December 2021

By |2022-01-21T10:42:37+08:00December 6th, 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 become 31.6 years; this suggests a continuing demographic shift, and [...]

Virtual Symposium Series

By |2022-05-13T14:20:48+08:00July 7th, 2021|

Mature Workers in Organisations (MWOS) Virtual Symposium Series The Mature Workers in Organisations (MWOS) Virtual Symposium Series is hosted by CEPAR's Organisations and the Mature Workforce research stream, based at the Centre's Curtin University and University of Sydney nodes, with the aim of encouraging interaction between academic researchers from a broad range of disciplines as [...]

Older Women and the Australian Workplace: symposium video available

By |2021-07-07T13:03:34+08:00June 3rd, 2021|

Watch the video Over 70 researchers and policymakers registered for the inaugural CEPAR Online Symposium on Mature Workers in Organisations on 26 May. Guest speaker Professor Philip Taylor of the Federation University presented on older women’s experiences of work and the factors affecting their labour market engagement, drawing from findings of [...]

Research news: women, retirement, COVID, well-being

By |2021-03-11T08:45:35+08:00March 11th, 2021|

Retiring Women: Work and Post-work Transitions | The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on the US Labor Market | The effect of employment on the subjective well-being of 60–80 years old people Retiring Women: Work and Post-work Transitions Taylor, P. Earl, C.,  Brooke, E. and McLoughlin, C. [...]

COVID-19 and the Demographic Distribution of Health and Economic Risks

By |2020-11-12T15:35:14+08:00November 12th, 2020|

COVID-19 and the Demographic Distribution of Health and Economic Risks The health impacts of COVID-19 have been modest in Australia compared to elsewhere. But as restrictions ease and the economy reopens, the risks of infection, morbidity, and job loss will require caution. Live data suggests that unemployment impacts may be considerable. Such risks [...]

Mature workers news roundup – October 2020

By |2020-11-02T10:25:40+08:00October 6th, 2020|

Editor's picks Latest news from around the world on mature workers for October 2020. Companies are telling older people not to bother applying in JobMaker job ads. Is that legal? The Federal Government's new wage subsidy hasn't passed Parliament yet, but some employers are already advertising for young workers [...]

Research: Discrimination laws & older women | Older women physicians

By |2020-06-22T09:38:33+08:00June 22nd, 2020|

Research News | Falling Between the Cracks: Discrimination Laws and Older Women | Issues Faced by Senior Women Physicians Falling Between the Cracks: Discrimination Laws and Older Women Joanne Song McLaughlin. Falling Between the Cracks: Discrimination Laws and Older Women. LABOUR, 2020; 34 (2): 215 https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12175 Theories and evidence suggest that [...]

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