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: Soapbox – Beyond Advocacy

The challenge of presenting a conference keynote gave me the chance to consolidate some of my thinking about different approaches being taken to the ageing of the workforce and population. Historically most approaches have been focused on the individual, advocating for and ensuring older employees are not discriminated against, that they are valued forLearn More

: Engaging and Retaining Older Workers

A discussion paper produced by the Australian Institute of Management and released in February 2013. Read the report here.AIM-Engaging-retaining-older-workers The paper identifies four opportunities FIRST OPPORTUNITY: INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY Successful organisations appreciate the business case for engaging and retaining older workers in order to ensure current and future productivity. SECOND OPPORTUNITY: MOVING BEYOND STEREOTYPES Organisations whichLearn More

: Over 60s must keep working as Britain ‘is running out of workers’

Businesses are being told to change their attitude to employees in their 50s and 60s or be left behind with a looming shortage of qualified staff. Older workers should be seen as the new “untapped source of labour”. Article in The Telegraph 15 April 2013 Read it here TweetLearn More