Re-skilling mature workers – what skills will they really need in the future?

For some, it is a little insulting after 25 or 30 years in the workforce to be told you now need to re-skill in order to keep your

Taking the lead on Age Inclusion

As our population ages and we live and work longer, programs to bring mature workers and other staff together to learn from each other are clearly going to be crucial for 

Putting diversity, inclusion front and centre

If you review the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) statements on the websites of many leading organisations, you’re bound to find it difficult to find any mention of

We’re all in the same aging rowboat

Let us consider an analogy for our ageing population for a moment.

It’s a little dark but bear with me, because there is light at the end

A costly budget mistake laid bare

It was with dismay that I read through budget summaries this morning to find a complete disregard for the mature worker in what has been called a ‘once in a 

Stop looking for a job, create an income: advice for mature job seekers

With the rapid changes in the structure of the employment market, mature job seekers need to be more agile in their thinking about work. Experts around the world are predicting that 

The headlong flight into self employment: what is waiting for mature age workers in the future?

Whilst millennials are used to the idea of regular changes to jobs, and perhaps more exposed to the idea of the gig economy, mature workers - baby boomers

Stop looking for a job, and create an income: advice for mature job seekers

With the rapid changes in the structure of the employment market, mature job seekers need to be more agile in their thinking about work, Hunter Leonard of Silver & Wise 

The mature age unemployment gap

We are heading into a perfect storm for the mature age workers of our society, consisting of the triple whammy of ageism, coronavirus and poor preparation, according to Hunter