Mature workers
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Time to come clean about overqualified job seekers
Gary Martin | October 9, 2020With the pandemic pushing unemployment rates up, you might think the most highly qualified and experienced job seekers will be first to be snapped up as new opportunities emerge. Professor Gary Martin explains this isn’t the case for many mature workers.
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A costly budget mistake laid bare
Hunter Leonard | October 7, 2020Hunter Leonard of Silver & Wise is intensely worried about the terminal damage to our mature worker cohort that will occur if we don’t support this age group now with deep and thoughtful budget initiatives.
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Mature workers bring diversity: Valley Windows
Valley Windows | September 28, 2020After many years of service, older employees bring a diverse skill set to the table. Valley Windows, a double glazing company that was established over 30 years ago in Melbourne, has found that older works often have experience in a number of different industries over their career, giving them a unique insight into the working world that younger employees simply don’t have.
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Upholding the rights of older workers – online training
First 5000 | September 17, 2020With support from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the Australian Human Rights Commission has developed Upholding the rights of older workers—a free online training package on multigenerational workforces.
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Stop looking for a job, create an income: advice for mature job seekers
Hunter Leonard | September 8, 2020With the rapid changes in the structure of the employment market, mature job seekers need to be more agile in their thinking about work according to Hunter Leonard from Silver & Wise.
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The headlong flight into self employment: what is waiting for mature age workers in the future?
Hunter Leonard | August 27, 2020We’re going to see a headlong flight into self employment and a huge rise in the number of micro and small businesses in Australia as the workforce continues to age, according to Hunter Leonard of Silver & Wise.
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My best workers are aged 60-80… are tech savvy… & I’m hiring!
Rose Smith | August 26, 2020Older workers make the best workers for three main reasons: work and life experience, loyalty and reliability, according to Rose Smith from Absolute Soul Secrets.
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Mature workers bring unparalleled level of expertise
Darren Woolley | August 24, 2020Advertising is an industry that likes to discard subject matter experts just as they build that expertise, but mature workers are the heart and lungs of the TrinityP3 business, according to founder Darren Woolley – they are the engine that makes the business concept work.
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Stop looking for a job, and create an income: advice for mature job seekers
Hunter Leonard | August 21, 2020With 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 explains.
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How mature aged workers can be supported by businesses
Stephen Barnes | August 19, 2020Australian businesses have been very slow to embrace activities geared to the needs of an ageing workforce. This is a missed opportunity that, in the long run, will be costly to employers and to society. Stephen Barnes of Byronvale Advisors explains.
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Keeping up with the older generation
Kate Booth | August 18, 2020With an ageing workforce and economic uncertainty increasing the need to retain valuable corporate knowledge, organisations have a golden opportunity to better manage their risks and support their people, Kate Booth of Collectiva explains.
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Mature workers play vital role in business performance
Craig West | August 17, 2020Utilising the skills, experience and knowledge of mature workers is critical to business performance, according to Craig West of Succession Plus.
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The mature age unemployment gap
Hunter Leonard | August 12, 2020We 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 Leonard from Silver & Wise.
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Mature workers provide ‘lived experience’
Stephen Barnes | August 4, 2020Mature workers have experience that gives them a different demeanour, makes them more empathic, and better at evaluating what is really important now. Stephen Barnes explains.
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The three-legged stool and the delinquent elephants
Joe Perri | August 3, 2020One of the greatest tragedies in business today is the absence of balance in business leadership and management teams. Especially the absence of mature age executives. Joe Perri explains.