This is a very good report just released by NCVER Australia. While written in the Australian context it has a number of key messages for the tertiary education sector in New Zealand in terms of providing programmes to enable older workers to re-skill for encore careers. Download here The chapter headings give a flavor of [...]
AARP in the USA have released an updated study on how boomers are preparing for or experiencing their retirement years. This is the third in a series of studies. The previous ones were conducted in 1998 and 2003. While we know from the NZ Boomers Dreams study that there are differences it is none the [...]
The Australian 22 October 2011 carries a great story of a company that values older workers. Read the article here Bunnings has recruited about 2000 “team members” aged over 55 in the past five years, making them one of the biggest employers of older Australians. Retaining workers who are past normal retirement age is also [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Miranda Smith Homecare Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Baby Boomers A Solution To Ageing Dilemma? Enticing baby boomers to remain in the workforce could help solve some of the aged care problems being created by that generation, says a private national homecare agency. The government says it wants to encourage New Zealanders to look [...]
JA Davey 2007 NZ Institute for Ageing www.victoria.ac.nz/nzira/downloads/MAX_POT_FINA_REPORT.pdf
Ministry for Social Development 2009 Many people reconsider workforce participation about the age of 65 years. This report presents nationally representative information on motivations, barriers and enablers for working. What are the main reasons that some people continue to work and some stop or reduce the hours they work? What do they say might keep [...]
Sharon Buckland 2009 The New Zealand Boomer Dreams Study, on which this report is based, is a comparative study, based substantially on the Boomer Dreams Study 2006,conducted by respected US social researchers. buckland1.pdf (1 MB)
Ministry for Social Development 2011 In 2011 the first of the baby boomers have reached the age of 65. Baby boomers expect their later years to be very different to their parents’ generation. More are working into their 60s, they enjoy better health, are better educated and have more money to spend.The report focuses on two [...]
The Public Service Association is calling on state sector employers to introduce more flexible working conditions so older workers can be retained in the state sector workforce……. http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/5033903/Older-workers-need-more-flexible-hours
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