The labour market shortfall caused by the decline in Europe’s population and workforce will not be offset by increasing immigration levels nor by higher fertility and productivity rates, delegates will be told at the Opening Conference of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in Copenhagen. To read the opening statement [...]
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedeforp) has produced a 366 page report Working and Ageing:Emerging theories and empirical perspectives. The publication can be downloaded from Cedeforps website. Click here It is a comprehensive research informed publication. Worth dipping in to any of the 16 the chapters that may interest you. Overall [...]
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 [...]
Article : International Journal of Organisational Behaviour Vol 10 (4) 729 – 739 Authors: Margaret Patrickson, Rob Ranzijin University of South Australia This very insightful article sumarises neatly the case for a Staying On programme. Th article brings together 2 strands of research – retirement decision making and the pressures placed on employers by changing [...]
A human capital perspective for firms operating in Asia Pacific IBM Institute for Business Value This report examines the changing demographics within several major countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, and how companies are beginning to tackle various challenges associated with the aging workforce. We also highlight some key questions that executives should [...]
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