Staying On New Zealand

Eloise Gibson Sunday Star Times 26.3.12 Foreshadows a report to be released by the EEO Trust mid year. Read the article here. Read the EEO release here

Two outstanding reports from Australia were launched at the Older Workers Workability conference in Melbourne in December 2011. Realising the Economic Potential of Senior Australians – turning grey into gold. The third report from the Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians makes 36 recommendations ranging across the ageing agenda, housing, participation, lifelong [...]

The Australian federal  Government has appointed the Hon Susan Ryan AO as Australia’s first full-time Age Discrimination Commissioner. Announcing the appointment, Attorney-General, Robert McClelland said, “In her new position of Age Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Ryan will be a dedicated advocate not only for older Australians, but also young people who might be affected by age [...]

National senior Australia April 2011 Why are we overlooking older workers? This report, conducted for National Seniors Australia by the late Professor Sol Encel, explores that question and the results are not pretty. It finds that age discrimination is widespread – in recruitment, in promotion, and during times of retrenchment. It is evident in workplace [...]