Low wages are acting as a barrier to mature-age apprentices looking to re-train or up-skill. But experts say the job prospects make the short term sacrafices worthwhile.
A rising retirement rate is creating a growing need for workers with skills and experience, hotting up the job scene for over-55s. Encouraged by better job prospects, attitudes are changing about...
If you didn't get the marks at school to go straight to university but have been in the workforce for a number of years you will most likely qualify for mature-age entry. At the University...
Losing a job is a painful experience, but it's also an inflection point in life presenting newbeginnings, writes Denise Cullen BEING fired rates right up there among life's most stressful...
Grace du Prie writes: "Is it really true that employers are starting to value experience again and that mature-aged workers have better chances now to find employment?" Grace, the tide is...
I recently reported the first mature-age friendly employer awards. Organised by Adage, the awards attracted many big name employers. (You'll find the winner and 20 short listed companies. in the...
The below articles offer great advice for mature age workers. Tips from the experts for "mature age" job hunters. Star MAW shares his success tips. Mature age workers more settled. Ask Kate column
December 3 marks the International Day of Disabled Persons. This year's theme is "decent work for persons with disability". Almost 1.2million people in NSW have a disability and when it comes to...
I recently profiled an amazing guy, Ian Blair. Ian landed a really cool job as a senior consultant with software specialist Prima Consulting. He has also become the office "sustainability guru" -...
CareerOne asked the experts to provide their top tips. Our panel includes Catriona Byrne, Ian Blair, Stephen Moir and Paul Dickinson. Catriona Byrne is a director of mature-age recruitment service
Ian Blair knows his stuff. After a year of job searching, Ian landed a very cool job with a Melbourne-based software consulting firm. At 69 Ian was not ready to retire. Besides, he had a wealth of
Ian Blair is 69 years young and something of a "poster boy" for career-minded job hunters aged over 45 - the definition of a "mature age worker". After a year spent looking for work, Blair secured
Mature-age people can offer workplaces such an extensive wealth of skills and knowledge that businesses should recognise their potential. This is the finding from new research that shows 73 per...
There's a growing shortage of skills in the workforce but we can work it out, writes Daniel Hoy. Each year the Australian workforce increases by 170,000 people. A current Department of Employment...
Abacus Recruitment managing director Toby Marshall says older people looking to re-enter the work force should avoid using recruitment companies if possible. With the average age of a recruitment...
Many of you want to know how feasible it is for you to take on an apprenticeships/traineeships mid-career. I've enlisted the help of James Barron, CEO of Group Training Australia to find out the...
Keeping older people in the workforce may become a global challenge, according to a meeting of regional opinion leaders. The implications of an ageing population were addressed during the...
Just as they start to think about lawn bowls and gardening, baby boomer tradespeople and professionals in the energy and utilities sector are finding that the $30 billion worth of capital upgrades
All new aged care workers and volunteers must undergo police checks to work with elderly people under rules taking effect today. Ageing Minister Santo Santoro said the police checks would ensure...
As it is Christmas, I am going to devote my column to all the hard working Santas out there. My mum sent me a fun item about Santas ripped out from her News For Seniors magazine. It details the...
"SKILLS before age'' could be the new workplace motto, according to a survey on age on the shop floor. The survey, developed by administrative personnel provider OfficeTeam and conducted by an...
Mature age workers are not a burden to a business, they are an asset, writes Helen Bennett. THE concept of a wave of retirees motoring around Australia, caravan-towing and seemingly carefree, may...
SMART employers preparing a competitive workforce for the future will have to take mature-age workers into the equation. ABS statistics reveals the median age of Australians, now at 36.4, is...
OLDER Australians face the greatest discrimination when applying for a job, according to the results of an international workplace survey. The Kelly Global Workforce Index, undertaken by...
Despite a career in the finance industry that spans four decades, Murray Campbell, 61, has struggled to find steady employment since he was made redundant from his long-term job a decade ago. And...
Sad news from recruitment and HR consultants Hudson recently. Its survey of 8,345 employers found only 40.7 per cent was tapping into the valuable talent pool represented by mature workers. Hudson
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