More "Mature Age Workers" Articles


Not too late to swot

More Baby Boomers than ever before are hitting the books, writes Michelle Pountney

The wisdom of age-old skills

Mature-age tradies are heading back to school to learn how to pass on their skills, experience and knowledge to the next generation of workers in the construction industry.

Workplace discrimination hits MAWs

With retirement savings and superannuation savaged by the economic downturn, many baby boomer employees want to stay longer in the workforce.

Getting it right in the skills race

Boomers have the attributes bosses want.

Retirement income

The budget has made a modest but significant start on tackling the biggest issue facing governments in the long run - the ageing of the population.

Myer cuts MAW's pay for being unfit

Sydney grandmother Patricia Pitfield was forced out of her job by retail giant Myer - because she could not do squats.

Call to stop making people retire…

Government policy should stop treating 65 as the "magical age'' for retirement and start dealing with the reality that many older Australians want or need to stay in the workforce longer.

MAW: 'How I landed a great job'

Opportunities do exist for persistent older workers writes Lucy Kippist.

MAW firm goes national

Financially busted baby boomers that need work to survive are getting a helping hand from an organisation that places mature age executives.

Skills put boomers in prime spot

Experts advise baby boomers to re-think their skills in the face of the economic crisis.

Mature age workers in demand

Job experience and a willingness to learn new things are putting mature age workers in demand.

Baby boomers to rethink retirement.

The economic situation may force baby boomers to think carefully about retirement, writes Henry Budd.

Healthy staff work longer

'Bad health' may stop mature-age workers becoming job ready.

Retirees return to work

Despite their long-held plans for retirement, the market crisis is sending retirees back to work.

Mature Age Apprenticeships

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.

Like fine wine, age valued at work

Mature-age workers are in demand as South Australia's kills shortage continues to rise.

The benefit of older workers

Mature-aged workers hold the answer to Australia's ongoing skills and labour shortages, new research has revealed.

Unfriendly workplaces

Older workers are being pushed into retiring early by a host of unfriendly workplace practices, many without adequate saving

Older workers to close skills gap

Employers must shift their focus from young to old within the next four years in order to bridge the looming skills gap and maintain productivity. New research to be released today by economic...

Cool casual jobs for Grey nomads

Seasonal work might once have been the domain of the young and the restless, but older workers are also increasingly getting into the industry. As baby boomers retire, more and more are hitting...

Boomers snub early retirement

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...

Mature-age entry to university

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...

Survive and thrive after losing a…

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...

Tide turns slowly on age prejudice

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...

Friendly mature-age employers

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...

Tips for Mature Age Workers

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

Disabled lose out in booming job…

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...

Mature hopefuls

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" -...

Tips from the experts for…

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

Star MAW shares his success tips

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