Ageing and the Barriers to Labour Force Participation in Australia report

Date published : 14  December  2011 

National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre is pleased to announce the release of its report Ageing and the Barriers to Labour Force Participation in Australia that was prepared for the Consultative Forum on Mature Age Participation. Published by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the report identifies fourteen barriers preventing older Australians remaining in or re-entering the workforce, including age discrimination, physical illness, injury and disability. 

The final report and recommendations of the Forum will be handed to Government in mid-2012 and will draw on the findings of the first national survey examining the barriers faced by older Australians wanting to work, currently being undertaken by the National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre. 

Click here to download and view a copy of the report  (PDF 593KB) and it can also be downloaded from www.productiveageing.com.au.  To request a hard copy, please contact Catharina Moltke, Office Manager,  NATIONAL SENIORS AUSTRALIA  on (02) 6230 4588.


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