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Workplace Wellness Conference
Age Management Toolkit for Employers
Dr Ruth WilliamsResearch Fellow
30-31 July 2015
Productive Ageing Centre• Jointly funded by NSA & DSS
• NSA – 200,000 members aged 50+ years Australia-wide
• Consumer focused research:
– driven by needs & interests of Australians aged 50+
• Inform Government, business & community on productive ageing across the life course
• Raise awareness & be a leading centre for research, education & information, producing:
– PAC reports, annual forums, conferences, & NSPAC grants
PAC research covers…
Health
Aged care
Employment
Lifestyle
Finance
Education
Superannuation
RetirementPlanning
Wellbeing
Background
Demographic shift & ageing workforce
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013, 3222.0 - Population Projections, Australia, 2012 (base) to 2101, ABS, Canberra.
Response
• Population ageing + workforce ageing + labour shortages
• Government policy
• Mature age people want & need to work longer
• Organisational business case
Online Age Management Toolkit for Employers
Features
• Designed for a wide audience
• A ‘one-stop-shop’
• Designed to allow organisations to tailor to their own needs
• Online
• Supports implementation of age-friendly workplace policies
Structure• Why implement Age Management
strategies?– Background & context
– Business case
• Initiation – getting started
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Resources
Age Management Toolkit
http://www.nationalseniors.com.au/be-informed/research/age-management-toolkit
Conclusion• Step-by-step sustainable approach to Age Management in
the workplace
• Evidence-based, links to reputable resources, guidelines & good practice examples
• Online format allows for information to be updated regularly
• Enables tailoring of age-friendly policies according to size, sector, goals & age profile
• Assists employers to break down barriers & strengthen enablers to mature age employment in a proactive & engaging way
Thank [email protected]
